How do I store silver rounds? Is one of the most frequently asked question that comes up from new investors, coin collectors and silver stackers.
The simple answer is to use plastic storage tubes that are specifically made for holding silver rounds and silver coins. Several manufacturers produce popular plastic silver round storage tubes in specific dimensions. The design of the storage tubes makes it easy to protect your investment in silver rounds and make them easier to organize and stack.
Plastic tubes can hold multiple silver rounds and provide protection against scratches and contaminants. These tubes are also easy to stack and store.
What size are Silver Rounds?
Which size silver round storage tubes you need will depend on the weight and dimensions of the silver rounds you have. Most silver rounds come in standard weights, such as 1/2 troy ounce, 1 troy ounce, 2 troy ounces and 5 troy ounces.
The actual diameter and thickness of each size rounds will vary slightly by manufacturer and mint. One ounce bullion rounds can vary between 35 mm to 40 mm in diameter, with a thickness variances between 3 mm and 4 mm. Typically, most generic 1 oz silver rounds are around 38 mm – 39 mm in diameter.
Silver Rounds that weigh 1/2 troy ounce are slightly smaller, most have a diameter of 32.6 mm and roughly 2.25 mm thick.
With these dimensions in mind, there are several manufacturers that make silver round storage tubes that fit these dimensions.
CoinSafe Medallion Storage Tubes
CoinSafe Medallion Tubes are one of the most popular silver round storage tubes available. Each tube holds twenty 1 oz silver rounds. The storage tubes have a square shape so you can stack them on top of each other. You can store multiple tubes densely for a nice compact storage solution for your silver rounds.
CoinSafe Medallion Tubes can be purchased individually from Amazon or on eBay or can be purchased more economically in lots of 5, 10 or 20 tubes.
CoinSafe American Silver Eagle Storage Tubes
American Silver Eagle coins have a slightly larger diameter than their silver round counterpart. Silver Eagle 1 oz coins are 40.6mm in diameter and will be too large for a CoinSafe Medallion Tube.
CoinSafe manufacturers a similar square tube that is slightly larger. The design of the Silver Eagle Size Tube allows for the storage of 20 American Silver Eagle 1 oz coins in a single tube. You can buy Silver Eagle Size CoinSafe storage tubes from Amazon or eBay at a very low price.