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Best Way To Store Proofs?

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I am collecting current quarters and Presidential dollars. I love having all my coins together, but I am debating the best way to handle my proofs. Should I break them out of their original packaging and put them into an album with the others? Or, is it better to just get a PD album and keep the proofs together in their original packaging?

What do others do? Thanks!
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i would not break them out of their packaging. But if you have an album for each set or would use most of the coins from the proof set then I would break them up.
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I do both, I buy two proof sets each year, break one up to put the individual proof coins in albums with the P and D mint coins, and keep one proof set complete.
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thanks guys. does it decrease the value of a proof if it is removed from the packaging?
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No - the coin is the coin. Doesn't matter if it's in a set, generally speaking.

Best way to store them is in a cool, dry, dark place. I would opt for the original mint containers versus an album, but the best way to store them is in third party grading slabs. Granted, the expense outweighs the value, but that is the most protective way, and if you don't plan to try profiting from them any time soon, there you go.
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Whether in albums or orig. packaging.
Place in ziplock bag with desiccant for storage,
2-1/2 gallon for multiple / large albums.
Keeps out moisture, dust, hair etc.
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