Vacuum Seal 20th SAE Anniversary Sets???

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• CoinHusker Posts: 5,034 ✭✭✭

  September 5, 2007 10:11AM

  It sure wouldn't hurt to try.

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• MajorDuty Posts: 1,998

  September 5, 2007 10:19AM

  My stuff's Seal-A-Meal'd. What better way to store your coins than in a vacuum? I'm surprised more don't.

  

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• ozzyfan269 Posts: 1,002

  September 5, 2007 10:48AM

  never thought of storing my coins in my vacuum! What a great idea! Would a Hoover or an ELectrolux work best?

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• ddink Posts: 2,748

  September 5, 2007 10:50AM

  FWIW: Two sets inside ziploc bags show no spots. The one set that wasn't in a ziploc bag now has spots. I'm sure sealing them would be even better!

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• morgansforever Posts: 8,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 5, 2007 11:25AM

  All 10 of my 20th Anniv. sets were dipped in acetone, then vacuum sealed, the day they arrived from the Slaufgter House.
  
  Don't give a damn about FS, or 20th Anniv. designation. I bought the sets myself, good enough for me.
  
  So far the sets are milk and spot free. As they should be, no environment to interact with.
  
  I have ASE's that have been sealed for 6 years, that are milk and spot free.
  
  I feel for the guys that have unopened boxes, there could be some realy fugly coins in there.
  
  
  
  

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• Konahead Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭

  September 5, 2007 11:31AM

  
  
  << <i>never thought of storing my coins in my vacuum! What a great idea! Would a Hoover or an ELectrolux work best? >>
  
  
  
  I have a romba and it does it automatically, just throw the coin on the floor and hit the button!

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• Mesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭

  September 5, 2007 1:44PM

  You know the commercials the US Mint produced last year? You know - the "You might be a numismatist ..." spots. Ya'll have given me a great idea for numismatist activity in this year's production effort.

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• Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 5, 2007 3:12PM

  I though I was the only one

  
  
  Hoard the keys.

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• micmt Posts: 671

  September 6, 2007 12:04AM

  Maybe PCGS should take note and start vacuum sealing there slabs. I mean would it not make sense to stop all oxidation on the coin to better preserve it. That is one point in getting it slabbed, along with getting a third person to grade it fairly.

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• CoinHusker Posts: 5,034 ✭✭✭

  September 6, 2007 12:08AM

  Ok so what's your brand of choice?
  
  Seal-a-meal
  B&D Fresh guard
  Foodsaver

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• FLBuffaloHunter Posts: 3,127

  September 6, 2007 12:20AM

  Foodsaver® bags are made of polyethylene with an outer layer of nylon for added strength and rigidity. The containers are made of polycarbonate. All which according to the Coin Preservation Handbook, are safe coin storage plastics. Polyethelene provides a excellent humidity barrier and the Nylon outer shell inhibits atmospheric gases from entering the vacum sealed bags:
  
  The best place I have found to buy a FoodSaver® is Costco, they have a deluxe unit that comes with two rolls and vacum sealed canisters included:
  
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  They also make large Vacum seal containers you can keep the slab boxes in and are good to keep frequently accesed coins:
  
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• CoinHusker Posts: 5,034 ✭✭✭

  September 6, 2007 1:26AM

  Thanks!

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