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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 3941190, member: 77639&quot;]Gotta agree with Doug on this one. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Long ago I used cheap folders for cheap coins.&nbsp; Finding some of them corroded and ugly toned some years later was upsetting.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t matter that they were cheap coins and wouldn&#039;t sell for much even in their original condition.&nbsp; There was my time and effort in collecting, researching, cataloging and storing them ... all this is worth something to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not all the coins deteriorated in a given album, and in some albums, none deteriorated.&nbsp; I live in a dry climate too ... and the albums were stored indoors in a dry place.&nbsp; If someone gets away with it long-term, they&#039;re just lucky.</p><p><br /></p><p>Putting coins next to cardboard or vinyl is chancy. You might get away with it and you might not.&nbsp; But if you really care about preserving your collection, even if it&#039;s inexpensive, get the coins into polyester (e.g. Saflip) or acrylic (e.g. Air-Tite).&nbsp; Little polyethylene (not vinyl!) zip-lock baggies are inert and cheap too.&nbsp; All of the above can be incorporated into albums or loose-leaf notebooks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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