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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i have some proof sets and mint sets I am probably going to break them up and put them in air tites what do you think offers better protection leaving them in the original government packaging or putting them in air tites. i think air tites would be better opinions ple ASE |
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Bedrock of the Community
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i have some proof sets and mint sets I am probably going to break them up and put them in air tites what do you think offers better protection leaving them in the original government packaging or putting them in air tites.
This really depends on how old the sets are. If they were made in the last 50 years, I'd leave them in the original packaging as there is little risk of damage from U.S. Mint packaging made since the late 50s. If you have older flat-pack sets you might consider puuting them in Capital Holders that can display all the coins. I've heard that older cellophane from the mint can tarish the coins. I would not use Air-Tites for these but that's just a personal perference. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have to disagree with Brad a little here. While the mint has made good progress on their packaging, I do not trust it at all. However, I trust Airtites 100%. There's almost ZERO chance of your coins getting harmed inside an Airtite and they are very cheap in bulk from Wizard coin.
IMO, there's absolutely nothing that beats opening the package, rinsing with acetone and then putting into an Airtite.
If you decide to trust the OGP, you should put those in ziplock bags with a dessicant pack IMO. I just don't trust how those are mass produced, the people packaging them will get contaminants inside. Those contaminants will eventually cause problems.
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Valued Member
United States
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BadThad, a couple of questions for you.
1.) Put both proof coins and unc in airtights?
2.) Just dip in acetone and not verdi-gone?
3.) Have you submitted a coin that you have "dipped" in acetone to be graded, and what was the result?
4.) This site says I'm too new to order verdi-gone. Where else can I get it?
Thank you for your time.
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Pillar of the Community
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3.) Have you submitted a coin that you have "dipped" in acetone to be graded, and what was the result?
i would like to know the answer to this as well |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too have basically every mint set and proof set( except the ones not made) from 1956 and still building.I would also like to hear some opinions on the best way to "store"these sets.I am presently keeping them in the original packaging and have been for years and years.Also if I break some up and open them the best way to preserve the coins, once opened is to dip the coins in as pure acetone as I can find and rinse with distilled water and restore the coins in as air-tite as I can and even use a silicate pack to absorb moisture, thanks for all your help, Mike
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i would like to know the answer to this as well No TPG will ever know that you've rinsed a clean silver coin in acetone. Acetone does not react with silver, and will do nothing to a fresh mint coin other than dissolve any PVC which might for some reason have adhered to the coin. To address the original post: Consider what you're doing to resale value by removing sets from their original packaging. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i have considered that superdave I really dont have plans to sell the coins any time soon and I would like to have the coins together as a set
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Valued Member
United States
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SuperDave, you say acetone wont react with siler, does that also hold true for copper and clad coins straight from OGP?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Acetone will not harm any coin, that's an accepted "numismatic law"....as long as it's of high purity.
Scott3270 - VERDI-GONE™ is a highly specialized fluid for the conservation of copper only. Under no circumstances would you ever want to use it on a proof, mint or any other non-copper metal coin.
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