That's me again... and a coin supplies question

Severo

Hello everyone!

I'm 'back from the dead' - but I don't know for how long. I know guys (and gals) that I owe you a LOT of my weekly coins - the thing is that I've been busy with quite a number of things lately and could not even find enough time to keep track of what's happening on 3 coin forums that I used to frequent (this, one Russian and one Spanish). I sure hope I will catch up with the calendar and post all the weekly coins that are due... so don't be surprised to see a screenful of Severo's weekly random coins one fine morning

By the way, I have to express my sincere gratitude to Nick (Shipcoin) for the active promotion of my humble website I just did a search for my nickname and in most cases it was mentioned by Nick who pointed to this or that section of my site. Thank you, Nick!

Now to the question that I have... the thing is that I've been looking for a substitute for my coin holders and finally decided to start using PVC-free 2-pocket coin flips. Inspired by 1jester, I opted for E&T Kointainer Saflips, but I could not order them from the States (they do not seem to be sold in Europe) - I tried to order them from an online coin supplies shop that had them at a good price but my payment could not be processed for some reason. I expected some support from the site owners but I received little response and, as it seems, soon they decided to ignore my requests to avoid bothering with an overseas would-be customer. That is sad, but c'est la vie.

So I started looking for another option and found out that there are some coin flips that can be easily obtained here in Moscow. The problem is that I don't know anything about their quality and their harmlessness for the coins. The seller said they are made in the US by a company called 'Cardinal' but I could not find any information in the net. Anyone familiar with this company and their products? Can somebody give me a link or some info, can these coin flips be trusted?

Thanks in advance.

hoardmonster

I don't know anything about that company Severo, but I have an idea for you. Find something like that on eBay. Of course you are limited because most people who sell that kind of stuff on eBay only ship to US, but you might find something.

Here is one auction, although I know it's not exactly what you're looking for, it is PVC-free.

Here is another, but I don't know if those are safe, so you might have to contact the seller and find out.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

Severo

Thank you hoardmonster but sadly e-bay is not an option for me due to various payment and shipment problems

Severo

BTW the second link points to vinyl coin flips... I've heard vinyl is harmful to the coins.

laurentyvan

Severo, I was on the phone with Brent-Krueger Coin Supply this morning. I asked specifically about your problem and they couteously replied that they ship to all countries, without exception. They are very complete in their product listing, and have several types of flips that seem to be PVC free and quite safe. If I'm not mistaken they are probably one of the largest supply dealers on the web.

Here is the link Hope it works out for you.

elverno

You might also contact Civitas (Josh Moran) from this forum. He recently sold me some PVC-free flips that were 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, large enough for crowns and good-sized medals.

Shipcoin

Welcome back, Alexander! One of my purpoces of "your site's promotion" was to "force" you return to active participation here and to show us more weekly coins! Hope that it worked
And due to one of my links to your site, Wayne (newbie), made good and persuaded me to join the forum! So it is also because of you I'm here, and I'd like to tell: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, Severo, for it!

Severo

laurentyvan:



<< <i>Severo, I was on the phone with Brent-Krueger Coin Supply this morning. I asked specifically about your problem and they couteously replied that they ship to all countries, without exception. They are very complete in their product listing, and have several types of flips that seem to be PVC free and quite safe. If I'm not mistaken they are probably one of the largest supply dealers on the web. >>



Actually, I need the flips only to be shipped to an US address of my friend, who will then mail them to me, so the shipping cost will be moderate. The problem is that I couldn't (and can't) get my order processed.

The sad thing about it is that Brent-Krueger is the seller I'm talking about. We exchanged some letters concerning my problem, and then, right after I suggested I should send them my credit card information directly (not through the order-processing server which apparently has some errors) they stopped responding - or I stopped receiving their letters. Either way, the problem is still there.

Nick: you see that it worked Even being away from the forum and not aware of what was happening here, I somehow felt my name was pronounced that often, and could not resist the urge to come back any longer

And thank me not, it is a holy duty of every collector to try and gather as many of our kind as we can in places such as this forum

1jester

Severo, I wish you luck in your endeavor!! I hope you're able to find some good, safe coin storage items.

1jester

"...it is a holy duty of every collector to try and gather as many of our kind as we can in places such as this forum." --Severo

I see, you're a Crusader!!!

Severo

<< <i>I see, you're a Crusader!!!
>>



A funny thing is that I'm reading a book on the history of the Crusades right now

lordmarcovan

I've heard the brand name "Cardinal" but I'm afraid I can't tell you how safe they are.

Generally speaking, the softer and more flexible they are, the less inert they tend to be. (Stiffer usually means safer). I'm sure you probably knew this already, though. Of course, there are probably exceptions.