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<p>[QUOTE="Mac McDonald, post: 7925809, member: 117420"]Been using various round caps for eons/years...those with retainer rings and those without (Guardhouse, Airtite, another or two), to include also the Whitman 2x2 snaps which have a bit of play in them (essentially "rattlers" like the old PCGS slabs). However, have always used the correct size...never improvised bigger for smaller, etc. In all my years with these have never had an issue...none. Sometimes what we think or recall as not much use...shaking, in and out for various reasons, traveling with them (they shake more than you realize), and of course if not correct size for the coin...is actually more than we realize. I don't know...I'm just saying it happens this way sometimes...doesn't seem like much but it is...of one kind or combination of things. I suspect this...or an inferior or damaged holder (or coin)...might be the issue. If quality and proper-sized holders...used properly and movement kept to a careful minimum...just about any capsules or other holders will not damage coins...but ring-tites or similar work best, as in the TPG holders. Also wonder about the thickness of that particular coin. I had some trouble with older IHC in some holders once...too thick for covers to fit flush and they rested ever-slightly on the coins...not good. Indeed good to be cautious and sometimes hard to know/figure, but a better/proper/stationary fit is key.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mac McDonald, post: 7925809, member: 117420"]Been using various round caps for eons/years...those with retainer rings and those without (Guardhouse, Airtite, another or two), to include also the Whitman 2x2 snaps which have a bit of play in them (essentially "rattlers" like the old PCGS slabs). However, have always used the correct size...never improvised bigger for smaller, etc. In all my years with these have never had an issue...none. Sometimes what we think or recall as not much use...shaking, in and out for various reasons, traveling with them (they shake more than you realize), and of course if not correct size for the coin...is actually more than we realize. I don't know...I'm just saying it happens this way sometimes...doesn't seem like much but it is...of one kind or combination of things. I suspect this...or an inferior or damaged holder (or coin)...might be the issue. If quality and proper-sized holders...used properly and movement kept to a careful minimum...just about any capsules or other holders will not damage coins...but ring-tites or similar work best, as in the TPG holders. Also wonder about the thickness of that particular coin. I had some trouble with older IHC in some holders once...too thick for covers to fit flush and they rested ever-slightly on the coins...not good. Indeed good to be cautious and sometimes hard to know/figure, but a better/proper/stationary fit is key.[/QUOTE]
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