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Pillar of the Community
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Didn't the old ones have PVC in it? I believe they still make new ones that are PVC free, so make sure your buying a new one and not NOS(new old stock).
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks Guys, that was what I needed to know  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I had the same album.
Spaces for all US type coins.
Unfortunately it causes PVC and made a mess of several coins.
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Forum Mom
 United States
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I Googled Enor Corporation, and it appears that they are only still producing sports cards supplies. Here is the link. There is a Contact Us option. Maybe you could email them directly and ask about new albums without PVC? http://www.enor.com/web2002/toys4.html |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I believe there new stuff is PVC free.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have one that looks just like it that a set of Walking Liberty halves came in and the inside back cover says its a Harco Coinmaster. By the way its for sale if anyone is interested. Edited by JimR
01/05/2008 08:21 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Just to add a note, if your album is the old version, get your coins out. I had several sets in these and they made a mess of the coins.After I took the coins out of the sleeve you can actually see the entire image of the coin in the plastic.I use a similar product from Gardmaster and Unimaster hopefully without pvc, and have had no problem.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think the old ones were called HARCO and they smelled like a shower curtain. I have a sad story on those but would rather not think about it. The inserts were soft and almost felt oily. The new ones I think are stiff inserts and odorless. I think they look pretty neat, but the coins could still bang each other if pages are carelessly turned and allowed to drop on those below. Always store upright like you would put a book on a bookshelf.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think the old ones were called HARCO and they smelled like a shower curtain...The inserts were soft and almost felt oily. And that, boys and girls, is the beginning of PVC damage  I once saw a set of 1940-197X Lincoln cents in a similar album, they started out nice RD but all ended up bright slimy green  Edited by biokemist6
05/27/2009 11:53 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Anyone have an image of a PVC damaged coin? It would be nice to see the effects and what to look for.
Maine_Jim
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Not my image but it should give you a good idea of what PVC residue looks like, the green starts forming on the high points that are in contact with the PVC flip and continues to spread to the rest of the coin. If caught early enough on a silver or nickel coin, it can be remedied without permanent harm to the coin but I have never seen copper recover after PVC residue is removed. If left too long, the residue will start pitting the surface- now you have an impaired coin. PVC residue can be removed with organic solvents but you must thoroughly rinse the coin after soaking to remove any residual contamination. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Destroy that album immediately!
Total PVC!
Do not save it, burn it!
ugh!
Danger, Will Robinson!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This is what happened to me as well,exactly the same green slime.I salvaged what I had by soaking in olive oil and soapy water. Now from knowledge gleamed here, I would try a acetone bath. Mine came out pretty good, pennies, not so well.I have the bulk of my collection in guard master, ok but I like Uni master because you can edit the titles.
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