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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2933213, member: 112&quot;]There is definitely a better way to store them than using cardboard 2x2s. </p><p><br /></p><p>Paper in almost all of it&#039;s forms is harmful to coins because paper has a high sulfur content. So you never want to keep paper (and cardboard is paper) anywhere near your coins when storing them. And that means not in the safe at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>But 2x2s have other issues besides just being made of cardboard. The thin mylar cover does a very poor job of protecting the coins, they can be scratched and or get additional contact marks right through the mylar. And, 2x2s also put of what i called cardboard dust, small particles of cardboard that can get onto the coins and hairline or scratch them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The safe and the dehumidifier is fine, but the best way to protect them is to use hard plastic coin holders. Sure, they are more expensive, but if you want to protect them that is the way to go. They make several different kinds and the Air-Tite brand name is the least expensive. But all of them work equally as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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