Some of my sets are toning like my 2012 and 2013 Limited Edition Silver Proof sets how can I stop this?
Put them in sealable bags, remove as much air as possible, put the bags in a sealable plastic bin/tub in a low temperature/low humidity room.
Keep them out of any sunlight , and or any warmer areas . Do as @TheFinn recommended. A cooler dark place seems to work fine. Sometimes it is just hard to not to have one side or the other tone due to the metal content , and the holders reacting with each other. They say that these holders are not supposed to react with the coins, but I have seen many that do no matter what you do. Humidity plays a big part in the toning of coins , so depending which part of the country you live in different precautions may have to be taken. If you put your coins in bags . I wound not put the coins into any plastic bag out of the holder. If you have tubs adding cloth bags with rice will help keep the moisture intact . I am sure if you google coin storage methods you will find one suitable for your area. Good luck. dillan
Yes, use desiccant packets if you live where humidity is an issue. I live in Utah, so we are plenty dry.
Remove the sets from the cardboard packaging and then store the sets in a sealed container and use rechargeable silica gel packs. When you store your coins there should never be any paper or cardboard products in the same container or storage area ! BY all means save the packaging, but store it separately - away from the coins !
I have a 50th anniversary Kennedy silver set should I take the coins out of the gov packaging and put all 4 in a ziploc bag for storage?
Please read response from @GDJMSP , I would leave the coins inside of the rigid plastic holders but remove all other materials . Do not remove the coins from the rigid holder , and then put then in plastic bags. This will initiate toning or PVC damage to the coins from the bags. These bags will not hurt the coins if left in the hard cases, put the coins into the bags or a sealable container to restrict the air that is present to causing any damage or dis-coloring. Some members like to crack open the cases to store their coins , and refer to these hard cases as coffins. Please do some research online or in through the forum . You will find the answer you need. Some rigid holders react to the metals in the coins , this would be a good question to the place whom you purchased these from. The Gov. should be able to tell you, if the holders they use, are 100% safe or will they in time cause dis-coloring of the silver in the coins. Dillan
I took the sets out of the boxes and have put them all in a sterilite container that has a seal for air and moisture.
This kind of stuff used to freak me out ten years ago, but no more.........ya wanna 'tone' sets? By all means, do so.........just let the toning be lovely.
Even being an airtight container , I would still add some of those silica gel packs that the other members mentioned their responses . Just to be on the safe side , all it can do is help . Dillan
Yes I’m gonna order me some to put in there. I have just the foldout holder that holds all four of the 50th anniversary Kennedy halves in there. will that be ok?
I think as long as they are still in the hard case that folder should not cause any issues. Maybe someone else will also let us know what they think is the best way to keep these looking like they are now . Good Luck Your on the right track!! Dillan
If you mean one of these - No, if you leave it as is it will not be OK. As I said in my initial post, there can be no cardboard or paper products stored with the coins. Now I don't know if the coins (in their hard plastic holders) can be removed from the cardboard packaging without damaging the packaging. From the looks of things I rather doubt they can be. I'm not suggesting that you damage the packaging of your set, far from it. But what you should do is store that set someplace else, away from your other coins and sets. Here's the thing, cardboard and paper is made with sulfur, and other harmful substances, as part of the manufacturing process. And cardboard and paper put off gasses containing the sulfur and other stuff. Those gasses are what is causing the toning that you are trying to avoid in the first place. So if that set is stored with your other coins, those gasses are going to get to your other coins and cause toning on all of them. No paper and cardboard means none at all - not even a small single sheet of paper !
