Guys! I am 55 years old and have coins stored since 1971 that my father bought. This is easy, remove the oxygen supply from the equation....go to Fin feather Fur or Harbor Freight or some gun show and get a $10 ammo can, drop a pack of the dehumidifier form the monthly new shoe's box your wife brings home, then use cheese cloth from Dollar Tree to wrap them in layers, or the brown paper most bullion dealers use for shipping (NO PLASTIC WITH PVC), like a lasagna, and it will NEVER tarnish. Ammo cans keep ammunition for more than 50 years without going bad, NO HUMIDITY in them and you can fill it up with gold weighing 80 pounds and still strong enough to grab by the handle. And, you can bury it if you need to. Neither water nor heat will kill it.
@florida stacker this vid really helped a lot for the tube storage question I had. But one thing I was waiting for in this vid was the storage solution for the 10oz bars once they are in capsules, in case you wanna keep them as scratch free as possible. And efficiently stacking of 10oz too. Great vid man,full view and thumbs up brother. I love shiny silver.
Thanks so much, appreciate the education. I had only a few silvers for many years, but recently started adding to my collection in earnest. Your video, was very detailed and presented in a professional manner, Many Thanks!
Thank you so much for explaining the correct size coin capsule, and putting it in the description. Beautiful stack! Really nice to see a stacker protecting the silver from tarnishing- storing correctly 👍 Excellent video! 🌟
It's very important to store your coins this way. FYI the little dots are from the plastic injection molds during the manufacturing process. I like how you line those up. Looks professional.
Awesome video has to be the best friend I seen as far as protection in storage for such a large variety! Thanks so much because this will definitely save a lot of time and trial and error as real as well as possible unnecessary damage
I guess it's a good idea to buy coins in tubes instead of buying loose coins. Otherwise it is complicated to buy tubes separately, and it is not cost effective to buy dozens of capsules for lose coins. Most tubes contain 25 coins, others 20, like the Phillarmonics.
Tubes: I like the circular Whitman tubes. They have twisting tops, and are very clear (at least when you first get them!), so you can see what's in them without fuss. I agree on the non-twisting tubes. Very insecure. Even if you're very careful, I don't like tops that can just pop off if you drop them
I forgot to mention those! Even had them sitting on the table next to all the other tubes. The video was getting long and i just flat out forgot them during the tube part and moved on. Yes, they are a nice option for seeing the silver :)
Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for. I just bought a lot of coins, and I needed a storage box for them. I found my solution in this video.
Quick word about storing silver in Capsules... Dust can easily find its way into the capsule before/during storage. Blowing Compressed Air can unsettle and remove any unwanted particles, before closing that lid!
This is such a good primer for storing silver, even down to the diameter of the most common coins and different options of getting the tubes, flips etc. Good stuff!! 👍
I’m very much like you in terms of storage preferences. As I’ve matured into middle age, I realize that I’ve become VERY particular about certain things. Maybe stacking is a way for me to exercise that mild personality disorder! 😂 Have to pick up one of those Guardhouse boxes. Those are the cat’s pajamas! 🐈 😉
5:00 - Most plastic flips should NOT be used for storage. They release PVC which will damage a coin's surface. Only use those for temporary transportation, etc...and then don't forget to remove them.
Check the Volume of Kangaroos vs Maple Leafs, and if the Leafs sell more per year, then they would likely be the 2nd most popular bullion coin in the world.
That was a great presentation for the storage options. I appreciate you sharing this information. So far I’ve been using individual capsules and not tubes because I have less than twenty of each coin you mentioned. However, I’ll definitely save this video to refer to when I need to select the proper storage tubes. Thanks again. ❤️👍🏽
I have a bunch of flips. I will put 2 of the some coin in each flip. I will do that with 2 flips (4 coins), if I pick up more I start a tube of that particular coin and take them out of the flips. and I love that 10 oz Britannia bar. haven't seen it around lately. great video.
