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OzCollection Valued Member Australia 129 Posts	Posted 02/24/2023 11:51 pm For Christmas I bought two coin albums from Amazon to put my world and commemorative Australian coins in. I then found out a few days ago that those albums have PVC, which harms coins. There a quite a lot of coins in the Aussie album I really don't want getting PVC-d, so what do I do? At worst the coins will have "cloudy" residue, with MINIMAL patches of green. I'm thinking at this point of soaking the coins in acetone, then storing them in cardboard 2x2s. However, I won't have any opportunities to head out to buy the 2x2s for two months, so should I just take the coins out and put them in a box with or leave them as they are? Report this Post to the Staff

captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 12:25 am Sorry that happened to you. From what I understand, temporary storage in PVC won't harm coins. I've frequently received coins in PVC flips from dealers who are too cheap or old school to use high quality mylar flips. (Personally, I don't understand this.) From what I've read, long-term storage, especially in warm high humidity climate will affect the coins in the ways you've mentioned. I'd give them a soak, but your coins are probably ok. Edited by captainmandrake1 02/25/2023 12:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
OzCollection Valued Member Australia 129 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 04:59 am Quote: temporary storage in PVC won't harm coins That's a relief. I've kept the coins in the albums since Christmas, and some have gotten the "hazy" effect while others look like someone dabbed fingerprints all over it. I just hope two months isn't enough for the Green Death to take over". Quote: long-term storage, especially in warm high humidity climate will affect the coins in the ways you've mentioned. I live in Australia, and months like Dec, Jan, and Feb are hot, but I don't leave them in the sun or anything Quote: I'd give them a soak, but your coins are probably ok. Why do I feel like soaking "hazy" coins in acetone will do more harm than good? I want to play it safe, but I don't want to play it risky. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6525 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 08:43 am Acetone will not harm your coins. It will help them Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 10:39 am Acetone bath will be fine. Try it on a less valuable coin for practice and move on from there. You'll have more piece of mind! Report this Post to the Staff
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