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Permalink Reply by Gratefulphish on September 28, 2019 at 4:41pm

Unless they are advertised as having a UV coating, the answer would be no.

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Permalink Reply by James on September 28, 2019 at 5:05pm

Would you happen to know of any brands that offer UV protection?

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Permalink Reply by Gratefulphish on September 28, 2019 at 5:16pm

I don't know that any are made that way.  There is UV acrylic that is used in framing, but I have never seen it in a super thin size, e.g. top loader.  If you are going to display it, then you will want UV glass or plexi, but if you are storing it, any normal quality top loader, in a binder, out of light, is not going to be an issue.

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on September 28, 2019 at 5:33pm

I display all my stuff using that UV glass. It doesn't remotely work. 

In my office, all sharpie signatures have faded varying degrees over 10 years. A couple of the signatures have completely disappeared. I just photo copy the ones I hang now, they look better and don't fade. 

The originals are stored in a top loaders and put away. No Idea if they are UV and don't really care.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on September 28, 2019 at 7:22pm

Uh-oh...sounds like you bought MMF Autograph Glass.

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Permalink Reply by James on September 29, 2019 at 5:52pm

What is that Steve?  Is that a particularly unreliable type of glass?

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Permalink Reply by James on September 28, 2019 at 6:10pm

Thanks, Gratefulphish.

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Permalink Reply by Doug S on September 28, 2019 at 5:29pm

Hi James,

This company, Ultra Pro carries a lot of cool storage stuff.  They claim to offer acid free products.  They pioneered the card display and storage industry for years.  Rock Chalk!

https://www.ultrapro.com/division.php?d=s

Doug in Grandview, MO

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Permalink Reply by James on September 28, 2019 at 6:14pm

Btw, welcome aboard!  It’s nice to have another Kansas Citian on AML!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on September 29, 2019 at 2:58pm

I am not aware of any toploaders that offer UV protection.

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Permalink Reply by James on September 29, 2019 at 5:56pm

Thanks, Mike.  It would be nice if there were some.  Although I guess most people stack their 8x10 toploaders and store them away anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on September 29, 2019 at 9:04pm

Exactly.  Most collectors store them away from any harmful light.

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