What To Do: Partial Tarnish On Silver Coins In Old Flips

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jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 4:32 pm Back in the 1970s as a kid I collected US coins and put them in cardboard flips. 40+ years later I notice that the plastic in these flips has broken down in places allowing air to hit parts of the coins. See image below What should I do? Pull them out and let them tarnish evenly? Will that happen? I assume coin cleaning is still a big no-no, but the uneven tarnish really hurts their appeal. I collect ancients now so have lost touch with what the general rules are with US coins. I'd appreciate your advice. Feel free to stop by the Ancients and Medieval forum where the cool kids hang out http://goccf.com/f/51 Edited by jskirwin 05/27/2017 4:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 4:53 pm Flatten those staples! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 7:28 pm Just put them in new 2x2's and flatten those staples. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 7:36 pm Anything you do other than putting them in new flips will lower the value of the coins. Just reholder them and move on. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 8:06 pm Looks like poor storage of those 2x2's is the problem . Take the coins out and put them in new 2x2's , don't do anything about the toning .Make sure you store them in a environmentally safe location . Oh , and flatten those staples . Report this Post to the Staff
Fathead 5 Valued Member United States 294 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 02:04 am The coins are in such low grades, that I don't think anything you do to them will make them any worse off. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 04:35 am As I see the pictures, I would just accept the coins as they are. Report this Post to the Staff
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