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Would Mylar tubes be safe for long term roll storage? Also, concerning OBW zinc rolls, would it be better to leave the coins in the roll wrapper or take the coins out? Does the paper hurt the coins over time?
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From my limited experience, I would not leave coins in paper bank rolls. I have opened too many (20 year plus) rolls with grey/brown smudge on them and I have to believe that it was caused by the packaging. Then again, I have had to freeze and hammer open many plastic tubes to get coins out that were stored 10+ years past. I'll defer to others for advice on what to do. -
If the paper wrappers are 100% dry and acid free then it should not affect the coins at all... Wasn't Rays 41Ds in a paper coin wrapper???Jim
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IMO, spotting is not generally due to the paper roll, but rather how the rolls were stored. I would keep them wrapped, because they will be worth more as OBWs, but be careful with how you store them.YN with a Lincoln Obsession! Check out my eCrater site
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To my limited knowledge mylar is safe for short term storage but I wonder if it breaks down over time?Comment
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It's all about exposure. Limit the exposure...to everything... except the original packaging. Sure, the paper can affect the toning too, but an OBW only has value if it is in its OBW. Put the OBW in its wrapper into a mylar tube, then put them into a ziplock, then out them into tuperware. Burp it. Then put them into a larger ziplock and put those into a tub with a sealed lid with zero light and controlled temperature and humidity. Then put that into Michael Jackson's sleeping chamber. On the other hand, some of the paper created some really cool toning, which can ADD to the value. So there's is that too. I have a 1957 double set with some crazy toning on all of the coins caused by the paper. Yellows and blues on the clad coins. Some people love that stuff.All opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by willbrooks or his affiliates. Taking them may result in serious side effects. Results may vary. Offer not valid in New Jersey.Comment
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I've had the best luck with storing red cents in tubes.
Recently I looked at some slabs that I had locked away at the bank. They were in double ziplocks and boxes.
I notice that several of my red cents in slabs got hazed, the 2 worst ones were 2 1984 DDOs in green PCGS holders that got very hazy. These were green label slabs that looked ok 5 years ago but I hadn't looked at them since. Also some of the cents in ANACs slabs got a blue hue.
Most of the NGC slab coins didn't change but that might be meaningless because they were all older copper cents.
The ones in PCGS slabs that changed were all zincolns and they might be more likely to change.
The ones in blue label ANACs slabs seemed mixed, some stayed the same but some zincs and some coppers look blueish.
The normal tube coins look great.
The NUMIS square tubes not so good, the end coins look hazed.
I know from past stuff that paper will at least tone the rims, other than that it depends on the storage conditions. Some zincs like 83-84 in paper often come out with black spots but I think that is from the rinse residue more than the rolls.
That's just a snapshot of my stuff, everyones results may be different based on the coins and storage conditions.Last edited by GrumpyEd; 10-30-2015, 12:57 AM.Comment
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Thanks for the help guys!Comment
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