Operation Fastbuck

I thought someone must have been talking about me, my ears have gone all red. I am the said decimal changeover nut.

Humpty the coins will be fine, the hard moulded plastic that they're in is a safe plastic (HDPE -one of the good one's). It's the pvc wallet you want to store with the coins but in a zip lock bag so there's not direct contact anymore. They didn't realise back then what detrimental effects the pvc has on coins in the long term.

Hi Everyone - I stumbled on this forum by accident, & have read the posts with interest. I AM the Charlie Browne mentioned.
IF anyone has any questions I will be pleased to try to answer them...
I sold my original wallet to a Queensland buyer for $1800.00 - so I guess that creates a value for that period.I am not a collector & I do not know if another has come on the market since I sold mine.

Sorry Mr. T - I sold my wallet in 2008

re : to protect the coins from toning in any PVC wallets. For years I have been cutting out a piece of tissue paper nearly as wide as the PVC wallets ( especially for the likes of the worst example of coins being damaged - the 1983 red wallet mint sets ) and twice as long as the inner pockets holding the coins. I wrap the tissue paper around both sides of the inner pocket so that the tissue paper protects the coins from coming into contact with the inner sides of the red mint wallet's outer. The coins have stayed in perfect condition - no plastic/PVC gunk on any of them at all - . And as a further precaution, I store the red wallets standing upright. Perfect 1983 20c coins, thank goodness.

trout1105

agree, but the coins from any RAM red wallet(s) should be given a light tidy up with warm water and soap, a thorough rinse then a pat dry with a soft cloth, like the inside of an old T shirt, before being placed in to a 2 x 2 . Otherwise you could transfer the discolouration/slight toning/gunk into the 2 x 2 .