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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1117352, member: 15199"]Unfortunately, manufacturers can use titles which give false safety. I searched and found several that use the term "Safe" in them may be made of vinyl. Coins will have more protection in 2x2 while in the pocket, even of vinyl. I am sure many old timers can verify decades of storage without damage, but, localities will vary. The additives that are added to PVC to allow flexibility cause the problems. In these days, the best pocket pages are those vinyl free. Here is one example of acid free polypropylene pages. Polyethylene sheets are safe, but are often rather flimsy for heavier coins and are more useful for sports cards.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BCW-Pro-20-Pocket-Page-100/dp/B000IKFWP0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/BCW-Pro-20-Pocket-Page-100/dp/B000IKFWP0" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/BCW-Pro-20-Pocket-Page-100/dp/B000IKFWP0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1117352, member: 15199"]Unfortunately, manufacturers can use titles which give false safety. I searched and found several that use the term "Safe" in them may be made of vinyl. Coins will have more protection in 2x2 while in the pocket, even of vinyl. I am sure many old timers can verify decades of storage without damage, but, localities will vary. The additives that are added to PVC to allow flexibility cause the problems. In these days, the best pocket pages are those vinyl free. Here is one example of acid free polypropylene pages. Polyethylene sheets are safe, but are often rather flimsy for heavier coins and are more useful for sports cards. [URL]http://www.amazon.com/BCW-Pro-20-Pocket-Page-100/dp/B000IKFWP0[/URL] Jim[/QUOTE]
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