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Message:: [QUOTE="Drath, post: 552435, member: 17949"]I already know that cleaning coins is bad - we can skip that discussion. For the last couple years (8+) I have been buying "uni-safe" "professional" "Canadian made" "coin storage booklets" - ya right. When I took a look back (this happens more to pennies and loonies) they are oily on touch. Little did i know about PVC and why you shouldn't use it - WHY ARE THEY STILL SELLING IT (UGH :headbang: ) - to make newbies like myself ruin coins? Anyways, I'll try not to stress my disappointment and anger too much. I have hundreds (400+ coins in these sleeves ranging from 1920 to today all different kinds) and they are all in these PVC booklets. What do I do now? They don't have any "green-slime" or green gunk, they just appear to be oily/greasy - so maybe they are kind of okay? The point is I want them out, but should I just take them out and leave them? Wouldn't that just let the PVC chemicals eat away at them still? I've read about using chemical and other things to remove the PVC, but lots say get a professional to do it - except there's no dealers around where I live. Like I said, I have hundreds and thousands of coins I want cataloged but there's no booklet sleeves that don't use PVC? WTF? Somebody help... please... :crying:[/QUOTE]