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Canada
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I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to set up my collection of banknotes. My goal is not to display them in a nice way, I just want to store them for now. As you can see on my picture, they are in a plastic box and I made sure to call the manufacturer before buying it and I was told it was made of polypropylene and is free of PVC. It is a KIS storage box. I bought this in a store in Canada, but I know it is also available in the USA.    There is this symbol on the cover of the box which I believe indicates it's made of polypropylene:  My setup is going to be similar to mbird's as seen in this Topic: https://goccf.com/t/78421Nearly all the sleeves I use are Supersafe sleeves. Also, I intend to buy a cobalt-free humidity card and some silica gel and make sure the humidity it stays at a steady 30%. What I am most concerned with at this time is that even though the box itself doesn't have a smell, whenever I open it after it has been closed shut for a while, there is this sort of strong smell of I would guess, plastic, but it doesn't smell like the usual strong chemical smell of plastic, it's more of a neutral smell. Any input is appreciated. |
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United Arab Emirates
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Canada
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 I would store them in an album. |
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 Canada
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I agree, I will eventually store a portion of my collection in an album.
However, if I intend to preserve my banknotes for several decades, I believe I need to place them in a controlled environment such as a box with a set humidity in it and as air tight as possible. I mean, otherwise, won't banknotes stored in an album still be exposed to the humidity and possibly get damaged after some time ?
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United States
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Edited by Ceylon62
10/27/2012 8:57 pm
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Canada
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Ziploc bags  I wouldn't suggest that. Ziploc bags are probably made with chemicals that will damage the notes over time. Edited by Canadian-Banknotes
10/27/2012 10:18 pm
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United States
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I wouldn't suggest that. Ziploc bags are probably made with chemicals that will damage the notes over time. Do you have any links to the above statement? Soooo...It's OK to store FOOD in zip lock bags that can decompose but not paper  Edited by Ceylon62
10/27/2012 10:29 pm
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Canada
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I do not. However, a lot of plastics are made using PVC which will damage Notes, and coins over a period of time.
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United States
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a lot of plastics are made using PVC which will damage Notes, and coins over a period of time. The use of zip lock bags for coin and currency storage have been discussed before here at CCF and other forums. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=62973BaanosThere are a lot of topics on currency storage just here at CCF. Do some searches and you should see them. Edited by Ceylon62
10/28/2012 07:51 am
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United Arab Emirates
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Canada
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Okay, I've done a little research on google and the problem with ziploc bags is that they are cheap. I would worry about tears and eventually air leaking into them.
Now that being said, I already have a polypropylene box and decent quality sleeves. I don't see how ziploc bags can't improve my setup in any way.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The use of zip lock bags for coin and currency storage have been discussed before here at CCF and other forums. My Mistake.  I just assumed they would have had PVC. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Off topic, I saw $2000 Vietnamese Dong on the top of your stack. I did not know it's collectible. How did you acquire it?
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Valued Member
Canada
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I don't know if it's collectible, but I'll collect anything that's UNC. I got it last September from a bank in Vung Tau, Vietnam upon asking a teller really nicely. I was lucky as most tellers who we asked thereafter turned us down.
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United States
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I got a $5000, $10000 but not UNC.
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Australia
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Banknotes should be stored in Mylar sleeves, the same way that valuable stamps are stored. The only thing different is the size of the sleeves. I would not store banknotes in any other way. The sleeves are manufactured to be part of the album page, which are kept in ring back folders as with coins.
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Posted 10/27/2012 5:57 pm
