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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3018134, member: 10461"][USER=82414]@dave_in_delaware[/USER] - sorry if my cheeky peanut butter joke took on a life of its own and became distracting.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is of course sound advice, though I do not follow it religiously, or 100% of the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes. Acetone is useful, but is a hardcore solvent which should be used with caution, in a well-ventilated area. Basically you should treat it like you would gasoline, though I guess it's not quite <i>that</i> volatile.</p><p><br /></p><p>Totally agree, on all points.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though I generally prefer proof coins to MS, I do not like using them in albums with clear slides like that. If your coins are pristine and valuable enough for you to have all those extreme concerns about near-microscopic particles, then I would submit that perhaps you should not be using slide-type albums like the Danscos and such. While I enjoy such albums for low-to-middling material, I think high-end or pristine/delicate coins like proofs belong in slabs or Air-Tite style holders. When my Dansco 7070 type set got nicer around the millennium, I transitioned to slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is indeed better, as long as you're using non-PVC flips. No more staples near your coins is just one reason this transition is a good thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ouch. That sounds like the classic symptom of PVC contamination, which can be harmful or fatal to your coins over the long term if left untreated. You probably do need to give them an acetone treatment. For that I will refer you to the advice of some of the others here with more experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I have used the readily-avaialable acetone-based fingernail polish removers from the drugstore to remove paint and gummy adhesive residue from inexpensive coins, but others will be quick to (rightly) point out that drugstore nail polish remover is not 100% pure acetone and will usually include some trace amounts of other unnecessary and possibly counterproductive ingredients. It's best to go with the pure stuff if you can find it, though that can involve some inconvenience. Again, I will refer you to the more experienced folks on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Archival non-PVC flips can be ordered from most coin supply firms. <a href="http://www.jpscorner.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jpscorner.com" rel="nofollow">JP's Corner</a>, which [USER=76693]@juris klavins[/USER] mentioned, is popular. I tend to use <a href="https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com" rel="nofollow">Wizard Coin Supply</a> these days and often used <a href="http://www.brooklyngallery.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.brooklyngallery.com" rel="nofollow">Brooklyn Gallery</a> in the past. Both of the latter are fine, in my experience. I've never used JP's Corner but have browsed their site and their prices seemed pretty reasonable on the stuff I was comparing.</p><p><br /></p><p>A general rule of thumb for coin flips is that the softer and more flexible the plastic is, the more likely it is to contain harmful PVC. Which begs the question of why the soft vinyl PVC flips are still manufactured at all. I don't know the answer to that, but cost-saving may be one reason. Soft vinyl flips are fine for temporary or <i>short</i>-term uses such as transporting and mailing coins. You just want to avoid them for <i>long</i>-term storage, particularly in hotter environments. I just use a "better safe than sorry" approach and try not to use them at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there's the flip side of the flip issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Soft = PVC and PVC = bad news. But...</p><p><br /></p><p>Hard = brittle and brittle = flips that can crack along the crease and split in two after a few months. This is the downside to the cheaper non-PVC flips, which are safe for coins, but annoying when they're constantly snapping in half.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately there are some "happy mediums" that are both safe for coins but not too brittle. These days I've started using <a href="https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/meghrig-archival-vinyl-2x2-coin-flips-box-of-1000.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/meghrig-archival-vinyl-2x2-coin-flips-box-of-1000.html" rel="nofollow">Meghrig</a> archival quality double-pocket flips, but these seem to be an old-fashioned brand that are sometimes hard to find in stock. The <a href="https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/saflips-2x2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/saflips-2x2.html" rel="nofollow">Saflip</a> brand double-pocket flips are good, readily available, and I've used them for over a decade. I only prefer the Mehgrig brand because those have sturdier, heavier plastic and slightly rounded corners.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck. Save and protect those coins. I know the sort of material you collect, and know your coins definitely deserve protection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3018134, member: 10461"][USER=82414]@dave_in_delaware[/USER] - sorry if my cheeky peanut butter joke took on a life of its own and became distracting. That is of course sound advice, though I do not follow it religiously, or 100% of the time. Yes. Acetone is useful, but is a hardcore solvent which should be used with caution, in a well-ventilated area. Basically you should treat it like you would gasoline, though I guess it's not quite [I]that[/I] volatile. Totally agree, on all points. Though I generally prefer proof coins to MS, I do not like using them in albums with clear slides like that. If your coins are pristine and valuable enough for you to have all those extreme concerns about near-microscopic particles, then I would submit that perhaps you should not be using slide-type albums like the Danscos and such. While I enjoy such albums for low-to-middling material, I think high-end or pristine/delicate coins like proofs belong in slabs or Air-Tite style holders. When my Dansco 7070 type set got nicer around the millennium, I transitioned to slabs. It is indeed better, as long as you're using non-PVC flips. No more staples near your coins is just one reason this transition is a good thing. Ouch. That sounds like the classic symptom of PVC contamination, which can be harmful or fatal to your coins over the long term if left untreated. You probably do need to give them an acetone treatment. For that I will refer you to the advice of some of the others here with more experience. Personally, I have used the readily-avaialable acetone-based fingernail polish removers from the drugstore to remove paint and gummy adhesive residue from inexpensive coins, but others will be quick to (rightly) point out that drugstore nail polish remover is not 100% pure acetone and will usually include some trace amounts of other unnecessary and possibly counterproductive ingredients. It's best to go with the pure stuff if you can find it, though that can involve some inconvenience. Again, I will refer you to the more experienced folks on that. Archival non-PVC flips can be ordered from most coin supply firms. [URL='http://www.jpscorner.com']JP's Corner[/URL], which [USER=76693]@juris klavins[/USER] mentioned, is popular. I tend to use [URL='https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com']Wizard Coin Supply[/URL] these days and often used [URL='http://www.brooklyngallery.com']Brooklyn Gallery[/URL] in the past. Both of the latter are fine, in my experience. I've never used JP's Corner but have browsed their site and their prices seemed pretty reasonable on the stuff I was comparing. A general rule of thumb for coin flips is that the softer and more flexible the plastic is, the more likely it is to contain harmful PVC. Which begs the question of why the soft vinyl PVC flips are still manufactured at all. I don't know the answer to that, but cost-saving may be one reason. Soft vinyl flips are fine for temporary or [I]short[/I]-term uses such as transporting and mailing coins. You just want to avoid them for [I]long[/I]-term storage, particularly in hotter environments. I just use a "better safe than sorry" approach and try not to use them at all. Then there's the flip side of the flip issue. Soft = PVC and PVC = bad news. But... Hard = brittle and brittle = flips that can crack along the crease and split in two after a few months. This is the downside to the cheaper non-PVC flips, which are safe for coins, but annoying when they're constantly snapping in half. Fortunately there are some "happy mediums" that are both safe for coins but not too brittle. These days I've started using [URL='https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/meghrig-archival-vinyl-2x2-coin-flips-box-of-1000.html']Meghrig[/URL] archival quality double-pocket flips, but these seem to be an old-fashioned brand that are sometimes hard to find in stock. The [URL='https://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/saflips-2x2.html']Saflip[/URL] brand double-pocket flips are good, readily available, and I've used them for over a decade. I only prefer the Mehgrig brand because those have sturdier, heavier plastic and slightly rounded corners. Good luck. Save and protect those coins. I know the sort of material you collect, and know your coins definitely deserve protection.[/QUOTE]
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