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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Daggarjon, post: 436571, member: 4230&quot;]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 &#039;Archival&#039; that dont tell me what the sleeves are made of - they plain scare me, and i will not buy from them!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>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. </p><p><br /></p><p>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. </p><p><br /></p><p>I dont know if 20 years from now, or even next year, if the &#039;experts&#039; 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. </p><p><br /></p><p>Do you think your collection is worth it as well???[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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