Any Harm In Keeping Coins In Film Containers Long Term?

I wouldn't want to experiment with my collection by assuming it is safe and I doubt anyone would know with any degree of certainty if the specific tubes that you have are safe. If it were my collection, I'd bite the bullet and buy some tubes made for coins.

I have stored coins in them from time to time, mostly while sorting, but nothing long term. I have never noticed any problems when keeping nuts, bolts, washers in them; not that they should be equated to coins! Personally, I have always gone with the Dansco Albums, 2x2, or Clear Coin Tube options.

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I'm pretty sure you don't want to do this for any length of time. The film that was stored/delivered in those canisters was loaded with different chemicals and I'm betting no amount of washing is going to remove all of those chemicals. Trace amounts of the wrong thing could ruin a coin in no time whatsoever.

I have coins that have been stored in acid-free 2x2 envelopes for almost 50 years. They are in beautiful (BU) condition and the toning on them is absolutely phenomenal. Permit me to opine that plastic tubes allow coins to shift around because they are only about 95% "snug" in the tube so, when moved a lot, I think there's a greater risk of scratching and dinging, particularly with silver. Stored in the proper environment, individual acid-free 2x envelopes and paper rolls are my choice after albums. And even then, all my coins in the envelopes have stayed in better condition and toned more nicely than my album coins. That's my experience and opinion only. Since my storage aint broke, I aint planning to fix or change it anytime soon.

I don't believe that there is any PVC in food storage bags. Seems to be that JustCarl or someone else posted about calling the manufacturers to find out.. **(No Zip Files Allowed)** locks should be safe, just squeeze any extra air out of the bag before sealing.

True I did contact several manufacturers of food type plastic bags. NONE contained PVC. Turns out mostly due to it being to expensive, to many additives to add to make it usable, not that it is dangerous. Present day plastics can be made more flexible, cheaper, etc. so PVC is just not used. I too have used those old film containers for storage of coins. Some time ago I contacted Kodak and they too said not PVC in those. The plastic in those is ment to be tuff, not flexible. I stopped using those though inspite of the fact I had so many and they are free since I used the film so now what to do with them. The problem with using those for coins is they allow the coins to move around and this creates scratches if you move them to much. So I just went and spent the money on those plastic rolls ment for coins.
Always remember if your so afraid of PVC, go to Home Depot, Menards, Ace Hardware, etc. and look at what is being sold for your water piping in homes. IT IS PVC. GEE, think your insides will turn green?

I have some paper rolled coins that have been in coffee cans for 30 years .And they toned a bit but is that a bad thing ?doesn't natural ageing and toning of a coin add to the character and the value of a coin ?

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