storing my coins

[keldaw]

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hi all,
 i have most of my coins stored in  these folders ,
 bought from V P COINS  brisbane ,
 the coins are put into  2x2 and then into the books,
each book holds 60 coins .
 my question is ,
 are they ok for storing my coins  in ?
 or are they the dreaded pvc type that no body likes ..??
 
   ,, kel ,,

[Australian coin]

probably the pvc type, but your coins are in 2x2 so they don't have direct contact with it, tho I am sure overtime there may be leaching.
I use the PP ones they are similar format to yours pictured the hold 6 to a page and hold 48 to a album and you can add more or less pages to the as they are a binder type.
its great cos I can separate coins into folders and don't have to worry about over filling them to much, some and are now in 2 folders for one denomination. [I am addicted to coins]
http://www.thepurplepenny.com/419,-new-8-page-mini-coin-album-non-pvc-48-pocket-secure-and-portable-wallet-design-with-safety-flap-pages.html

[keldaw]

probably the pvc type, but your coins are in 2x2 so they don't have direct contact with it, tho I am sure overtime there may be leaching.
I use the PP ones they are similar format to yours pictured the hold 6 to a page and hold 48 to a album and you can add more or less pages to the as they are a binder type.
its great cos I can separate coins into folders and don't have to worry about over filling them to much, some and are now in 2 folders for one denomination. [I am addicted to coins]
http://www.thepurplepenny.com/419,-new-8-page-mini-coin-album-non-pvc-48-pocket-secure-and-portable-wallet-design-with-safety-flap-pages.html

 thanks A C  your an :angel:

[accumulator]

Hi Kel, Yes those Numis albums are PVC free & they don't use any softening product to make the plastic more flexible.

[purplepennyhunter]

Sorry Accumulator you are incorrect the Numis albums are PVC. I have been in contact with lighthouse directly about their albums and storage and their belief is that if the coin is not in direct contact with the pvc (ie protected by the mylar flip) then it's ok. But we have all seen pvc leech through mylar. Not a happy situation.

[keldaw]

thank you all for your coments

 so far nothing has been affected but i will keep my eys on them ..now ..    ,, kel ,,

[accumulator]

Mmmmm,i just had another look & they say acid free & free of  plastic softners but they don't mention PVC.

They do say this  " Numis Albums and Pages are German Made Products.

Ideal for long term storage, archival safe".

I think i'll be buying a lot more saflips for my best coins now though .

[keldaw]

yea mate ,
 just to be on the safe side .. ,, kel  ,,
i believe vic powers is the best in qld and he sells them up here for us , so i think he should know , but to make sure i will still put them in  2x 2 first and ask him next time i go to brisbane ,.
 also note in my pic  , all them poppy,s and not one cud among them , what a let down ,.. ,, kel ,,

[JeffH]

And PP (or anyone else that may know),
What about Renniks deluxe refills? Pretty sure they are PVC but are they free of plasticisers?
They are moderately soft and a tiny amount of temperature rise softens them rather quickly -I interpret that as probably  bad news.
Presumably same as Lighthouse/Numis.

I have hundred of the buggers!

Jeff

[trout]

I have gone down the path of dansco and pvc type albums in the past.
They were a waste of hundreds of dollars in my opinion :dash1:

All my coins are now safely stored in "PP's" type albums except for a few Whitman albums of US coins, theses WILL be housed in the same pvc free environment when I next get some time to do it.

[enworb]

Dont just trust them because a dealer has them Kel. Half of them have no idea. A lot really dont care what happens to the coins once they leave their shop either. I have recently popped hundreds of coins from 2x2s which have been stored in those lighthouse albums. A great many of them have toning from the pages. Im going to be buying some of the purple penny albums on pay day next week i reckon you would be wise doing the same.

[purplepennyhunter]

This is what Lighthouse told me in 2009.
Coin Accessories

The Renniks deluxe are the pages have all different sized holes and you put the coin straight in. Sorry to say they are pvc, they're tacky that's why they grip and hold the coin in and degrade over time leaving that green tinge to the coins they hold. Saw a decimal album of those today at an auction viewing.

edit: another link, this happened to one of our members here

[robbiegal]

ermm
wot about the Numis albums with ring binder style & the slide in coin slips?
the ones that hold say 4 X 50c coins per column? - more as the denomination goes lower

i have had my decimals in them for years & the coins aren't in holders

they seem to still look ok ..... so far

[Fr45h3R]

I have gone down the path of dansco and pvc type albums in the past.
They were a waste of hundreds of dollars in my opinion

Which Dansco's did you use ?
I'm looking at getting a 8 page supreme album for my higher grade non slabbed coins.
I know the sliders are mylar, but are the pages ok ?

[echidna]

My understanding is that the cardboard in Dansco supreme albums contains sulphur and this will affect coins over time.  I got rid of mine because of this.  I've seen many very high grade pre-decimal coins with this type of toning.  It tends to be black and blue around the edge.