Gold Buffalo Storage Question

CraigL

Hi Everyone -

Been a long-time lurker around here and have only posted a few times. The wealth of information on these forums about the hobby is truly outstanding.

Recently, I've been considering adding some 1oz Gold Buffalos to my holdings. After doing some homework, it seems the mint ships these in 5x4 sheets as opposed to tubes used for Gold Eagles. From a storage standpoint, this does not appear to be optimum at all.

So, I did some homework. Turns out the only physical size difference between the Gold Eagle & Buffalo is the thickness -- 2.87mm vs. 2.95mm.

My question is this.. is there any reason I couldn't use Gold Eagle tubes to store my Buffalos? Maybe I can "only" fit 19 in there due to the ~3% thickness difference, but from a storage-standpoint, it should be just fine.. right?

Any help would be unbelievably appreciated. Thanks a ton.

-Craig

gsa1fan

Buffs much softer than AGE's. Stuffing them in tubes will probably scratch them up.

zrlevin

I don't know about the buffs, but the silver maples that come in sheets are a PITA. What do I need a tarp full of silver for?

For the buffs, I would cut up the sheet into individual squares to make them much easier to handle.

gsa1fan

<< <i>I don't know about the buffs, but the silver maples that come in sheets are a PITA. What do I need a tarp full of silver for?

For the buffs, I would cut up the sheet into individual squares to make them much easier to handle. >>



"tarp of silver"! I agree

mhammerman

I had 4 together from a sheet and found it very convenient for storage. The tubes would probably not work because, as mentioned previously, they are 24K and soft. Another thing is that the US Mint packaging makes it instantly recognizable and accepted if and when you want to sell any of them. It is also convenient to just cut one or two off if you need a little cash and you don't have a shortness in your tube. I like it.

CraigL

Wow, some great replies -- thank you.

I don't plan on purchasing an entire sheet at once.. guess I should ask how APMEX ships one or two of em -- if they're just cut from the original sheets or what.

Thanks a ton, everyone. I really appreciate it.

-Craig

jmski52

I sometimes put coins into Mint tubes and separate them from each other using 4 mil polyethylene sheeting that I cut into round spacers to put between each coin.

Inevitably, as soon as I get them tucked away, I need to get them back out.

For practical purposes, I've not seen a problem in using the cheap 2x2 stapled cardboard holders for individual coins, but I don't know if Gold Buffs are too soft for that storage method. Kointains might be a good answer if you are looking to conserve storage space.

derryb

For resale I'd keep them sealed in the mint mylar. You can cut them into individual squares if you like. If you insist on something else, contact these guys and see if they have an airtite capsule sized for the gold buff:

Valley Coin

I buy from them regularly and they are great people.

CraigL

As a follow-up, I talked to someone at APMEX. 2010s will be cut from the original sheets, but previous years would come in what sounded like a coin flip.

Guess that'll have to do.

Thanks again for the replies!

-Craig