"Best" coin capsules

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  1. Stark

    Stark Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Hello!

    When it comes to picking coin capsules, which are "the best"?

    Does anybody buy capsules from European companies (Leuchtturm or something :) )?

    Thanks!

    BR

    Stark
     
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    Altima Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Airtites, Lighthouse and that brand you mentioned.
     
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    DanielM Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Air tites for me all the way, not a fan of light house
     
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    Stark Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Thank you both for the info. :) All mentioned capsules are without PVC or any other chemicals that can damage (silver) coins?

    Thanks!
     
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    DanielM Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Im not sure about light house but from http://www.air-tites.com/air-tite_coin_supplies.htm

     
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    I think you can google "Wizard Coin Supply" to check out the lighthouse ones.

    They're not as easy to open apparently once you encapsulate your coins.
     
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    Best and most good looking I find the Quadrum capsules from Leuchtturm. Coins, especially old crown sized ones, look beautiful in them!
     
    Blasterhjal, Jul 17, 2013
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    Yeah they are a nightmare to open. I got light house caps and you could spend a good 5 mins getting into them. lol
     
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    Lighthouse are terrible--complete crap

    airtites.com
     
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    I could be wrong but leuchturm is lighthouse.

    I used capsules from both airtite and lighthouse. Both are hardy and of quality material. Though generally I like the airtites better for its shape.

    Revlisify
     
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    Stark Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Thank you all for info. :) I think that in our country they are mostly selling Leuchtturm/Lighthouse. Probably because the company is based in EU and you don't need to pay any VAT when importing.

    Will order some airtite capsule to see the difference. :)

    Some Leuctturm capsules I've bought have some "cheap" feeling. :)
     
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    Have both and the Leuchtturm/Lighthouse are brittle and shatter very easily from a height of less than 3 feet. Guess that is why I can buy 10 for >3.50 CAD where as the Airtites run ~5.00/5.50 USD for 10.
     
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    Stark Active Member Silver Stacker

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    I like the foam ring ones--especially for 2 and 5 oz coins--feels like a bigger coin than it is :p
     
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    I'm not a fan of the Foam rings. For 2oz Libertads I use the Lighthouse capsules because they fit it almost perfectly.

    In general though, I think the capsules that the mints use are the best. I asked Maggie for a replacement PM capsule for a Koala and the one she sent me was better quality than any air-tite or Lighthouse capsule I've ever seen.
     
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