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Penny sleeve

A penny sleeve is a thin, soft, clear plastic sleeve for one card, used as a first layer of protection before the card goes into a toploader, a semi-rigid holder or a binder.

Buying and sellingCondition
The penny sleeve among card holders Six ways to hold a card, each drawn around a card. Penny sleeve: Thin and soft, the first layer: 2 5/8 by 3 5/8 inches; Inner sleeve: A snug 64 by 89 mm sleeve, inside a standard sleeve; Toploader: Rigid, over a soft sleeve: 3 by 4 inch for a standard card; Semi-rigid holder: Stiffer than a sleeve; CGC and TAG ask for one; Magnetic holder: A hard two-piece case that closes with a magnet; Team bag: Resealable: up to 35 cards or 5 toploaders. The tile for Penny sleeve is outlined. Penny sleeve Thin and soft, the first layer: 2 5/8 by 3 5/8 inches Inner sleeve A snug 64 by 89 mm sleeve, inside a standard sleeve Toploader Rigid, over a soft sleeve: 3 by 4 inch for a standard card Semi-rigid holder Stiffer than a sleeve; CGC and TAG ask for one Magnetic holder A hard two-piece case that closes with a magnet Team bag Resealable: up to 35 cards or 5 toploaders

In more detail

BCW sells its version as Standard Card Sleeves and says they are often called penny sleeves. They are acid-free polypropylene, measure 2 5/8 by 3 5/8 inches for a standard 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch card, and fit inside a standard 3 by 4 inch toploader.

Ultra PRO lists its Penny Sleeves at 45 microns front and back, against 50 microns for its premium sleeves and 90 microns at the front of its art sleeves. The thin film keeps off dust and fingerprints, but it adds no stiffness: Cardboard Gold notes that a semi-rigid holder gives much more protection than a soft sleeve.

Sleeve the card before it goes into a harder holder. Cardboard Gold suggests a penny sleeve inside a Card Saver I for a more secure fit and inside a toploader for extra protection, and both CGC and TAG ask you to put each card in a sleeve and then in a semi-rigid holder when you send cards to them.

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