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| Cody8404 |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 16:19:02
I have been one who has sorted the cents an then rerolled them and filled a box and set it a way.
In looking at my collection this spring I found the boxes had gotten wet and a mouse has taken some cardboard and set up house.
I have kept them in my garage in a sort of pile of junk to let them blend in with the rest of my junk.
How do you sort and store the them?
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| 3 Blue Stars |
Posted - 07/09/2009 : 08:25:43
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Originally posted by JobIII
I use litter buckets, but has any one had a problem with the coins going bad from moisture? I'm not sure if they would if the top was left off. but they do stack nicely when you don't fill each bucket to the brim.
I was wondering this too. I first put my stash in zip-lock food bags of 1,500 each and can fit 12 to a bucket. Stored in basement at approximatly 55% humidity level.
Nothing else in the basement seems to mind the humidity level but then again the only thing thats made of copper is the water pipes and these are insulated. |
| JobIII |
Posted - 07/08/2009 : 15:44:37
I use litter buckets, but has any one had a problem with the coins going bad from moisture? I'm not sure if they would if the top was left off. but they do stack nicely when you don't fill each bucket to the brim. |
| dakota1955 |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 22:18:53
I use canvas bags that the pennies come in 5000 per bag and then seal the bag. It makes a nice pile on the floor. |
| WulfgangKreed |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 22:15:25
I found that the 5 gallon buckets were just too big and heavy, I use 3.5 gallon buckets I bought at Lowes. Still can't pick it up by the handle, but I can move it around without worrying about breaking the side. |
| brian0918 |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 15:48:30
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Originally posted by Nickelless
OK, I have to ask: Do you have a cat, or do you just like to buy cat litter?
I have a cat, but I don't love it nearly as much as I love buying cat litter.  |
| Nickelless |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 13:31:16
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Originally posted by TaRget
I use mason jars, they are cheap and easily stored. They also hold up in all conditions.
If you plan to become a large-scale hoarder, buckets will be much more practical than jars, and IMO plastic is a much better way to go than glass.
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Originally posted by brian0918
After seeing cessna's photos, I'm going to start hoarding in those rectangular Fresh Step containers. Easy to stack and they have a convenient bucket handle.
OK, I have to ask: Do you have a cat, or do you just like to buy cat litter? |
| TaRget |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 13:20:11
I use mason jars, they are cheap and easily stored. They also hold up in all conditions. |
| Cody8404 |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 12:36:52
Thanks folks. I like the ideas, please keep them coming. |
| Cody8404 |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 12:35:44
I really like the Bank boxes, but the wet killed me this spring. I hadn't thought of packing tape to hold out the moisture.
I have seen the 5# bags from the copper cave. I like the idea, but not ready to invest in the sealer.
The 5 gallon bucket is a bit too heavey for an old man, but it brings up my excuse to the tellers when they ask why I got box of nickels I told them, "I would like to see a bugler trying to run away from my house carrying this. It would be too much like work." |
| Robarons |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 12:29:37
Used to be on a box standard until they started breaking so I changed to a canvas bag standard. But I have also found that bank coin counting bags work nicely as well.
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| Mikep2020 |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 12:07:54
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Originally posted by brian0918
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Originally posted by Mikep2020
As a small time hoarder, I re-roll the copper into the $25 Brinks boxes, then wrap the entire box in packing tape to keep out moisture, then place 6 boxes in a large square kitty litter bucket for further protection.
You might want to throw in some silica packets with those, to absorb the moisture that you sealed inside.
I run a de-humidifier and an air cleaner in the man cave where I sort and store so the air is very clean and dry down there all the time. |
| brian0918 |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 12:00:51
Haha, thanks for the tip. |
| slickeast |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 11:42:30
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Originally posted by brian0918
After seeing cessna's photos, I'm going to start hoarding in those rectangular Fresh Step containers. Easy to stack and they have a convenient bucket handle.
I would not trust the handle to hold up to 100lbs of pennies. I tried to pick up a bucket by the handle with 50lbs of halves in it and spent 10 min picking them up off the floor. |
| brian0918 |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 11:41:04
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Originally posted by Mikep2020
As a small time hoarder, I re-roll the copper into the $25 Brinks boxes, then wrap the entire box in packing tape to keep out moisture, then place 6 boxes in a large square kitty litter bucket for further protection.
You might want to throw in some silica packets with those, to absorb the moisture that you sealed inside. |
| Corsair |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 11:35:35
I just started counting out the pennies and putting them in kitty litter boxes, thanks to suggestions from you guys. I'll report back and tell you how I like it. |
| Mikep2020 |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 10:50:19
As a small time hoarder, I re-roll the copper into the $25 Brinks boxes, then wrap the entire box in packing tape to keep out moisture, then place 6 boxes in a large square kitty litter bucket for further protection. |
| daviscfad |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 08:30:34
kitty litter buckets |
| brian0918 |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 07:41:03
After seeing cessna's photos, I'm going to start hoarding in those rectangular Fresh Step containers. Easy to stack and they have a convenient bucket handle. |
| NotABigDeal |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 06:05:12
I just throw them out back. Cuts down on mowing. Maybe they'll grow into a Cu tree....
Deal |
| kieblera5 |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 23:02:42
Ziploc double seal bags. I think they are quart size? or gallon? Either way, they hold nine lbs each easy and they stack nice inside a 5gal bucket so that they aren't loose. |
| Nickelless |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 22:44:42
Jonflyfish, could you post a photo of how you have your buckets stacked? |
| jonflyfish |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 22:41:39
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Originally posted by Heavy Metal
I am working on my first 5 gallon bucket. I am not sure if I will be able to lift it when it's full though.
If you shake and shimmy the bucket as you fill it you can squeeze $300 face in there. Expect it to weigh approx 200 lbs. I have many of these 5 gallon buckets stacked and racked with CU's. |
| Heavy Metal |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 21:16:34
I am working on my first 5 gallon bucket. I am not sure if I will be able to lift it when it's full though. |
| Corsair |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 19:24:46
I re-roll, put $75 worth in a plastic shoe box from Dollar General, stack them in my grandparents' basement, then go do it again. |
| Nickelless |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 19:01:44
I have a couple dozen large boxes of books. When I was still sorting copper, I stashed large Tyvek envelopes each containing $50 in coppers two-thirds of the way down the full boxes of books.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/238512/Office-Depot-Brand-Tyvek-Mailing-Envelopes/;jsessionid=0000MDbimpe6quQd4Ibsb0atnKz:13ddq0sic?cm_mmc=Mercent-_-Google-_-Envelopes-_-238512
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