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<p>[QUOTE="clayirving, post: 603006, member: 18867"]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 <a href="http://www.collectons.com/shop/item/3357/Single-Row-Red-Box-for-Modern-Small-Size-Currency" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.collectons.com/shop/item/3357/Single-Row-Red-Box-for-Modern-Small-Size-Currency" rel="nofollow">box</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am fortunate to live in an environment that doesn't have high temperature and humidity which would promote mold growth on the notes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clayirving, post: 603006, member: 18867"]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 [URL="http://www.collectons.com/shop/item/3357/Single-Row-Red-Box-for-Modern-Small-Size-Currency"]box[/URL]. 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.[/QUOTE]
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