Milk spots can develop months, even years after purchase. I have had coins develop spots in capsules and tubes. Tarnish doesn’t seem to be a problem, but a couple of the 2020 ASEs I bought had slight toning on the edge when I got them. Doesn’t bother me as bullion coins are bullion coins. Most of my more numismatic coins in capsules rarely spot, like proof ASE’s, and Perth Mint stuff. Queens beasts and proof maples tend to spot pretty bad over time.
Thanks for sharing and yes I am experiencing what you stated with milk spots myself. Several of my capsuled coins have developed spots. I never capsule a spotted coin so they must have developed over time.
I am new to buying silver, i have american eagle silver, i love your favorite, guardhouse with the green twist cap, but where can i buy these????? I would really appreciate your response! Thank you p.s. i did google it and found it!
0:00 🪙 Introduction to storing one ounce silver bullion coins and 10-ounce silver bars. 0:12 💡 Overview of different storage techniques for protecting silver coins and bars. 0:44 🛡 Importance of storing silver properly to maintain its condition for future resale. 1:17 👀 Silver is often bought with the eyes; clean coins are more appealing to buyers. 1:44 🧤 Handling silver coins raw requires wearing gloves to prevent tarnish and damage. 2:27 🇺🇸 Introduction to storing the American Silver Eagle, including its dimensions. 3:04 🧤 Recommendation of non-cotton gloves for better grip and protection. 4:20 🔄 Basic protection method: using plastic flips for storing coins. 5:10 🗃 Storing American Silver Eagles in official U.S. Mint tubes for better protection. 6:05 📦 Alternative storage options: generic tubes and guard house tubes for American Silver Eagles. 8:31 🦘 Storing Australian Kangaroos using similar techniques as American Silver Eagles. 9:34 🇲🇽 Storing Mexican Silver Libertads in official mint tubes or coin safe tubes. 11:35 🇬🇧 Storing British Silver Britannias and South African Krugerrands in original mint tubes or medallion tubes. 15:10 🇨🇦 Storing Canadian Silver Maple Leafs in original mint tubes, retro tubes, or guard house tubes. 17:14 💰 Storing Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars in large dollar guard house tubes, suitable for their size. 19:22 🇦🇹 Austrian Silver Philharmonic: A beautiful European coin backed by the euro, with a smooth edge and a smaller 37mm diameter. 20:05 📦 Original Mint Tubes: Preferred for storing Austrian Silver Philharmonic coins due to ease of access and fit. 20:57 🔍 Capsules: Choosing the right size (37mm for Austrian Silver Philharmonic) ensures a clean and secure fit. 22:19 🎯 Direct Fit Capsules: Recommended for Britannia and Krugerrand coins (39mm) to maintain visibility and avoid use of rings. 24:03 🇺🇸 Multi-Coin Capsules: American Silver Eagles, Mexican Libertads, and Australian Kangaroos all fit the same 40mm capsules. 26:18 🇨🇦 Specialized Capsules: Canadian Silver Maple Leaf, Morgan, and Peace Silver Dollars fit 38mm direct-fit capsules from OnFireGuy. 29:47 🗃 Guardhouse Boxes: Ideal for storing capsule coins, these boxes hold 25 coins and provide a neat and organized storage solution. 33:38 🇨🇦 Royal Canadian Mint Bar: A 10-ounce silver bar with a reeded edge and high-security features, preferred for long-term accumulation. 34:10 🇬🇧 Royal Mint Britannia Bar: Another 10-ounce silver bar, featuring a smooth edge and a beautiful Britannia design. 37:06 📦 Bar Capsules: Capsules from OnFireGuy for 10-ounce silver bars provide secure protection and presentation. 38:12 🛡 Protecting Silver: Emphasis on keeping silver coins and bars safe and visually appealing for short-term and long-term storage.
I put all coins and bullion in capsules. I purchase all gem bu and or bu. Even an American Eagle bullion coin. For me I’d like to keep everything in the best condition I can. Not worried about losing the premium in a capsule because I have the option of removing the capsule if I go to sell the item. As far as tubes I also have the tubes that the capsules fit in. This is just the way I personally like to store my silver.
