Intercept Shield Question

Poseidon

Hi everyone, I have a question about Intercept Shield. I have a slab that I want to protect using IS, but the only product that IS retailers seem to sell is an IS box with 10 slab holders. However, it's unlikely that the box will fit into my safe deposit box. Will just putting the slab into the slab holder provide any protection?

TomB

It should provide protection, however, not as much as using the slab holder and the slab box together. It is still better than leaving your slabs "naked" in your safety deposit box.

Loki

Yes. The slab holder's inner lining is completely engulfed with the rubber-like protectant coating. This protectant coating also lines the inner lining of the IS box. I don't know if utilizing the double layering of this coating (coin in IS holder in IS box) offers any significant advantages over just placing the coin in the IS holder though.

Poseidon

Ok, so one more question: If I have proof silver eagles from the mint in the mint's plastic casing, what is the best way to store those using IS?

Jeff

TomB

If by plastic casing you mean the hard, plastic ring around the coin then you can simply put the coin in the plastic ring directly inside of an individual Intercept slab holder and it should be fine. Alternatively, I believe that Intercept also sells holders for individual raw coins that are also lined with the Intercept technology material. You might want to try these.

coinbuf

Jeff, check with Wayne Herndon on these. I just bought a group and store them in a safe.

Chris

wayneherndon

Jeff,

All of the IS products are made to provide "double protection". With the slab holders, the first layer of protection comes with the inner box which is lined with IS. Then, the second layer comes with outer box which is also lined with IS. So, yes, you do get some measure of protection with the single box. Many people with the smaller size safe deposit boxes do just what you're thinking about doing. It's not as good as keeping them in the big outer box, but it is better than putting them in there "naked."

FYI, the 2X2s get one layer of protection from the 2X2 holder and the second layer from the box they fit in. The albums get the first layer of protection from the album and the second layer from the slip case that they fit in. So each IS product takes a "belt and suspenders" view to protection.

WH

Tonelover

Does anyone have first hand experience that IS even serves it's purpose or are they just too new to tell yet? Coins can change based on the humidity, temperature, and even airborn chemicals in the environment they are stored, but I think bigger causes for changing colors is tampering, improper dipping, and other treatments that were applied before the coin was holdered.

I've owned mistake coins that changed, but my original pieces look exactly as they did when I bought them many years ago. Silver Eagles may be different due to their purity and increased sensitivity but for regular coins I personally don't buy the IS hype.

ANACONDA

Greetings Poseidon!

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Are you the Jeff that owns a 1797 Cent in PCGS MS 66BN?

adrian

ANACONDA

Tonelover: tell us about your SLQ.

adrian

originalisbest

That's one of tonelovers' real beauties - I think it's his fave SLQ, as far as toning goes? But I'm not sure where/when he got it. If you'd like to drool over his other SLQ's check 'em out at the link below.


- Jon

some of tonelover's pieces

ANACONDA

Thanks for the link. I love toned SLQs.

adrian

Tonelover

Ah my favorite topic, myself.

The coin is a 1930-S PCGS MS-67 (just upgraded from PCGS 66) and I almost didn't get it for a reason that I will never forget. Saw it at a show and asked the dealer what his best price was. He did come down, but I thought I'd be shrewd and ask him to come down some more. That didn't go over well. He literally grabbed the coin out of my hand, threw it in the case, sat back with his arms crossed and said he wasn't going to sell it to me for any price now because he didn't like getting nickel and dimed to death. He finally relented because my tears were getting all his other coins wet. Lesson learned: If you ask a dealer for his best price and he tells you, take it or leave it but don't counter again. They don't like that at all.

And it is my favorite coin. Extremely frosty original and covered with vibrant orange, red and purple toning, little splashes of green and blue here and there. Awesome luster too. While I have more colorful coins, the toning combined with my favorite design is enough to, well let's just say that if I was broke and homeless I will probably still be carrying it around.

ANACONDA

Cool coin. Glad you ended up with it so you could show it to us.

I just went to your site.....again. Great coins. Nice clean site. A real pleasure.

adrian