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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BS Coins, post: 7698475, member: 121435&quot;]I recently purchased the majority of coins from my grandfather&#039;s estate. When the collection of big pennies was being appraised, the person cut the staples of the 2x2&#039;s without removing them. I should add I wasn&#039;t there to witness this... So now about 20 of my new pennies have brand new scratches. I haven&#039;t even actually received the coins yet but I&#039;m already sick to my stomach. Of the coins I have received, the mylar on many of the morgans and peace dollars are torn already and dark spots are forming on the coin edges. Some are in flippers that have been flipped too many times and falling apart. I am currently putting them in old slide pages (in their 2x2&#039;s or flippers) to protect them until I come up with a better solution. The pages don&#039;t smell of mylar, but who knows. I received the coins I have gotten so far in ziploc baggies so something needs to be done to protect them right away.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I have a few questions about all of this as I&#039;m essentially a new collector. I have been collecting for 25 years but until now my most valuable coin was an ihp worth about 8 bucks which I found in the dirt.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I feel like all of the 2x2&#039;s with torn mylar should be replaced. Where is the best place to get them? Are there preferences to what type of staples to use or staplers for that matter? What type of boxes do you all prefer? My grandfather had them in metal boxes that he modified to hold coins, but I don&#039;t believe these are around any more. Maybe I&#039;ll get them, but they are probably in rough shape any way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, what should be done about the large pennies with new scratches? I feel like the answer is just cry a little and move on, but that doesn&#039;t seem to be very productive... I guess a yelp review is in order, but that wont help me at this point either. Just put them in new 2x2&#039;s and move on? </p><p><br /></p><p>I will have them within a month so I can post pictures if it is helpful at all... </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for the help and advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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