I am new to collecting.

What is the recommended metod of storaing coins, airtitles or something else??

Thanks,

David

Airtites are nice, but not truly "air Tight". And will help in most environments. But keeping them in a dry and fume free environment goes a long way. Watch out for paper stored in the same area or box. It can actually have an long term effect.

So, what are we suggesting in place of AirTites? Are the other brands any better?

Personally, I like the display choices when it comes to the AirTite capsules, really; the cardboard holders are nice and cheap for short-term but I think the AirTites are much more aesthetically pleasing.

Also, to add another question, how well do the Whitman Albums (not folders) protect the coins? They don't cause toning over time for example, do they?

Hi David, welcome to the forum.
That is a question that will be argued for many years to come. Everyone has a different opinion and in most cases, they are all right.
YOU will have to research the topic yourself and see what fits best into your budget and conscience.
You may want your better coins slabed and your “cheaper” coins in cardboard 2x2’s and binders. (Just examples.)
What I’m saying is that there is no easy answer to that question. Try out a few methods and see what works best for you.

Personally I put all my cheap and low value coins in albums, with transparent pages to allow quick and effortless viewing.
Then I have a Victorian coin cabinet to house my hammereds and my Victorian crowns in a felt box. I use Lighthouse capsules to keep the coins free from damage, very cheap but of a good quality.
As J. says above it is a matter of opinion but this is what works best for me.

All the best,
Clive.

Yes welcome to the place for questions and answers. There are certain questions that come up very often and that is one of them. Not as much as cleaning a coin, but very often. And as noted many differences of opinions.
Possibly you may want to just cover them with liquid plastic. They will stay as they are for 1,700 years. Kidding of course.
I feel the best way is in an Album like Dansco or Whitman. There are many other brands like Littleton but mostly those are junk as far as I'm concerned.
I like the Whitman Classic Album and have 97 of them. I put each one is zip lock freezer type bag and push as much air out as possible. I've also got 8 long cardboard boxes of 2x2's and each holds about 200 or 300 2x2's. Other uncirc coins in rolls are in those plastic rolls. All are as they were when I put them there as far back as 1940's. Of course there was no zip lock bags back then. Actually we did not even have a freezer back then so didn't need a zip lock freezer bag. What I mean is as far back as there was those bags, I've put my albums in them. Again, so far no problems with toning, corroding, tinting, rusting, etc. I mention rusting since I have 30 rolls of the 1943 Lincoln Cents.

Aw! Come on fellas! There's only one way for a numismatist to store coins!

That is a beautiful cabinet.

Anything wrong with storing coins in something like that? I like those cabinets the best (although I've heard stories about the fumes from the wood; put them in Airtites or Kointains first?)

The only problem i have with that type of cabinet is that i would need about 100 of them!!! So I just keep them in the safe instead

It's kept for the main collections only! Others are languishing in 3 alluminium photographer type cases with plastic segmented trays. And you've already seen my 6d holder

I agree!!! Here is my cabinet for hammered coins.



Original Victorian Rosewood inlaid mahogany cabinet with original 19th Century key, mahogany is one of the few woods that release no harmful gases. So it does not destroy the silver on coins, the felt inserts however do! Mine are all in Lighthouse capsules, similar to the capsules in USA I should imagine and then they have acid free paper tickets with the info on such as this one;


And like Richard everyone has to have pocket banks!


Cabinets are, for me, the best way to store part of my coin collection! Easy, cheap and effortless viewing too!

Wonderful cabinets. I like the pocket banks too. Perhaps someday I'll go the cabinet route. Maybe for a special typeset or some medals.

Love these cabinets, but I've also got a soft spot for the Airtite albums (since I'm a sucker for the Whitman Classic Albums). What do you think of those albums?

Those albums are fine, don't have any though. I use collectors' albums that I buy from the local stationery stores.
I fell in love with the cabinet! Serves a purpose too!

I have one Whitman Album - of US State Quarters! What can I say? I was bored on a holiday in Texas!

Those type of wood cabinets are really great looking. However, as already noted I would need hundreds of them. Another problem with those are just where do you put them. Where I live a display of anything like those would not be a great idea. May as well put out a sign saying valuables inside, help yourself. As to the many stories of problems with storing coins in those due to gasses leaking out, those stories are just as ficticious as the numerous PVC nonsence ones. That wood is well treated, dryed, worked, etc and the chances that they could damage a coin is rather remote.
Always amazes me how one person says something and the story just keeps on growing.
Again, fantastic nice looking cabinets. probably worth more than many people's coins.

Yep, that cabinet did set me back a few bob!

I'm not too sure whether the stories are fictitious. Just playing safe and by the book.