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Pillar of the Community
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Are all years of the US mint cellophane safe for coins (starting in I believe the 1955 flat pack proof sets)? I assume it is because I see these sets for sale in OGP without problems but I wanted to make sure. Has the cello always been made of the same material? Are there any years where the mint packaging caused PVC damage (or any damage for that matter)?
One reason I'm asking is I bought a 1960 proof set and it appears the glue holding together the separators between coins is broken (the outside boarder is fine so coins aren't falling out of the cello). There's little bits of glue loose in the cello getting on the coins. For example the quarter slides all the way into the nickel slot in the pack because the separating boarder somehow deteriorated.
Thanks Edited by LibertyEagle20
07/01/2016 3:20 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Best answer .. is .. it depends
Mostly on the environment that the coins are stored.
I have sets that were stored in a good environment and
the coins look great.
Also if there is a hole in the cello, the coin(s) that
are exposed can get spots or tone.
And if some gets on the coins, inside the cello, like the
glue you mentioned, that could cause spots.
If I remember right some sets came with a note stating that
the cello may not be good for long time storage.
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United States
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In my limited experience my 1971 Ike developed a case of PVC rash after being stored for over forty years in a cool dry place. Several here mentioned similar stories with the original mint cellophane from that era.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mint pliofilm made between 1965 and 1984 (incl) has an inner layer of PVC and is most assuredly not safe for long term storage. Some coins like the 1968-P cent are already 100% destroyed if they haven't been removed and stabilized.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Do you recommend breaking the coins out of the 65-84 sets then? What about before 65? Are the silver coins safe in the cellophane for 55-64? I'd hate to break up a set with OGP but I also don't want my coins to get damaged!
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Do you recommend breaking the coins out of the 65-84 sets then? What about before 65? Are the silver coins safe in the cellophane for 55-64? I'd hate to break up a set with OGP but I also don't want my coins to get damaged! I'm getting so I don't trust any world mint packaging. Some dates and mints aren't as bad as others. The pre-'65 stuff has held up alittle better but it can allgo pretty fast over just a few years if it's bad. The '65 isn't too bad and the '74 does fairly well. A lot of modern coins have been ruined by mint packaging. Sometimes the only sourece is mint packaging so it's a pretty big deal. For now I'm leaving most of the '85 and later sets alone but I'll be repackaging them if they start to go. '84-D cents and some of the other zincolns should be removed from the packaging probably. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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I've broken out a bunch of proof sets from 56-63 and mostly saw PF65-67 coins. So the packaging was good for 60 years, it should be safe for long term storage. However, if the interior border got destroyed and the coins are free to move around, Id cut it apart and put the coins in flips.
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Thanks guys I'll have to evaluate mine and take action on a case by case basis. I do have a few sets from the 70s where I don't want my Ikes ruined. I also have some 69-P dimes and 1981 sets I may want to verify. While not a big SBA coin fan, those are semi key dates I'd hate to have ruined (even if only worth a few bucks). |
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I can only speak for Canadian mint sets, but I have uncirculated sets in the RCM cello ranging from 1967 to the early 90s, stored in the original cello and in the original envelopes, with no ill effects. |
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Maybe it has a lot to do with environment. For example if the sets are stored in an attic and got too hot it caused the glue in the cello to melt.
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