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Vladimir

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Bulk storage
« on: February 03, 2010, 02:22:28 pm »
As I'm sure many others on this forum, I have a lot of cheap inexpensive coins ( thousands, in my case) that  do not find their way into archival flips& renwax thing. There are just too many of them. Nevertheless I do not consider sacrificing them to her Majesty Bronze Disease.  So what is the best option here? So far I kept them in airtight containers with dehumidifiers , now I am thinking about sinking them in 96% ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. Good/bad idea?

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Re: Bulk storage
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2010, 02:47:09 pm »
What do you want to do with them?
If you're considering dumping them in alcohol, I suspect you're not planning on handling them often.
Why not let them go if they're not a collection but just an accumulation?
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Re: Bulk storage
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2010, 03:42:52 pm »
I will let them go of  course eventually but  atm dont  have enough time and will.  One can hoard in many ways   :evil:
So I am talking a few years at least.

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Re: Bulk storage
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2010, 03:50:39 pm »
It just seems such a waste if no one's going to look at them.
If you don't care for them now, do you think you will in a few years?
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Re: Bulk storage
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2010, 04:26:20 pm »
Why do you feel you need to do something like that?
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