Found An Old Coin Collection - Dirt And Mold

Not so much.

Google { does bleach kill mold? }

What bleach will do is make the mold spores less likely to leave the surface of the albums as you handle them, but sprinkling with plain or soapy water will do that, too.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

As I predicted, he didn't come back. I bet he dumped the coins, and they're already sold.

After reading several posts suggesting I soak the coins in 100% acetone I went straight to Home Depot and purchased some. Not knowing how to store the coins after the cleaning I decided to research some more so once the coins were cleaned I could store them properly. The acetone was never opened, the coins went back in a box and there they have sat since my first post. Actually I found the coins in 2012 and didn't join this forum until 2017. I recently found a small treasure box in my keepsake box. There I found some old coins I put there back in the late 80's. Now I'm motivated to pull the coin box out of the garage and start the process. So, no thecoinguy1964, I didn't dump them. As far as the mold goes, I've worked construction since 1980 and have run into all kinds of nasty things. While I understand there are people who are highly mold sensitive I am not one of them...I'll be fine. Now....onto the coins!

back to the Community!

Oh I'm ready for this!