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Valued Member
United States
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I completed my collection of the 50 State Quarters. P&D Mint State, Proofs and Silver Proofs. All nicely inserted in the Littleton album. 200 coins altogether. Now I notice that some of the coins have tarnish on them. I have handled all of them with cotton gloves and they are stored in a closet. The adjacent room is air conditioned, so the closet has pretty good air quality. The tarnish is on some of the silver coins, on the shiny part close to the outer (right) rims. What should I do? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
954 Posts |
There are a lot of us that really enjoy the tarnish, we call it toning. The right colors will pay you handsomely in the future. One of us tone lovers will pay you well for the right colors.  |
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Try to place the coins in an enclosed space. Or buy airtights.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would tone every coin I had if I could without actually toning it artificially. How about renting some closet space to me? nlp
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Moderator
 United States
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If the toning has color, leave em be. If the toning is undesirable such as brown or black, as stated above, an enclosed space ie. drawer,safe deposit box, with an absorbent pack. I like Intercept Shield coin holders. They prohibit toning.
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United States
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I have noticed that some of my silver proofs have a mild "rim toning" on them after being in Dansco albums for many years, but the toning has not expanded beyond that closest contact point between the coin and page. I have to say it is not unattractive and gives me a sense of the time span that I have had them.  That said, toning is subjective and often times it can add unique character to a coin. Can you post some pictures? |
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United States
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Yea, you know what?  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bottomline...if you don't want them to change, remove them from exposure to air. Intercept Shield, airtites, or a ziplock bag.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with the rest. I store my coins in airtites then a larger airtight container with silica gel and a humidity meter.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is anybody using the Dansco slipcases?
They are supposed to help stop air-flow from going in between the pages....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1179 Posts |
I always wonder how air tight these "air tights" really are? Some I've received seem to be pretty cheap. I have a couple dansco's that are starting to tone or something. My Sacagawea's and proof Lincolns are getting it first :(
Kurt, what kind of larger airtite container are you talking about? I always wonder if there are airtite albums. People always say to buy airtites, but what would I do when I have 200+ airtite lincolns that I want to look at some day :(
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12/08/2008 10:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ok dumb question here I have heard a lot of using zip lock bags but will or can the plastic of the bag have effects on the coins
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ceaton, good question! Aside from their brand name, I suppose they do reduce circulation of air, which carries moisture and chemicals.
But that doesn't mean they're isolated from harm, so I wouldn't store my coins around obvious risks. I don't think they'll prevent proofs from toning over time.
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Posted 12/08/2008 6:14 pm
