WHsmith coin folders - pvc?

[Guest chris6645]

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/...+-00656931.html

Hi, ive got quite a few old coins, i wouldnt really call myself a collector most of them i was given as a kid by grandparents ect others i found while doing bits and dabs of metal detecting. None of them are especially valuable, i do have a few pre 1920's silvers and some pre 1946's. But id like to store them all in a folder or somthing similar and was thinking of buying an album i sore in whsmith but ive read online that some have pvc in the plastic that can damage the coins over time. Does anyone know if the whsmith folders/refills have pvc in them?

Thanks for any replies, chris.

[Peckris]

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/...+-00656931.html

Hi, ive got quite a few old coins, i wouldnt really call myself a collector most of them i was given as a kid by grandparents ect others i found while doing bits and dabs of metal detecting. None of them are especially valuable, i do have a few pre 1920's silvers and some pre 1946's. But id like to store them all in a folder or somthing similar and was thinking of buying an album i sore in whsmith but ive read online that some have pvc in the plastic that can damage the coins over time. Does anyone know if the whsmith folders/refills have pvc in them?

Thanks for any replies, chris.

For very valuable coins, I'm not sure I would take the risk, but otherwise it looks ok. And if you are really concerned, the home page of Predecimal sells accessories, including coin envelopes that the owner guarantees are PVC-free. You can place an envelope into a pocket in an album - that's what many people do.

I've never found WHSmith the cheapest retailers - you could compare their prices with the home page here?

[Guest chris6645]

Yeah i noticed those after i made the post, didnt realise there was a home page, just googled 'coin collecting forum' lol Might order one.

[1949threepence]

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/...+-00656931.html

Hi, ive got quite a few old coins, i wouldnt really call myself a collector most of them i was given as a kid by grandparents ect others i found while doing bits and dabs of metal detecting. None of them are especially valuable, i do have a few pre 1920's silvers and some pre 1946's. But id like to store them all in a folder or somthing similar and was thinking of buying an album i sore in whsmith but ive read online that some have pvc in the plastic that can damage the coins over time. Does anyone know if the whsmith folders/refills have pvc in them?

Thanks for any replies, chris.

I think these are good, and will hopefully not damage your coins.

[edward777]

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/...+-00656931.html

Hi, ive got quite a few old coins, i wouldnt really call myself a collector most of them i was given as a kid by grandparents ect others i found while doing bits and dabs of metal detecting. None of them are especially valuable, i do have a few pre 1920's silvers and some pre 1946's. But id like to store them all in a folder or somthing similar and was thinking of buying an album i sore in whsmith but ive read online that some have pvc in the plastic that can damage the coins over time. Does anyone know if the whsmith folders/refills have pvc in them?

Thanks for any replies, chris.

I also was concerned of what the coin refill sheets were made of & emailed support@whsmith.co.uk & they have informed me the pages are made from polypropylene & not PVC ! I assume polypropylene is safe for coins. Hope this is of help?

[Sylvester]

I'm afraid I know all too well the price of cheap PVC plastic holders and album pages. From when I was about 10 until the age of 16 I used to save my pocket money and buy EF-UNC coins, mostly shillings, but also I assembled a few UNC year sets too. My father, kindly bought me a rather nice folder with album pages to store them in, (unfortunately what he didn't know, and neither did I - they contained PVC). After a few years I noticed the silver coins (particularly the George VI 50% silver) had a weird discoloured corrosion starting and well I lost practically the whole lot. I guess I learned the hard way.