PVC Question

Cladiator

All my coins are in PCGS Slabs. They are stored in Eagle Slab Pages that are put into a binder. The binder is vinyl. Is there any chance that over the years the vinyl in the binder will seep through and damage the coins in the slabs?

DorkGirl

I'm far from an expert on the matter, but I have been looking at a collection that was in storage for over 30 years and I observed the following: After 30 some odd years the PVC flips did not have any effect on the coins that were also in some other holder, but any coin that had direct contact did. Looks like to me that the coin has to have some direct contact to be effected. Just my observation, but I think it may be valid.

Barry

YES! Get them away from the vinyl!

Shamika

Cladiator,

Odds are the vinyl will not cause problems for the coins in their slabs. But that isn't 100%.

I'd find something else to store them in if I were you. Better safe than sorry.

LindeDad

Along this same line is the PCGS blue box OK for storage?
Only been collecting the slabs for a couple of years but plan keeping some of them for the grand kids is any come along.

FatMan

PVC must be in contact with the coin for the transfer to occur. As long as the coins are in a separate PVC free container there is no danger. However, that is not to say that the green goo may not end up on the slab. So, as the others have suggested, you may want to find a different alternative to vinyl sheets.

Cladiator

Thanks for the info all. Fatman - just to clarify the slab pages are non-pvc, the vinyl is in the actual binder itself.

sliderider

The answer to all questions concerning PVC is PVC BAD!!!! Don't store anything that you want to save in PVC. Not just coins, but cards, comics, magazines and newspapers, whatever. If it says PVC on it, don't buy it.

BigD5

I believe Eagle sells a binder that doesn't have PVC. You may want to check into something of that nature, as opposed to a generic vinyl binder.

Steve27

"Is there any chance that over the years the vinyl in the binder will seep through and damage the coins in the slabs?"

No.

dorkkarl

the chance is there, but very, very remote, unless you store the coins very stupidly.

K S

Barry

Looks like I'm being out-voted here, so I'll spell out the details:

I have seen, with my own eyes, coins in an old album (the one where there's an inner (inert) plastic sleeve for the coins that slide into an 8 1/2 by 11 vinyl sheet - I believe it was a Library of Coins album, but not sure) where the coins had PVC damage. The coins were NOT in contact with the PVC. They were protected in their own holders, but the holders with the coin inside were within a PVC sheet that held it. The coins had PVC damage. That's all I need to know to avoid PVC anywhere near my coins.