What is this red stuff in my Gold Eagle air-tite holder?
 

What is this red stuff? I don't remember it being there when I put the Eagle in there. I tried opening it, but it is a very tough customer.

It is only red on one side. The other side is white but I couldn't get a very good picture of it.

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If you flip to the front side does it show up white? If so, I would say it is from the red paper backing that stayed attached to the round when removed from original package.

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Use a razor blade or X-Acto knife to carefully pry it open. If you want or even need to open it.

AgAuGal is probably right...could very well be residue from the Air-Tite packaging. Try scraping it off with a finger nail.

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I agree. It looks like the red paper layer from the Airtite bubble-pac. I've used these Airtites often and if you're not taking your time, it's easy to have this happen or pick up lint, dust and such.

I always try to take my time when mounting coins, being careful to blow out any foreign obstacles with a blast or two from canned air. When you're doing allot of coins, it can get very tedious and your more likely to mess up.

Airtites can be opened (Xacto w/ #11 or #16 blade) be careful. Don't rush and don't force it. Work your way around it slowly and evenly.

You don't want to ruin the coin, crack case, snap the blade or worse, jack up your fingers.

If it doesn't bother you, leave it. If you must fix it, remember plastic is cheaper to replace than gold or more importantly a finger!

Maranatha,

:smile:

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There is usually a very small knob where the plastic on the aritite was cut from the mold (or something like that from the manufactuing process). If I have to open one up I put the point of the Xacto blade right under this knob so it does't mess up the holder, but more importantly it shows where the split between the top and bottom halfs are.

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Everyone is right, I just had this happen to me for the first time.

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It's blood

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....from the disfigured fingers of the starving leprosy-ridden slaves who were forced to dig it up with their bare hands.

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Maybe it's just previous owner wouldn't transfer ownership of the coin to Tinman voluntarily

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Ha, that's why it's got the black ring in there.

Well I feel dumb now, that must have just been the paper from the package. I got it open with a razor and scraped it off. I thought I would be something more interesting.

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My secret for opening air-tites without a razor is to use two small suction cups (I had a couple extra from a heater for a fish tank). Works like a charm, no damage to the air-tite and no risk of cutting myself.

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Yeah, but isn't there a risk of the coin flying across the room?

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Nice, I'll have to try this sometime. I have a bunch of little suction cups from things my wife likes to hang on windows.

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No, it usually stays in the ring in one half of the air-tite. The larger air-tites especially pop open pretty easily with this method - the smaller ones are harder. I would do it over a bed or something, it might fall out if it doesn't fit in the ring snugly, but it shouldn't fly anywhere.