I started out doing that, but it became too expensive and bulky. Now I only store numismatic coins and the most pristine bullion coins in capsules. The rest go in tubes, Especially generics. Even buying BU, a lot of bullion get spots. The worst are Britannia’s, but ASEs spot a lot too.
Really appreciate your help on this issue. I recently hit one of my big stacking goals, and the stack has become disorganized and unsightly. Will be implementing a lot of your ideas, especially the 10oz bar capsule for my new Una & The Lion from Royal Mint :)
A couple of criticisms The money you're spending for these capsules and capsule tubes negate the extra money that you might get back on selling. These methods also greatly increase the storage volume required. I think it's best to stick to tubes and monster boxes
While I get your criticism and do not refute your logic, why? The title states what this video is about. 6 hours of my life to help answer the 10 questions I receive weekly on “what capsule is that” or “what size tube do I need”. Basically, this video will serve as a reference for those questions for years to come.
@@floridastacker I know! It was useful info and you have helped me with getting correct fitting tubes before :) I'm commenting to add to the discussion and they are factors that should be taken into account. The extra costs of capsules and volume it takes for storage is something that should be considered. Stormy made the mistake of having too much plastic with his silver and has since been in the process of volume/storage consolidation I appreciate and enjoy your videos! That's why I always watch and regularly comment :)
I know it goes against the “if you can’t hold it, you don’t own it” philosophy, but don’t overlook Gold & Silver IRAs! I have a few IRA’s and just transferred the smallest one from a Putnam mutual fund into a precious metals IRA (with Entrust Group). VERY easy to do. Purchased the metals from SD Bullion. The only downside: IRS rules dictate your metals must be stored in a depository… if you take shipment, it’s an”IRA distribution”. Since I’m older than 59-1/2, I can take delivery of some or all of this inventory without penalty. My plan is to fully transfer this silver & gold to my stack at home over the next 5 years. Just wanted to put this out there for awareness, since I haven’t heard anyone posting about it.
I will be doing a Gold and Silver IRA video (finally) next month, maybe October. I agree with your reasoning it's really the viewers. It takes a lot of time to research, write, record, edit, publish, etc. on a topic that won't get more than 1000 views over 30 days and maybe +3 subscribers. However, it is one I have not covered and so it is time to do so!
OnFireGuy one of the best capsule guys in the business. Have bought from them many many many times. Always perfect condition items every time and fast shipping as well. Awesome silver man.
Supposedly there are chemicals in those latex gloves that can cause damage to the coins. Has anyone else heard this? Not sure if true but my LCS owner told me not to use latex gloves.
Good point, the softer the plastic the more PVC it has and PVC tarnishes. Granted it is only when in contact so no harm in touching for seconds every week but...Use cotton gloves. Get cheese cloth from Dollar Tree to wrap them and store in an ammo can so no oxygen nor humidity gets to it.
Every BU coin or round I have is in an airtight capsule. Silver Eagles, Maple Leafs, Morgan rounds, etc. Why wouldn’t I? If I have a BU coin it’s silly to let it degrade. I’m not an investor, I’m a hoarder. My stack is a hedge against a failing dollar and hyper inflation. I don’t sell anything in my stack. But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t take care of them. Besides, capsules are cheap, and I enjoy doing the small amount of work it takes to preserve them. I also use BU coins as Christmas presents. In a capsule with foam they make a nice little gift that doesn’t break the bank.
A great presentation on how to protect coins. The next step is to protect capsules from scratching. I put every capsule and 2x2 into its own 2"x2 3/4" ziplock bag like the one you removed a new capsule from. I then store them in double row boxes designed for 2x2's, which is more space saving that the Guardhouse capsule box. This allows you to easily remove a coin by pulling on the top of the bag and you can also make notes on the top using a permanent sharpie.
