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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3576824, member: 112"]You absolutely don't want to use those vinyl pages - they contain PVC, one of the worst things there is to expose your coins to. And do go thinking that because oyur coins are in snaplock holders that they will be protected from exposure to the PVC - they won't be protected at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ya see, the PVC is released from the pages in a gas form, and no coin holder is airtight. So the gas containing the PVC will absolutely get on your coins and be deposited there in the form of PVC residue. </p><p><br /></p><p>A similar type warning extends to some slab boxes, and 2x2 storage boxes. Any of the boxes that are made of or contain cardboard, well that cardboard is saturated with sulfur, another chemical harmful to coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>There's a lot more to proper coin storage than most folks stop to think about. But when it comes down to materials, all materials must be inert. You don't want to store your coins in or even around anything that is not inert.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3576824, member: 112"]You absolutely don't want to use those vinyl pages - they contain PVC, one of the worst things there is to expose your coins to. And do go thinking that because oyur coins are in snaplock holders that they will be protected from exposure to the PVC - they won't be protected at all. Ya see, the PVC is released from the pages in a gas form, and no coin holder is airtight. So the gas containing the PVC will absolutely get on your coins and be deposited there in the form of PVC residue. A similar type warning extends to some slab boxes, and 2x2 storage boxes. Any of the boxes that are made of or contain cardboard, well that cardboard is saturated with sulfur, another chemical harmful to coins. There's a lot more to proper coin storage than most folks stop to think about. But when it comes down to materials, all materials must be inert. You don't want to store your coins in or even around anything that is not inert.[/QUOTE]
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