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b_j_w_79 Valued Member Australia 414 Posts	Posted 02/10/2011 6:58 pm Hi all. Does anybody know what the security company (plastic) bags are made out of? I was just wondering if storing/leaving coins in these bags long term will be doing them harm. Any ideas? Thanks, Ben Report this Post to the Staff

Jeff Pillar of the Community Australia 877 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 01:31 am Hi Ben, Not sure what exact type of plastic they are. I use ziplock bank change bags a lot and they seem good for all except $1 & $2, which seem to tone up quite quickly in most types of plastic bags. In fact these seem to tone quite quickly anyway stored just about any way. For large quantities I have been using plastic food storage containers from a discount store. For 20¢ coins old 35mm film cannisters sre perfect and any photo processing store will probably give you as many as you want; FREE. I also have a number of pads of paper coin wrappers and they are good for storage -lay them in shallow plastic trays in a drawer or on a shelf and you can fit a lot of coins in a small space. cheers Jeff Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff Pillar of the Community Australia 877 Posts	Posted 02/14/2011 4:54 pm I forgot to mention I put silica gel sachets in my drawers with the coins to minimse humidity. Can see one in one of my photos. Jeff Report this Post to the Staff
palaniappan Valued Member India 265 Posts	Posted 02/14/2011 6:52 pm very nice storing technique. keep it up. Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 02/14/2011 10:21 pm They are made of polyethylene. They have recycling code 4 on them (well mine do). PE is fine for long term storage of coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Ozzie Valued Member Cyprus 349 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 11:58 am nice system Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff Pillar of the Community Australia 877 Posts	Posted 02/22/2011 6:40 pm Quote: They are made of polyethylene. They have recycling code 4 on them (well mine do). PE is fine for long term storage of coins. I checked Armaguard big (bulk) sealed bags, little (change) sealed bags and the sealable (bulk) bank bags and all have recycling code 4. LDPE (light density Polyethylene. Bank ziplock change bags are not so marked but I think same plastic. These should all be good. Certainly better than any old PVC bag that can release all sorts of chemicals. Jeff P.S. Food grade ziplock bags are PE too. Edited by Jeff 02/22/2011 6:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
zipper New Member Australia 10 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 07:49 am I use food grade ziplock bags thanks all for advice Report this Post to the Staff
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