Every Sylveon ex Tin and Greninja ex Tin from the 30th Celebration wave includes more than just four packs of cards: a collector's coin, two reference cards, and a foil promo card round out the box. These smaller pieces get opened alongside the packs but are easy to lose track of once the excitement of pulling cards takes over.
Unlike the booster packs, these included items don't come with an obvious long-term storage answer built into most collectors' existing systems, which is exactly why they end up loose in a drawer more often than they should.
This guide focuses specifically on protecting these three smaller inclusions for the long term, separate from the general storage advice that applies to the rest of a 30th Celebration collection.
With the December 4 release approaching, now is a good time to have a plan ready before the tin actually arrives.
A booster pack pull is the obvious focus of opening a tin, which means the coin, reference cards, and promo card often get set aside without a clear protection plan while attention stays on the main cards. That's a reasonable instinct in the moment, but it leaves three genuinely collectible pieces exposed to unnecessary wear.
Treating these items as an afterthought is the single biggest reason they end up scratched, bent, or simply misplaced within the first few months of opening a tin.
The foil promo card included in each tin deserves the same handling standard as any other foil pull, since foil surfaces show fingerprints, scuffs, and light scratches more readily than standard card stock. A rigid one-touch holder keeps the card fully visible from both sides while protecting the foil surface from handling damage.
Because this promo is exclusive to the tin rather than available through booster packs generally, it's worth treating with slightly more care than a standard pulled card, especially if display or eventual resale is part of the plan.
The two included reference cards are thinner, standard cardstock pieces that are easy to bend if left loose alongside heavier items in a drawer or box. A simple penny sleeve or soft sleeve, the same type used for common cards, is enough to prevent bending and surface wear during storage.
Keeping the reference cards together with the promo card and coin, rather than scattered across different storage locations, also makes it far easier to keep the full tin set intact as a complete unit over time.
The included coin has entirely different handling needs than a card, since it's metal rather than cardstock and prone to scratching or tarnishing if left loose against other hard surfaces. A small coin capsule or a padded coin holder, sized appropriately for the coin's diameter, is a far better long-term solution than a random drawer or pocket.
Handling the coin by its edges rather than its faces, the same basic principle that applies to handling any collectible coin, helps prevent fingerprint oils from affecting its surface over time.
Part of what makes these included items valuable, beyond their individual worth, is having the complete set together as it originally came from the tin. Storing the coin, reference cards, and promo card in the same general location, even if each uses a different specific protective product, preserves that sense of a complete, matched set.
A small dedicated box or compartment set aside specifically for these items, separate from your main card binder or storage system, makes it easy to keep the set together rather than letting pieces drift apart over time.
Humidity, direct sunlight, and temperature swings all affect these three items differently but meaningfully: humidity can tarnish the coin faster, sunlight fades the foil promo's printed colors, and temperature swings can warp thinner cardstock like the reference cards. Storing everything in a stable, climate-controlled space avoids all three risks at once.
A periodic check every few months, confirming nothing has shifted, tarnished, or faded, catches a developing problem early rather than after real damage has already occurred.
A collector's coin, two reference cards, and a foil promo card.
A simple penny sleeve is enough to prevent bending during storage.
No, the coin needs a dedicated coin capsule or padded holder sized for its diameter.
Yes, keeping them together preserves the tin's complete set as originally packaged.
The coin, reference cards, and promo card deserve the same care as your best pulls. Start with EVORETRO's One Touch Magnetic Card Holder for the foil promo before it ends up scratched in a drawer.
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