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Cmorel New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/26/2023 10:58 pm I'm new to coin collecting and have realized I have made a mistake. I have been storing some silver coins and lincoln cents in a coin folder that was advertised as non pvc (for a few months) until today. One of the wheat cents has already began corroding. After some research, it was clear I had be had. Everything will be moved to to Coretek 2x2 flips when I receive them. My question is, has the damage been done? Should I expect continued corrosion of the wheat cents? Should I expect years down the road the silver coins (quarters, Mercury dimes, etc) to become green? If so, what can I do to remedy the situation? Thank you Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25115 Posts	Posted 11/26/2023 11:14 pm to the CCF, Cmorel! Fortunately you caught this in time. Soak your coins in pure acetone, then rinse them again individually when you take them out of the soak container. This will remove any PVC-related chemicals from them, and your problem will be solved. Do a Forum search on acetone and you'll get more hits than you can imagine. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Edited by HondoB 11/26/2023 11:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73988 Posts	Posted 11/26/2023 11:36 pm To CCF! Hondo Boguss has a great answer. Just make sure you do it correctly. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 11/26/2023 11:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 11/27/2023 01:34 am Any chance you can post a picture of the Wheat cent? I'm just curious about what it looks like with the pvc on it. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 11/27/2023 03:47 am My entire collection of about 2,000 coins is stored / displayed in cardboard Mylar 2x2's in archival quality album pages made from Mylar or polypropylene. Discarded soft clear PVC album pages a very long time ago. Report this Post to the Staff
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1762 Posts	Posted 11/27/2023 2:34 pm @ Cmorel Just follow Hondo Boguss's advice and all should be "good to go". Report this Post to the Staff
Cmorel New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/27/2023 4:55 pm Thanks for the advice. I'll try it this weekend. Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 11/27/2023 11:46 pm Thanks for sharing the picture. Report this Post to the Staff
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