| These are growing more popular. Some investors like to proudly showcase their coins in archival folders, while others prefer air-tight capsules, or mylar-lined 2x2's. Whatever you do, do not store yours in the PVC flips you frequently find on the marketplace. These are made from polyvinyl chloride which breaks down in time and ruins the coin it was intended to preserve. Should you purchase a coin already in such a sleeve, transfer it as quickly as possible to a better storage medium. You may consider acetate flips, but realize that these are brittle and may scuff the coin if it is not placed and taken out with care. While they are not airtight, they are adequate choices for medium priced coins that will untouched for numerous years. |