Question On Storing Coins

Just wanted to add, putting coins into a PVC or vinyl page is not the best idea. Regardless of what the manufacturer says, they contain chemicals that would leach through the cardboard and on to the coin.

I store my finds from circulation in folders, generally. The one exception there is State Quarters, for which I use a blue Whitman Classic that you can pick up from Hobby Lobby for pretty cheap, especially if you print out a 40% off one item coupon that they usually have on their web site.

For the UNC coins or higher-grade ones I have purchased, I typically use a Dansco album, although I do like the green Intercept Shields as well. And heck, those blue Whitman Classic albums look pretty sharp on a bookshelf too.

If you don't want to spend a lot of money on folders, you can usually get used ones for cheap from coin shops because they buy collections and generally take all the coins out of the album to sell individually for greater profit. And then they're left with empty, used folders. I've gotten quite a number of them this way and they're fine.

One thing is that if you live in a humid climate, you'll probably want to make sure your house is air conditioned, or you are storing your coins in a safe with some sort of desiccant.

Wow, so many good suggestions. I never would have thought there was so much to know about storing coins. I still like the 2x2's with a folder for now, but will be careful about not getting PVC, just in case. I live in a very humid climate and don't always use the air until full-on summer. So putting the coins in 2x2's and a folder would still not be enough? I guess it's a good thing I don't have any valuable coins yet. :o) What about that VerdiCare I read about - would that seal the coins and protect them from humidity, or would it be too expensive for circulated coins? I just wondered since their web site says it's good for corrosion protection. Thanks for all your help. I hope you don't mind the questions.

I too have a question about storing that I hope someone can help me with. I have wheat pennies and a few silver coins to want to store. I ordered some 2x2 ziplock plastic bags off of Amazon. I contacted the company and asked them if the bags are PVC or Mylar. They responded that the bags were virgin polyethylene film. I contacted the company again and explained I would like to use the bags to store coins and wanted to make sure there were no added chemicals. Like others have mentioned, I got the response of "I would not feel comfortable telling you that they are chemical free, as I am not 100% sure. I wouldn't want to tell you that they are safe, and be incorrect." I have not seen anything online stating that this material would be bad. I also took them to a local coin dealer, and he said he thought they should be fine (although he didn't seem to convincing). Does anyone know if this type of bag will be fine for my coins or should I try a different method as mentioned previously? Thank you all for your help.

Thanks Fromms, that definitely sounds like solid advice. Which storage method do you feel is best? The dealer I met with did give me some plastic flips to use. He didn't say what kind of plastic it was, but when I asked them if they will scratch the coins he said they wouldn't. I would assume coming from a dealer they should be fine. Do you think I should use those flips or something else? Thanks again.

Thanks Carl I appreciate the advice. I've been reading online about archival flips. Do you recommend I get those or should they be used for a more valuable coin? Also, if I do happen to come across a valuable coin, which method of storage would you recommend for that? Thanks again for all the help.

uhm, correct me if I'm wrong but it shows the 2x2 bags are 2.99$ EACH? you can get 100 2X2's and staples for that price