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Message:: [QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 2718892, member: 13307"]Well, I remember the days when I tried to put all my "better" stuff in Air-Tite capsules.  That was expensive.  And, being still "early days" into my collecting experience, I was putting coins in those capsules that were barely worth more than the capsule itself. Now that I've gotten a bit pickier (well, a LOT pickier) - here's my strategy: Goes to TPG:*High grade Jefferson Nickels*Higher value coins (at least $150 or more)*Key Dates (real keys - not something like a "common" low-MS 1950 D Jefferson)*Coins that I know won't sell for anything unless it's in a slab Goes in a 2x2:*Coins that have already been imaged for sale (because I'd hate to sell a coin and learn that it's now got a scratch on it because I didn't protect it, so the appearance has changed, and I'd also hate to have to re-image the coin)*Coins that are pending a decision on whether or not to send them in to get graded*Varieties *UNC coins I plan to keep because I like the designs*Coins whose numismatic value depends mostly on condition*Toners*Low-value (less than $50) key dates and semi-keys Goes in a tray:*My older foreign silver picks, which I think are WAY more entertaining in a chaotic pile than they would be if they were organized.*Lower value coins that are still worth selling ($1-20 non-PM stuff) Goes in a tube:*UNC coins where I have more than a few of them*Varieties and/or dates of which I have a minor hoard (think 1937 S/1955 D Washington Quarters, circulated Type B quarters or circulated 1945 S Micro S Mercury Dimes) Coins that are worth $1 or less generally get "bulked" out the door in some way or another.  Last batch I had I donated to a kid with autism who has fun looking up world coins.[/QUOTE]

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