Australia 2017 $1 Spirit Lives ANZAC coin

[Triggersmob]

Just received my $1 ANZACs from the mint.

[Fulvio]

Yeah I want to get one of those vacuum sealer but I am uncertain of the type of plastic in the bags. That would stop the baggies from sloshing around.

LDPE, same as every other bag.

Roll them up, along the edge with the cut because its open to the atmosphere. Then put the roll in a standard ziplock bank bag. You can get 4 rolls in a bag. Tape up the airholes and force as much air out as you can.

Then vacuum seal the ziplock bag in a (washed and dried) chip bag, or put it in a PP bucket with some oxygen and moisture adsorbers.

[Hercules]

Surely, there must be an easier way to do it. Preserving $1 and $2 coins in their original condition isn't meant to be a chore. :ok:

[trout]

Surely, there must be an easier way to do it. Preserving $1 and $2 coins in their original condition isn't meant to be a chore. :ok:

saflips and 2x2;s will do the job as well.
Just leaving them in the original little baggies the $10 lots come in from RAM is Not a great idea if you want the coins to be protected from "bagging" or toning as they are Not airtight and rattling around in the bag is only going to damage the coins as well.
So yes it is a bit of a "Chore" if you want to preserve the condition of the coins Long Term :ok:

[Fulvio]

Surely, there must be an easier way to do it. Preserving $1 and $2 coins in their original condition isn't meant to be a chore. :ok:

The problem is that the atmosphere is toxic to coins. And LDPE is not proof against gasses and moisture passing straight through it.

So either you go for the expensive option, paying a sizable chunk of the face value of a coin, and destroying the original packaging, or you find barriers which will do the same job.

Saflips are made from PET, the same stuff as soft drink bottles. In film form, its normally stretched, to form BoPET (Biaxially-oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate), otherwise known as Mylar. The same stuff which is in 2x2's and, with a metallised layer, in helium balloons and chip packets.

The thing is, permeability to oxygen and water are two different things. No one material is good for both. And given that permeability is a function of both surface area and thickness, a thin film isn't ideal.

That's why keeping the coins in their original bags, then wrapping them in extra layers, including the multi-layer sandwich which metallised food packaging such as chip packets are made from, provide better protection. Admittedly at the expense of being able to see coins easily. But hey, its free, so you can break them out when required, and anyway, this is bulk storage, right?... By all means spend a dollar or ten for those high-value gems. Give them individual acrylic coffins if you like.

[Triggersmob]

I have already received my $1 coins from the mint, but yesterday I received an
email with an invoice attached dated 19/05/17 for 2 more bags. No money has been taken from my Paypal account. I wonder if they are sending 2 more bags. Time will tell.