Flat on back, on long edge, short edge? Between 2 pieces of cardboard? I have mine in sleeves between cardboard flat on back. Is there a better way?
For my high end (price wise) notes i like to use Capital Plastic holders. Some folks stake claim they could ruin any embossing on the note - i dunno. but i do like the solid state the note is protected in. There is also a solid holder that doesnt press down on the note, but instead allows a hollow area in the center for the note to sit. It can slide around some which is why i dont like them. I wouldnt want my notes corners to get bent while in a holder meant to protect it for lesser notes, i use a 15mil holder. The back is 10 mil thick, and the front pane is 5 mil thick. they cost me (in bulk) 24 cents a peice, which may seem like alot for notes not worth much.. but eh', oh well lol As an example, alot of the currency sleeves i see for sale ot only 5 mil thick - total. I like the 15 mil thickness beause while the notes can bend a bit, they cant be folded! those flimsier sleeves can be bent, folded and folded again! as for your comment on a better way - i think every one of us will give a different opinion there are very few 'wrong' ways... and alot of 'right' ways
Inside my Safe Deposit Box at the Bank...I have several small money boxes that each have a silica gel pack inside the sealed box. They are flat and separated by size and all in mylar or graded...ie Large Size in one box, Small size in another, Obsolotes in another, Fractionals in another then a large silica gel is placed in the SD Box itself! I go to the bank every 3 months to replace the gel catridges and box. RickieB
Right now they're in probably a dozen different types of Mylar (I hope...could be PVC) sleeves in vinyl pages in an old binder. I really need to do a 100% do-over on my storage. Been looking for a good place to buy about 50-100 mylar sleeves and enough binder pages to hold them all. I prefer the sleeves that are open on the ends and have a flap that folds over the back. Someone had posted a link (probably you Daggar) here to jakesmp.com and I may go ahead and order some from them.
I have a two packs of the open ended kind, $15 delivered... tyfcurrency@aol.com edited to add: I keep my collections: large/small type, #27 and DC nationals each in a mylar sleeve and then in their own serperate Lindner Album (available at Denly's)
I keep my notes pressed in the family bible. Smaller denominations start in Genesis and I save Revelations for the Benjamins. I keep Grant is the Psalms. I have a $50 gold cert addiction.
I store my notes in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sleeves -- SAFGARD is the brand I use. Many people use the term "Mylar" which is a registered trademark owned by Dupont Tejjin Films for a specific family of plastic sheet products made from PET. The note are stacked vertically in a box. I use desiccants for coin storage, but not for paper money storage -- I thought paper money needs to be stored in an environment about 50% relative humidity. I am afraid the desiccants would lower the relative humidity too much and cause the notes to become brittle. I am fortunate to live in an environment that doesn't have high temperature and humidity which would promote mold growth on the notes.
"I use desiccants for coin storage, but not for paper money storage -- I thought paper money needs to be stored in an environment about 50% relative humidity. I am afraid the desiccants would lower the relative humidity too much and cause the notes to become brittle." Clay... 99% of all of my high graded notes are slabbed. The silica is used for humidity control while in the bank vaults, not to protect the paper itself. Most of the money boxes are cardboard and that sucks up enough moisture as it is....it is more of a slabbed surface contamination prevention measure in my case. RickieB
That makes sense. I was just concerned folks didn't get the impression that they should desiccate their notes. The fiber content of notes is organic like cork used in a wine bottles -- You don't want to dry the cork and evaporate the wine or expose it to high humidity and temperature to promote mold and ruin the chemistry of the wine. Make the notes happy.
FYI... "The paper, also known as the substrate, is a special blend of 75% cotton and 25% linen to give it the proper feel. It contains small segments of red and blue fibers scattered throughout for visual identification. Starting in 1990, the paper for $10 bills and higher denominations was made of two plies with a polymer security thread laminated between them. The thread was added to $5 bills in 1993. This thread is visible only when the bill is held up to a light and cannot be duplicated in photocopiers or printers." Currently, the $100 note is up for a face lift! Franklin needs it with his jelly jaw! RickieB
Noost...for what it worth...I have never had an issue with any of the boxes you get from a coin supply store for storing currency! The only thing is now the only box I have is for the fractionals...everything else is in its own individual safe/fire box. Regards, RickieB
