Do you "crackout" coins in 2x2 cardboard holders

TopographicOceans

I always do immediately.

Before they get placed in the box with my other raw coins, I take a pair of scissors to the cardboard and put the coin in a flip.

The thought of staples near coins makes me shutter.

bronzemat

I usually keep them in them unless there is tons of scribbles/writing that isn't needed. Then they get a new one.



Im moving to paper envelopes.

TwoSides2aCoin

I sell cardboard flips on occasion. Rarely do collectors ask for staples.

ctf_error_coins

OCD dictates a always crack em out and put in em in a band new 2x2 with my description written with an ultra fine point sharpie ...

Cougar1978

no - most of my collector coins for bourse trays in 2x2 cardboard holders. some in flips. The card board 2x2 holders better for junk box coins. I no longer use junk boxes at shows as I found the people going thru these use an inordinate amount of time (many are just looking for a rip) vs sales and can block my cases of much more expensive material. A sellers time at a show is critical - stay behind table as much as possible and focus on people who are for real in making a deal with.

Four bourse trays of 28 2x2 holder coins each will fit in a 2' x 3' case at a show. That is 112 raw coins. My WCC (US and World non certified collector coins exceed that slightly). Many dealers may have the bourse trays stacked in their cases.

For slabbed coins my ideal roster number is 100. Currently have 103. Currency I have about 900 pieces. So more than enough to fill up my case at shows. Buying in this market only items which offer very strong profit potential in flipping. A 3x2 ft glass display case can hold a max of 480 slabs - 6 layers of 80 slabs. Currency can be stacked.

Half Dollar to ASE sized raw coins are in non pvc flips

Any raw coin I purchase is removed from their holder then put in mine

Where the MV of the raw coin is worth incurring slab cost I have it graded.

DollarAfterDollar

Coins and staples are a very bad combination. I put them in 2 X 2 plastic holders if the coin has value.

Musky1011

Ionly buy type coins for my 7070 so I crack them when i get them

krueger

Yes I take them out of stapled 2x2's.
I have seen to many nice coins scratched by a staple when
folks peal the 2x2 apart and try and pull the coin out.

The best way to extract a coin from a cardboard 2x2
is to carefully poke the mylar film next to the coin with a pen tip, toothpick or such and
bend the holder at the poke and the coin will pop out and the staples are never exposed to do damage.
Works like a champ. An old time dealer showd me this tecnicque. I was trying to remove each staple
with a pen knife before removing the coin.

Old 2x2's kept in a box usually rust away too. Not a nice presentation.

Krueger

grip

Originally posted by: TopographicOceans
I always do immediately.

Before they get placed in the box with my other raw coins, I take a pair of scissors to the cardboard and put the coin in a flip.

The thought of staples near coins makes me shutter.

This I find the easiest way.

braddick

Even when traveling I keep the coins in the glove box and the stapler in the trunk.

MedalCollector

Always.

There can be contaminants on the surface of the inside of the flip which can cause small spots to appear, especially on the small, bronze medals from the US Mint. It's happened too many times to me.

BillJones

I usually take them out and put them in Eagle Brand holders unless they are too large or too thick for those devices. Eagle holders are not great for silver dollar sized items in my opinion. When the holder is only 2 inches by 2 inches, you don't have much room to make notations on the margins.

For those items that are too large they go into safe-T flips, or sometimes flannel pouches.

Coinflip

I throw the 2x2 in a flip , seriously tho I had 2x2s ,lost too many decent coins to staples,even if they were the ez cinch and then pliers...

ricko

Sometimes I keep them, other times I take them out and slab them in my own slabs...and for others, I keep them raw in a display cabinet(s) I have....No set rule. Cheers, RickO

topstuf

Gee, people!

The PROPER way to release coin from (snicker) cardboard 2x2s is to CAREFULLY insert JUST THE TIP of a sharp object thru the cello (BUT NOT THE COIN) and then you can have Mylar between you and the coin when you pop it out and drop it in your "raw sack."







(try to stick thru BETWEEN the coin and the hole in the 2x2)

steveben

immediately.

silver2000

I take valuable coins out immediately, I use sharp scissors to cut away the staples, that works best for me. So so coins I might leave them in for awhile but flatten the staples with a needle nose pliers.

cmerlo1

I HATE STAPLES IN ANY PROXIMITY TO COINS.

That is all

Jinx86

I store coins in 2x2's its not a huge deal. Just have to take precautions; dont put too many in a row making it tight and bind, use a flat clinch stapler.

Stapler is a huge factor, I currently use a Max HD-50DF.

ctf_error_coins

Staples have never been a problem for me as I come from a photography background and have been using archival heavy grade 35mm slide pages since day one.

asheland

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins
OCD dictates a always crack em out and put in em in a band new 2x2 with my description written with an ultra fine point sharpie ...

CommemKing

I crack them as soon as I get home.

TwoSides2aCoin

Originally posted by: braddick
Even when traveling I keep the coins in the glove box and the stapler in the trunk.