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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cliff Reuter, post: 7909303, member: 115140&quot;]I&#039;ve been asked this before and I&#039;ll try to answer some questions that I have been asked.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Longtime storage: coins shouldn&#039;t be in PVC as that type of plastic can damage the coins.</p><p>-I only use name-brand tape to minimize any failure of the adhesive. (I do see rolls from the 60&#039;s-80&#039;s where the tape seems to be coming off but I don&#039;t know what brand was used.)</p><p>-The tape and glue never touch the clear part of the holder or the coin.</p><p>-I usually position the &quot;hinge&quot; at the top and place the tape diagonally over both lower corners, <b><i>after </i></b>putting any info on the holder (since the tape doesn&#039;t usually retain ink or pencil very well). This way three sides of the holder have tape on them.</p><p>-Faster than stapling <i>and </i>crimping.</p><p>-Most of the edges that are sealed using tape this way keep air infiltration to a minimum.</p><p>-Easy to remove coins from the holder, so sellers might not like this method at shows.</p><p>-Absolutely zero chance for damage to occur to coins from staplers or staples. (I&#039;ve never used staples so I&#039;m not sure if the metal is completely below the surface of the cardboard when crimped with pliers.)</p><p>_Valuable space in storage boxes isn&#039;t lost to staples that might project past the cardboard surface. (Even if they are crimped.)</p><p><br /></p><p>With all that being said, I have been exclusively using archival quality flips (I use Saflip brand) for coins for about 5 years now.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I need to look at my stored coins to see how they&#039;re doing in the old cardboard holders.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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