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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1150796, member: 112&quot;]People always seem to forget things. Things like the fact that a great many dealers use PVC flips when they sell you a coin even today. And pretty much everybody knows that PVC flips are not good.</p><p><br /></p><p>But what a lot of people don&#039;t know, or have forgotten, is that even non-PVC flips are not good. Why not ? It&#039;s quite simple if you think about it. The non-PVC flips are made of a palstic that is harder, stiffer than the PVC flips are. That hardness and stiffness can actually cause wear to a coin as the coin inside the flip rubs against the flip. There is also the danger of hairlining the coin when you put it into the flip, or take it out of the flip. This is because the edge of that flip pouch is sharp and it can and will scratch a coin as the coin slides past it if you not <u>very</u> careful. Even the TPGs will tell you this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there are the cardboard 2x2s. As mentioned, they produce cardboard dust. It is completely unavoidable. Even if you clean all of the dust out the 2x2 when you put the coin inside, it will produce more, new dust. That dust can and will scratch your coin as the coin moves inside the 2x2. Or, it can just sit on the surface of the coin and cause spots later on. Then you have the problems of the staples to compound the issue. And even the self-adhesive 2x2 have the dust issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Flips and 2x2s, of any kind, should never be used for more than temporary storage of coins for the reasons stated above. The only holders that should ever be used for long term or permanant storage are the hard acrylic coin holders. There are many different brands available and all of them are suitable. They do of course vary greatly in expense with Air-Tites being about the cheapest there are.</p><p><br /></p><p>But ask yourself this question - is any coin in your collection not worth the 50 cents or less that it will cost to place that coin in an Air-Tite that will provide safe, long term storage. Not just for years, but for decades or even centuries ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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