I have been trying some new imaging the last couple of days. I pulled out some Danscos to shoot a few coins. When i grabbed this one, I immediately noticed it didn't look like the same coin when I put it in there a few years ago. I was using some new lighting, so the proof-like effect isn't as apparent, but the toning sure is. 3 years ago: Yesterday:
I've noticed that too even with just the Franklin and Kenney proofs I have in there, there spotting already after 1 year.
I think the problem is not that the albums are responsible for this toning ( due to it appearing rather even over all, rather than more near the rim where it touches the album) as much as the album doesn't guard against it. I suspect it is an environmental issue. There have been many suggestions previously in threads on how to prevent toning, but any album without an active agent will allow the same thing if stored openly. Jim
I agree. The album is not the root cause of the toning, it is merely a contributing factor. It seems that many people fail to understand this concept.
I agree with Jim. I've had coins in the same Dansco albums for many many years with no toning evident. Of course, I live in a dry climate and ensure my storage area is clean and dry. Now, a Harris album will tone any coin even if you burried it in the Sahara with 970 pounds of silica packs. Guy
If you don't want your coins to tone due to environmental factors or from the albums themselves the best thing you can probably do is to store them in hard plastic rolls and seal the opening shut. I like the older clear rolls the best, they sell for the discounted price of 25 cents at my local coin store. You can get the newer square rolls but I don't like them too much as you can't see the edges of the coins inside of them.
I love the Dansco albums, and hope that my purchase of central air this year will keep my coins from toning also. All this just to protect my investment, it has nothing to do with the family's comfort.
How was the album stored exactly? I keep ALL of my proofs in airtites....and that's just the first layer of protection I use.
Well thad, all of my Danscos are just sitting on a bookshelf in the cool/dark basement. I really do not have any protection aside from the album itself. Which as we know, isn't really protection at all. However for a couple years they were all in the top of my closet upstairs. I think that may be a major contributor to the toning. That closet was pretty much the warmest place in the house. Just a guess though.
