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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2878484, member: 1765&quot;]Things I like about cardboard 2x2s:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Cheap at about 3c each</p><p>2.&nbsp; You can put a lot of them in a box or album.</p><p>3.&nbsp; If not packed tightly, it&#039;s easy to flip through a box of them and see what&#039;s there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Things I don&#039;t like about 2x2s:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Staples are dangerous.&nbsp; While assembling, one can bend funny and encroach on your coin or your stapler can hit the coin accidentally.&nbsp; After assembled, staples can hit other coins in 2x2s.&nbsp; When disassembling, if you peel them apart (the wrong way to open a 2x2), you have staple ends very close to the coin waiting to cause a scratch in the manner of every other staple-scratched coin you&#039;ve seen.</p><p>2.&nbsp; The plastic bit isn&#039;t durable.&nbsp; A pinhole in the plastic film can cause toning spots from other 2x2s or debris that gets in.</p><p>3.&nbsp; Even when the staples are crimped, large coins rub against each other through the plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a little more money, about 25c each, you can get 2x2 Saflips, which are the PVC-free plastic flips.&nbsp; They can get brittle and crack if handled a lot, but there are no staples near your coins.&nbsp; There may be cheaper brands of PVC-free flips, as well, but probably no less than 15c each.</p><p><br /></p><p>For about 50c a coin, you can use a combination of a flip and a Kointain.&nbsp; A Kointain is a mylar shell that fits your coin very snugly, making it safer to put into a flexible flip.</p><p><br /></p><p>For about $1 each, you can get the Coin World slabs, which are the size and shape of PCGS slabs.&nbsp; Of course, if your coins are worth $1 each, this is overkill.&nbsp; Bulk starts becoming a drawback here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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