Save some time and just go to the 35:00 mark for bars. Coins just keep them in the sleeves. lol. He doesnt go into the technicals of storing precious metals (atmosphere, temp)... only containers.
actually there ARE 40.6mm and 40 mm capsules ... the eagles will fit in 40,s but very tight ... i damaged a coin finding this out ... make sure wen you buy they are 40.6mm
Get cheese cloth from Dollar Tree and store in ammo cans so no oxygen gets to them. Ammo can are strong so you can fill it up and still the handle will hold. They are made for abuse and store METALS, brass doesn't even tarnish when always in ammo cans.
Good information, I like my silver shiny, I also like to display some cause I enjoy seeing it. Everything goes in either a capsule or a tube. Thanks for the info on all the storing of coins
Walmart has more made in America products than I’ve seen anywhere else except for maybe a hardware store. I grew up in middle of nowhere Wisconsin. I’m tired of being ripped off by mom and pop shops selling overpriced made in china trash.
Flip flip flip, I store 95% of everything in capsules, the other 5% I put in my pocket and it goes jingla linga lingle cause I like to molest it on occasion 🤓 I do have have some of those tubes for Eagles, Maples, and Britannias.
Yeah that definitely works and I kind of the same way - but you sort of proved my point. The twist caps require no tools on hand. Easier to deal with especially for RU-vid
Is there anything to worry about as far as effecting the appearance of the coin when using air tight capsules. Would there be any discoloration once the the silver coins are exposed to air after being stored for years in airtight capsules?
Tubes…..keep them in tubes. Fancy cases aren’t worth anything when you sell your coins and bars. Plus, some of the prices on capsules are ridiculous. I usually get my tubes from my local dealer I regularly buy from for free.
I want all my coins in capsules!! But realize how ridiculous that is (space and cost) once you amass a hundred coins, lol. My LCS was kind enough to give me two capsules for free, during my last purchase of 6 coins. 😊
Great video. Thanks for the info. How do you store larger 1 kilo bars? I was thinking to wrap them in silversmith's cloth and put them in ziplock bags?
I believe I responded to your email but for the public record cool, dry, dark place. Box is fine and adding any sort of moisture absorbing product will help prevent tarnish over time.
Well i like the Retro tubes best but they are very hard to find. I'd say the clear silver dollar tubes but they only hold 19 when the lid is all the way on. You can get 20 in them, but the lid isn't fully twisted to do so.
If only that were the case. I've found the Guardhouse tubes eliminate the need for long finger nails or some tool to pop them open. Sure some are easier than others to pop off, but considering how often I pull things out for videos I went with the easier option of the twist off
I was walking home when I walked by the Mint in Ottawa. I saw that they sold some 10 oz bars and, as I had some cash from my graduation, decided to get one on a whim. However, when I got home I realized that the plastic seal that it came with was broken. Is this a severe issue? I understand silver tarnishes quite quickly and I wouldn't want its value to decrease (though I've been reading online that tarnishing apparently doesn't). I've just put it into a food ziplock bag that I sucked all the air out of and then stuffed it into a little watch container for now. But my questions is what should I do? Order one of those little containers you had? Or would it be fine out of the plastic? Many thanks!
I have a few bars with ripped plastic and yes they will tone in that area over time. It won't really decrease the value so to speak but some potential buyers may pass. It's up to you if you want to capsule the bar. They are nice but be careful sliding them around as they scratch easy (the plastic) and over time they start to look less appealing with a lot of scratches. I like to keep my bars in the original plastic if I can, but have capsules on a couple I like to show in my videos
The lighthouse capsules are a little different. I am sure they are perfectly fine but they are sized a little different and didn't work as well with my tubes/boxes. For me the guardhouse boxes work nicely so i went with the guardhouse capsules to ensure the right fit.
Cool video. I keep my silver airtight sealed. But I must tell you, I handle it with my fingers. Mostly on the rims and edges though. I love the feel of silver. I feel better after I touch it, for some reason. So I touch it all the time. I just can't help myself. I love silver. I have some gold too. But in my eyes, silver is so much prettier.
