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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael H Webb, post: 5144472, member: 93313&quot;]PVC flips were popular decades ago before anyone knew any better. However, overtime, the damage to coins became apparent.</p><p><br /></p><p>These Chile 1968So coins were shipped from Santiago and some coins are still sold in their original holders. I was fortune to purchase a set that did not have any signs of damage, however, this set currently for sale on <a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2F&amp;campid=5338043604&amp;customid=NGCForum&amp;toolid=10001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2F&amp;campid=5338043604&amp;customid=NGCForum&amp;toolid=10001" rel="nofollow">Ebay</a> is not so fortunate. Notice how the 5 Peso coin is discolored where it made contact with the flip:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://content.invisioncic.com/r266626/monthly_2020_11/1469445411_s-l1600(5).jpg.2bce7cc0ddaddcf761eade81c50f89ac.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://content.invisioncic.com/r266626/monthly_2020_11/1469445411_s-l1600(5).jpg.2bce7cc0ddaddcf761eade81c50f89ac.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/r266626/monthly_2020_11/1131651726_s-l1600(5).thumb.jpg.1fb604d3965721d4a4715d65bbef4147.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Photo below shows the upper half of the PVC flip used to ship the Ecuador 2006 coin, now in the square hard plastic capsule, that shows the most significant damage I&#039;ve encountered thus far (flip labelled 240A):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://content.invisioncic.com/r266626/monthly_2020_11/IMG_2833flip3.jpg.27d4ccf47c569cc4ade544435f14bab4.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://content.invisioncic.com/r266626/monthly_2020_11/IMG_2833flip3.jpg.27d4ccf47c569cc4ade544435f14bab4.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://content.invisioncic.com/r266626/monthly_2020_11/IMG_2833flip3.thumb.jpg.8e3a9c6ffafb66b015aaa6502bb2ec1d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>Modern soft plastic flips don&#039;t use PVC, however, they are rumored to bleed other damaging chemicals on to coins over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>See <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1445/coin-holders-contain-PVC/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1445/coin-holders-contain-PVC/" rel="nofollow">Recognizing Coin Holders That Contain PVC</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hard plastic Mylar flips and capsules don&#039;t outgas harmful chemicals.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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