Handling of Paper Money

My brother sent me some world notes but they weren't taken care of and most of them have creases, bent corners, and such. I was thinking of placing them in a book to straighten them. Is it okay to do that or will it reduce their value in some way?

I was also wondering if I need to wear gloves when handling them.

Thanks

 

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i wouldnt put them in books to flatten. I would instead get some archive quality sleeves to put them in. (do a search here for the best currecny sleeves to use )

Glooves is an option to reduce the transfer of oils and such. But as long as you hold the notes by the edges and such, the chance of oil transfer is reduced.

All this is moot if the notes you have are worthless. Most of the world notes i have are worth very little. I protect them with currency sleeves only because i like them, and would prefer them not get mangled lol So if the notes you have are worth it, then i would stick byt what i said above. If however the notes are not worth much, then the option to protect them is up to you.

Good luck!

 

I agree with the comments above LOL just handle them the same as you would coins :kewl:

 

I keep notes in an Aluminum box with Silica gel bags to protect them from humidity. Thats all I do and I do plan to get some albums for them but thats gonna happen when I go to some metro/city to purchase them as no one collects notes in my town. And I also use your placing them inside book technique to straighten them off creases.

 

putting notes in a book, under a phone book, or having an eleophant step on them to 'get rid of creases' is never a great idea! maybe a good idea... but remember alot of notes have embossing. pressing a note to straighten out creases can also flatten out the embossing. I would rather retain the embossing and have a crease or two... but thats just my opinion

 

agreed

 

al3 bad option
albums even worse

use safgard u will b happier

 

Thanks. I've ordered some archival sleeves to put them in.

 

I sell shoes and guess thats why I collect and preserve my collection on shoe string budget.:mouth:
No space age materials required for my collection. El cheapo albums for my low value notes are fine.

 

G'Day mate If you do put your notes in a book mark the book and tell someone that you have notes in it or what you have done,I did the same thing but didn't tell anyone and the 10 pound Australian note was gone never to be seen again so if you put it in a book please mark the book and tell someone regards Harry :stooge:

 

Well circulated notes already have flattened embossing DJ. Thats a good point to make in case of barely circulated or UNC notes. I do keep this in mind.
Gotta ask you if there is any difference between archive quality sleeves and non PVC album sheets?

 

LOL Harry. Thanks for the advice but I'm very careful with my collection's notes. I got separate book for de-creasing my bank notes as I have for drying soaked stamps (Yes I'm a Philatelist too.) So got no chance of losing any of my notes .

 

than whats the point of flattening a well circulated note? its already creased, crumpled, stained ect. flattening out the creases will still leave behind the darkened evidence a crease was there.

i stick to my opinion that there is little need to flatten any note

 

Lol DJ, I should have been more careful with my words. I meant XF kinda notes not the F or VF or AG types. Although irrespective of grades I like my notes flattened but again it doesn't matter in those grades just a personal taste.
P.S. You didn't answered my question on sleeves.

 

Depending on the publisher and binding company, some paper for books still contain acid and we all know what acid does to paper...

Some very inexpensive Mylar sleeves should do the trick!! Then you can put them in the books!!


RickieB

 

Well, if sleeves state they are not PVC, then what are they? and Archival quality sleeves are not always Mylar, Mylar-D or Prolar. Because of the safety in using Mylar and equivalent sleeves, collectors actively look for sleeves made with it. Sellers selling them know collectors look for them. SO if a seller has mylar sleeves, they will advertise as such beause they know if will bring greater exposure and have a better chance of selling. Its the sellers i see that say 'Archival' that dont tell me what the sleeves are made of - they plain scare me, and i will not buy from them!

Sorry Rickie, there is no such thing! They are all quite expensive when compared to the pvc sleeves or none mylar sleeves! Sure individually, they seem inexpensive, but when you buy hundreds ata time, it can put a large dent in smaller budgets.


While Mylar made Archive sleeves are the safest sleeve to use, and yes, they may seem expensive when you need to buy a few hundred (or even 10) think of it this way. In 20 years, when you go to pull out some notes to show your grandkids or a potential buyer - how hurt or disapointed would you be to see a brow color on the edges and on the interior of your note? What about if you go to touch it and it almost crumbles with your touch? When you use PVC or paper envelopes or ANY other item that is made from a material that contains acids that leech .. this WILL happen. Some folks have used PVC for years and never see this. they are the minority. MOSt people are severly disapointed after using acid containing holders for long periods.

Now, everyone here knows the types of notes i have in my collection. 99% are not the eye candy we see in others collections. But even still... i know i would be hurt, angry and disapointed if 20 or 30 years from now, i pull out some notes to show my grandkids or great grandkids what a non-polymer note looks like from the 19th or 20th century .... and its brown like its been through a fire, cracking from being so brittle, and just utterly NOT when i kept inthe first place.

I dont know if 20 years from now, or even next year, if the 'experts' will come out and tell us mylar is very bad for storing paper as it does X to Y over a period of years. I do know 20 or 30 years ago, PVC was the bext thing to use for storing paper. It wasnt known for how many years the damage it could cause?? I know (at this point in time) the best thing to use to keep my collection safe .... IMHO it is worth the extra cost to keep what i have as safe as possible.

Do you think your collection is worth it as well???

 

I'm just going to continue keeping my notes in my steel cashbox. It doesn't get moved around, and it is a great way to keep them safe. I will eventually invest in the mylar holders, but for now, along with kidromeo, I will just do that. :thumb:

 

Investment in mylar holders: Check!

200 Mylar holders: $30.20 shipped. 15 cents each. Not bad, considering the coin shop sells the PVC ones for $.25 each! :mouth:

 

My method of Paper Money Storage and Preservation

Hello everyone, while we see these sort of threads in the coin fourms all the time, I thought it only right to discuss it here.

Paper Money (USA) is 75% Linen and 25% Cotton for most common notes.
There are fractionals that are made of fibre paper and some even have silk fibers embeded within them.

In the majority of cases you will see Mylar or Mylar-D sleeves holding Paper Money. Several TPG companies use special inert blends that offer a more rigid support factor than some of the thin mylar sleeves.

For me, the majority of my notes are graded, thus having a more rigid feel to the holders.
How I store them is in a Tall Gun Type Safe modified with horizontal shelf's.
Inside my safe I keep 4 large boxes of silica gel absorbent each box will cover 33 sq ft of area. I then have smaller fire proof safe's with 30 min fire protection rating that have expanding seals to secure the lid due to a rapid rise in temp. Inside the small safe I keep two 4"x2" silica gel metal packs at all times. I run dehumidifiers in the safe room and it is also air conditioned.

It is bolted 4.5 inches down into the concrete floor with 5 bolts from the inside. I have the safe company service the lock every 2 years..

No one, not even my wife has the combination available to them. In the event of my untimley death there are a set of instructions that lead to the safe, the combination and the will.
The only thing I have not done is put a steel door frame in place of the original doorway there.

I will post some images of the small safe's with the gel packs....I recharge them once every month if they need it or not.

There ya go...


RickieB

 

Dude. Some would say overkill, but I say that is straight up awesome.