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johnnyo158 New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 12/01/2015 5:14 pm Hi All........... I'm from Lower Bucks County, Penna and have been collecting US coins, off and on, since I was a kid. Right now I'm all over the coin collecting hobby and not zeroed in on any specific coin or period. What I'm trying to do is assemble an eclectic collection of coins and US paper currency for my young grandkids so if they have an interest, when they are much older, they will have a nice amount of collectible coins to research and maybe start collecting. I do have a question for anyone who knows about coin storage. I have bought a few coins from MCM, Gainesville, and other large companies, and most ship the coins in "flips". My question is...... is it safe to leave any coins in flips for long periods of time in storage? Will the flips have a detrimental effect on coins over a period of time and devalue the coin? Are there safer methods to store coins including precious metals like gold, silver, etc.? If anyone knows about safe coin storage please let me know. This must be a common question for people like me. Thanks and it's good to belong to this group of like minded collectors. Report this Post to the Staff

ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 12/01/2015 5:23 pm to the Coin Community! As long as your flips are mylar and not PVC, you should be fine! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 12/01/2015 6:01 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/01/2015 6:47 pm Ah, Bucks County! Some of my best memories of growing up in NE Philly are of summer day trips with my family to Peddler's Village and New Hope. Great times. Welcome to CCF. FYI, dealers usually sell/ship coins in the cheaper flips, so it'd be best to pick up non-PVC flips to transfer your coins to for long term storage. Report this Post to the Staff
OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 12/01/2015 6:49 pm great to have ya! Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 12/01/2015 10:04 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
BadToTheBone Pillar of the Community United States 1795 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 11:15 am to CCF. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5195 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 8:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 12/04/2015 08:28 am to CCF Most modern flips are safe, but there are still flips out there with polyvinyl chloride - PVC - the bad kind. If you have any questions you should probably call the seller, as long as you're buying from a reputable company they'll be able to answer the question. You can also invest $5 and buy a package of safe flips, then carefully handling the coin only by the edge transfer them. That will give you some peace of mind. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
fyimo Valued Member United States 245 Posts	Posted 12/04/2015 3:40 pm Welcome to the forum from Arkansas Report this Post to the Staff
dohcollector Valued Member Belgium 464 Posts	Posted 12/18/2015 10:13 am to CCF Report this Post to the Staff
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