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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1867054, member: 112"]Coin flips are bad because they have sharp edges that can and will scratch a coin when putting it into or taking out of the flip. They are also bad because as you mentioned the coins can slide around inside the flip. This creates light wear on the coin and over time it can even be more than light.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said, every type of coin holder there is has its own problems, every single one of them - no exceptions. The problem with the hard plastic holders (all types of them) is that they are not airtight. But that's it, they have no other problems and cannot harm the coin in any way.</p><p><br /></p><p>And cardboard dust is not the only problem that 2x2s have. They have other problems besides that like the staple issue, and the potential for the coin being dented or acquiring additional hits or even scratches right through that thin mylar layer. And all of those problems are present, including cardboard dust, even with the so called archival type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1867054, member: 112"]Coin flips are bad because they have sharp edges that can and will scratch a coin when putting it into or taking out of the flip. They are also bad because as you mentioned the coins can slide around inside the flip. This creates light wear on the coin and over time it can even be more than light. Like I said, every type of coin holder there is has its own problems, every single one of them - no exceptions. The problem with the hard plastic holders (all types of them) is that they are not airtight. But that's it, they have no other problems and cannot harm the coin in any way. And cardboard dust is not the only problem that 2x2s have. They have other problems besides that like the staple issue, and the potential for the coin being dented or acquiring additional hits or even scratches right through that thin mylar layer. And all of those problems are present, including cardboard dust, even with the so called archival type.[/QUOTE]
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