Shipping boxes – dangerous to coins?
Sometimes I buy a whole case of rolled statehood quarters but due to the weight, the box usually gets pretty fatigued during shipping. Is it OK to put these rolls in a standard white shipping box for long term storage?
A concern would be the acid in the cardboard. For that matter though, I wonder if the cardboard boxes they come in from N.E. Harris & Son are safe.
A concern would be the acid in the cardboard. For that matter though, I wonder if the cardboard boxes they come in from N.E. Harris & Son are safe.
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Permalink Reply by Dave on -
Gary, I'm not shipping them. I'm keeping them. But the box they came in is not in great shape anymore so I need to put them in something else (50 rolls takes up a bit of space). I imagine regular shipping boxes may contain acid in the cardboard... wondering if that's a problem or if it's no big deal since the coins won't be in direct contact with the cardboard (since they're still in rolls).
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Permalink Reply by Richard Easterday on
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Dave, I would have doubts about leaving the rolls in any cardboard box, especially a shipping box which is not made with the thoughts of long term storage in mind by the manufacturer. They simply make it for the purpose of shipping (short term). Are the rolls bank wrapped with paper or are they plastic tubed? Heat and humidity exposure to the rolls are the factors which are bad for long term storage.
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Permalink Reply by Dave on
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Hi Richard,
The quarters in question are statehood quarters still in their original paper roll from N.E. String & Son. The box is the original shipping box from N.E. String & Son as well. Sometimes I’ll buy a whole case of a particular state’s quarter – 50 rolls. The ones I have whole cases for are more recent years, but if I were to buy a case from the first year then those coins will have been stored inside that cardboard box for ten years now. Not sure how that would impact those coins.
These coins are stored in a safe with silica gel (I just ordered a bigger pack) so hopefully the heat and humidity won’t be a problem. I’m thinking paper acid might be though. I guess to play it safe I really should buy boxes that are designed for coin storage. Gotta be a strong box to hold 50 rolls of quarters.
I assume the N.E. String paper wraps are acid-free?
Dave
Richard Easterday said:Dave, I would have doubts about leaving the rolls in any cardboard box, especially a shipping box which is not made with the thoughts of long term storage in mind by the manufacturer. They simply make it for the purpose of shipping (short term). Are the rolls bank wrapped with paper or are they plastic tubed? Heat and humidity exposure to the rolls are the factors which are bad for long term storage.
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Permalink Reply by Gary on -
Sorry Dave, my eyes were probably tired and miss read what you said. You may can buy some rubber made storage containers to keep rolled State Quarters in. I could be wrong though, lets wait and see what our good fellow collectors have to say about this before taking action though.
Dave said:Gary, I'm not shipping them. I'm keeping them. But the box they came in is not in great shape anymore so I need to put them in something else (50 rolls takes up a bit of space). I imagine regular shipping boxes may contain acid in the cardboard... wondering if that's a problem or if it's no big deal since the coins won't be in direct contact with the cardboard (since they're still in rolls).
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