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Hi, I have an old Harco Roosevelt dime album from 1946-. Problem is that many of the holders have PVC residue within. Would hate to throw out an otherwise beautiful album so what are my options? Marlies |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If I recall correctly how Harco album pages are constructed, I don't think there's much you can do. Just a hunch.
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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==Spence==
Thanks for your help-so interesting!
Will probably end up trading the album on here when I get enough posts to do so since I'm sure someone can use the album itself without the current sheets within or can at least use non PVC sheets within.
I think I was lucky to get all the residue off all the coins since the coins look as good as when I cleaned them off with a VERY soft cloth. I read about acetone and just don't trust any liquid when it comes to coins!
Anyone know how long it takes for the residue to appear in these PVC sleeves?
Marlies
Edited by EML Coin Collector
08/18/2024 12:47 pm
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How tall is a tree?  Edited by Coinfrog
08/18/2024 4:59 pm
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Truth told, the album with or without the pages isn't worth much money. Personally, I'd toss it.
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I cleaned them off with a VERY soft cloth. I read about acetone and just don't trust any liquid @eml, this is just about the exact opposite advice that we typically give here on CCF. As to the timing on the PVC plasticizer, my thought is that I don't care how nice or beautiful or sentimental the album is. My collection is the coins themselves and therefore I'm not taking any chances with the way that I store them. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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At some point Harco upgraded their pages to no longer use PVC, you may be able to find them out there. However, I recall the newer pages were quite stiff and were prone to cracking over time.  |
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==Spence==
To each their own. I got the set from someone else, so I had to do something to salvage the coins that were in the album since I paid quite a bit for them and like I said using any kind of liquid does not seem like a great idea so that was my only other choice. The goal in this situation is to minimize the damage from the residue right? Getting the residue off and putting the coins in a better book was a main priority obviously (Littleton books BTW).
Also I should note that I used the cotton glove that comes with the Littleton Book as a cloth to clean off the residue and tossed that. If that glove is used to handle coins safely to me it would work just as well to wipe coins off. Every time you are using the gloves to handle coins you are rubbing them to some degree anyways. It wasn't like I used a paper towel or something abrasive. Bottom line is only time will tell. The results of using acetone might look great now, but how will the coins look in 20 years or so? Although I don't see any scratches or residue on the coins a year later I would rather have some scratches than discolored coins due to an adverse chemical reaction. (I've read some people that had used acetone reported their coins turning a pink color). It seems a very precise process using the acetone correctly and I would be just the one to misstep somewhere and ruin it. I mean what coin doesn't have any scratch-epecially the older ones that have been in the wild so to speak due to public handling and the like? I think it would be pretty rare to find a dime from 1946 that was slabbed right from the mint with no scratches.
I agree, but lots of people apparently did not realize the dangers of the PVC sleeves until too late like the guy who sold me the album.
Edited by EML Coin Collector
08/25/2024 08:01 am
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That's what I thought in terms of why I could trade the book itself without the pages since it looks like the pages could be switched out with better ones/non-PVC.
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At this point--for fun and learning--I suggest using 100% acetone on one or two coins. I've used acetone for many, many, many years and have had no issues in removing or significantly reducing PVC 'gunk'. All without wiping. Just my experience.
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==Coinfrog==
I got the idea now. LOL
It's really a shame for the avid coin collectors from years gone by to fall victim to PVC sleeve consequences due to no fault of their own. All those collections needlessly ruined to some degree due to companies not checking into materials being used before marketing them.
I guess the only good thing in my case is that the coins were silver so that will override a lot of the "damage"-if any- that might have occurred. Also the fact that I leaned everything I wanted to know about PVC sleeves!
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08/25/2024 08:03 am
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