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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 131107, member: 112"]You get a new coin holder. I always prefer Air-Tites, but a non-PVC flip will work also if that's what you prefer. Place the slab boxes in a larger box and silica pack in the larger box. Coins are best stored in some type of sealed contained like a safe or even a large Tupperware container. The idea is to isolate the coins from the outside air thus protecting them from humidity. This allows the silica packs to absorb the humidity inside the small space. The reason they say that is because most of the time people place the silica packs in the storage space and forget about them. If you do that, the pack absorbs the moisture in the air and then holds it there inside the confined space. This is not good for the coins. But if you check on the silica packs regulary ( in a humid environment I would check every 3 or 4 weeks) and recharge them as needed - then they will do just what they are supposed to do which is absorb the excess humidity in the air. It is also a good idea to keep the coins stored in a cool area. NOT in a humid basement, but someplace like the back of your closet away from the sun and heat. The idea is to keep the temperature as constant as possible.[/QUOTE]