Inserts for Round Coin Tubes?

My higher graded coins go into Air-Tites but others go into coin tubes. For tubes not completely filled, any recommendations for what type of product to safely use in the tube to keep the coins from rolling bottom to top?
Thanks.

 

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I cut to size and roll up one of these Saflip 2x2's.

https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/saflips-25x25.html

 

Unused plastic baggies. Inert, always available, and cheap. Wad 'em up; stick 'em in.

Cal

 

Unused plastic baggies have oils that can damage coins over time.

 

Or a wad of food wrap, same idea. Glad’s is polyethylene, according to their web site.

 

If you want to artificially tone just one side of a coin you can put some ancient, acidic newspaper into it

 

I bet there is a market for such a product, to store coins in rolls (like the plastic ones wizard or others sell) without them rubbing each other. that's my concern, its getting them scratched if I know I may put them away. if something would go into the tubes to stop them from touching each other. seems like it would be an inexpensive item to eliminate the labor involved. I don't know.

 

Meow uses a rolled up coin machine wrapper. Or part of one, if the tube is on the fuller side.

 

Ohh, I found something.. on amazon.
TEKTON 6588 Hollow Punch Set, 12-Piece $16 or so, gasket maker.
With brass hammer on wood, Punch out several at a time. may need bigger ones, for larger coins.

 

Cotton balls

 

Back in my concrete construction days we used a product called backer rod. It would fill a void before you used expensive caulk. Stuff is extremely cheap and available at any hardware outlet. It’s just foam and easily cut to whatever length you need. I still have some laying around and have some stuffed in less than full tubes.

 

Nope, not in the case of food bags. Pure LDPE (low density polyethylene). Very inert. It is possible to buy vinyl bags ... not sold for food ... avoid these.

Cal

 

Okay, no problem. You sold me.

 

Just discovered on another site in addition to Coin Talk the recommendation to use cotton balls. I will price out the backer rod also. Think cotton balls maybe the way I go due to cost and still safe but am not ruling out the backer rods yet.

 

When I buy ring-style Air-tites in bulk, the ring includes a large center piece. Like a donut hole.

It's archival-quality material. Very useful as a spacer.

 

Great idea but turns out not to be practical. Cannot see where buying 20 feet is practical for my use.

 

I use Air-Tites but not the ring-style.

 

I use the ring-style Air-Tites and have some of the ring centers lying around. How many tubes are you talking about?