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I buy a lot of stuff: Coins, Tokens, Casino Chips...etc.
Because I buy so much, and have a huge monthly volume, I just toss the envelope the coin/chip/token came in into a box. This is now!

This was then! I've been a collector since I was 5yo. I just used to keep the coins in an old cigar box.

When I became a teenager, my collecting interests changed, and I began to staple everything in those Mylar Flips that sometimes made paper dandruff on the coins.

Another alternative was Air-Tites, but at this time they are expensive.

Now it's the 1990s and MYLAR flips are all the rage.

But even as of the 90s, there are still sellers using PVC flips.

It's 2012, I opened some envelopes and found "Wet PVC" coins. I quickly sandwiched them between sheets of rice paper.

The rice paper will absorb anything.

Now I need to know if using acetone and then Verdi to stabilize it will help.

In conserving Ancients we used to use Olive Oil, then finish with a museum wax. I don
't remember the name of the wax.
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Museum wax? As in hold a picture aligned or a vase steady? That is what I think it is called, 'museum wax'.
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A product called "MS70" works wonders for PVC damage.
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I think your right on , use acetone first then Verdi-care. however the Verdi-care works best on copper coins. IMHO lose those flips and put your coins in 2x2 cardboard holders .
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Acetone first. It will remove 'light' PVC damage. Then Verdicare.
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Acetone is okay.
VerdiCare will alter the surfaces so IMO that's a "No".
BUT
Since you already have PVC damage the coins are probably already beyond recovery.
That is, if you sent them into a TPG they would come back with a DETAILS grade.

Try acetone and see how they turn out.
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If they have PVC residue on them then acetone is a good idea. The rice paper may absorb a lot but there will still be a film left on the coin and that can still do damage to the coin over time.

And the wax you are thinking of is called Renaissance Wax.
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