Intercept coin storage box question (updated with some Coin Armour opinion)
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I'm FINALLY unpacking my coins...after 4 years it's like every gift-giving holiday rolled into one.
I kept a ton of stuff in the Intercept boxes, but I was planning to buy a few as they are old and I vaguely remember that the idea was to replace them in 10 years. Was that last detail my imagination...and does anyone sell the track boxes (other than ANACS sized) or double protection boxes anymore? My 'usual' sources don't seem to have them...but maybe some of you who are dealer types do.
On a side note though, it is ridiculous how many slabs I didn't even know I owned (I'd not entered them on my rudimentary inventory sheet) and how many duplicates I found. I'm not talking bonafide upgrades, but actual duplicates. I mean, do I REALLY need two 1934 50 sen coins in MS-68?? Granted it's my favorite, but really now. Somehow I found a second one while consolidating boxes and piles and what not. Same with a couple medals. Okay, same medal different metal I can understand. Or, PERHAPS with different names engraved (or unassigned). But seriously, this is insane. I haven't even started to look at my non-slabbed coins yet...I think I have a 4 year project just to straighten things out. Then another 3 years to organize whatever receipts I have (yes, they are all stuffed in a shoebox).
Oh well, I would love to know if there are Intercept boxes around anymore, or if they turned out to be a bust, or if there is something better. And, who sells them!
Cathy
And, just because, a coin I will never sell:
and a picture of my new dog, also just because:
Crazy Xena
I kept a ton of stuff in the Intercept boxes, but I was planning to buy a few as they are old and I vaguely remember that the idea was to replace them in 10 years. Was that last detail my imagination...and does anyone sell the track boxes (other than ANACS sized) or double protection boxes anymore? My 'usual' sources don't seem to have them...but maybe some of you who are dealer types do.
On a side note though, it is ridiculous how many slabs I didn't even know I owned (I'd not entered them on my rudimentary inventory sheet) and how many duplicates I found. I'm not talking bonafide upgrades, but actual duplicates. I mean, do I REALLY need two 1934 50 sen coins in MS-68?? Granted it's my favorite, but really now. Somehow I found a second one while consolidating boxes and piles and what not. Same with a couple medals. Okay, same medal different metal I can understand. Or, PERHAPS with different names engraved (or unassigned). But seriously, this is insane. I haven't even started to look at my non-slabbed coins yet...I think I have a 4 year project just to straighten things out. Then another 3 years to organize whatever receipts I have (yes, they are all stuffed in a shoebox).
Oh well, I would love to know if there are Intercept boxes around anymore, or if they turned out to be a bust, or if there is something better. And, who sells them!
Cathy
And, just because, a coin I will never sell:
and a picture of my new dog, also just because:
Crazy Xena
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Don't know what other options exist. Maybe someone with more info can chime in.
While I think the Intercept idea was neat, I mainly just use regular boxes and make it a habit to frequently replenish the desiccant packs in the safe deposit box. I have been using the Hydrosorbent OSG-40 Silica Gel Dehumidifier Desiccant 40 Gram Orange NO Cobalt (II) Chloride and they seem to work well and appear to be safer to recharge than the old packs with the pink/blue silica.
Going through those boxes of coins sounds like fun! Would love to see a few more photos when time allows.
I've always enjoyed your posts, but now I am especially looking forward ... to seeing PHOTOS
Please feel free to post your duplicates on the BST
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LochNess--I started a BST thread...it will be full of completely random things posted in little order. At some point in my now-abandoned OFEC pursuit I had gravitated to buying less expensive but higher grade coins slabbed--Mostly because I was doing internet shopping. I've abandoned the OFEC, and some other random collecting directions, so the stuff is an odd assortment. I do have some decent things I duplicated too...yikes.
LordM--she is a sighthound, she will scan the horizon for treasures
Cathy
<< <i>Thanks for the info AR. I did notice a few of my boxes did have a bit of peeling going on. Everything lasted 4 years in fine shape...whether that would have happened in a non-intercept box (I did not have the option to replace desiccant), I don't know. The majority were in a fireproof safe in my in-law's basement. A few were in an SDB. No casualties noted! So, I don't know if it was hype or not, but I was very happy to find everything as nice as I left them. The medals were in flips (mostly, but the larger ones) and in an Intercept mint set box. They did very well too.
LochNess--I started a BST thread...it will be full of completely random things posted in little order. At some point in my now-abandoned OFEC pursuit I had gravitated to buying less expensive but higher grade coins slabbed--Mostly because I was doing internet shopping. I've abandoned the OFEC, and some other random collecting directions, so the stuff is an odd assortment. I do have some decent things I duplicated too...yikes.
LordM--she is a sighthound, she will scan the horizon for treasures
Cathy >>
Sighthound? HAHA, yep, she's good at spotting FOOD!!!! And those greyhounds do have fairly good little noses. They tell time well, too.....like when it's dinner time.
I am not in any way affiliated with this company, just am aware they acquired the intercept technology in some way and am passing along relative info:
Coin Armour
<< <i>Sighthound? HAHA, yep, she's good at spotting FOOD!!!! And those greyhounds do have fairly good little noses. They tell time well, too.....like when it's dinner time. >>
Indeed. Xena is actually a Spanish Greyhound and is rather adept at sniffing out the trash can too....she had to scavenge in her previous life and is not quite understanding the 'how to be a house pet' concept.
Thanks ACop...it does look like they have the Intercept technology.
Cathy
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Edited to add...d'oh, they have a post on the BST here too, the US coin version.
It sounds like they have the actual Intercept technology and use a box/baggie combination for double protection. I asked the guy and he designed the boxes to fit well in the safety deposit boxes, and each holds 15 slabs. Sounds like a more thoughtful design. No big mint boxes, but the baggie concept is good for larger or odd shaped items I'm guessing. He also estimates that my Japan type set Dansco might fit in one of the large sizes...it's in a Dansco archival slip cover (dang thing is so old I think the album itself probably did all it's off gassing years ago).
Anyway, my Intercepts will be aging out eventually...I plan on migrating my Japanese coins and (now that I've admitted to them) my Albanians to the new boxes, and put everything else in my Intercepts until I figure out what I'm really keeping.
If you have questions the guy seems very proactive and friendly in answering them.
Thank you for your response. I might take the dive and get them. The prices on the website are pretty reasonable...
I bought a few boxes/baggies of the Coin Armour and I like them. I haven't gotten to my SDB to check sizing..one thing I didn't like about the Intercept ones is they were an 'odd' size. They fit, but not neatly or efficiently. I also have a little cabinet I inherited when we moved in and the Intercept double boxes just barely DON'T fit. The CA ones are just a bit smaller in profile and fit great in the cabinet, and I will have to check on the SDB, I'm thinking they will fill the space more efficiently. I also like that for the smaller box I get to put 15 slabs inside instead of just 10. Much more space friendly.
As for how functional they will be, I happened to run across a reprint of a 2000 COINage article about the Intercept technology...and the baggie+box looks to be a winner combination. There was an interesting experiment using 'cleaned dimes', Kointainers, and the types of baggies that come with the box and an extremely artificially elevated hydrogen sulfide environment.
I have plenty of other uses for the old Intercepts I have (including some new/old purchased ones) but I will start migrating my 'good stuff' into the CA, with other stuff to follow over time.
At this point I am starting to sound like an Amazon review, so I'll stop...but I seem to have gotten the answer to the question I started and I like the solution found.
Cathy