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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3791205, member: 112"]It's always a bad idea to do anything even remotely like this with coins. And the situation/conditions you've described just makes it worse. Let me explain.</p><p><br /></p><p>I realize that a lot of collectors desire to have their coins out on display where they themselves can see them, enjoy them, and or show them off to others so they too can enjoy them. But doing that is simply a bad idea because it exposes the coins to all the things that can harm them - just like it is doing with your coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the thing you have to realize and understand - the very air itself is the number one enemy of all coins. This is because it is the air that contains all the things that can and will harm coins - oxygen, moisture, heat, and so many other chemicals and gasses and contaminants that the sheer number of them defies being typed out here. Literally everything there is in a person's home puts off gasses and most of those gasses are harmful to coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, if you wish to protect your coins so they retain their original condition you have to protect them from the air. And you do that by restricting and limiting how much air can get to them. Coin holders like the ones your coins are in is the first step. However, there is no coin holder that is airtight - not a single one. Not only is the seal between the 2 halves of a coin holder not airtight, neither is the plastic itself for all plastics are air permeable. That means that air can go right through the face of the plastic itself. So even if the seal between the 2 halves were airtight, which it isn't, air would still get to your coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>There's several other things you can do, other steps you can take to help protect your coins. The second step is to take those coin holders and put them inside another container that can be sealed like a Tupperware container. And inside that Tupperware container you put rechargeable silica gel packs to keep the humidity down as much as possible. And there can be no paper or cardboard products, or anything else that is not inert inside that Tupperware container with your coins. Then you store that container in a cool, dark place where the temperature remains as constant as possible. That's usually a closet that has no walls that face the exterior of the home. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those are the minimums you need to do to help protect your coins. There are additional steps you can take that will help even more like using various Intercept Shield products and then storing them inside the Tupperware container, or using electric dehumidifiers in the room where the coins are kept. Each of those will help even more. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now all of this means your coins are put away where you cannot readily see them. But that's what it takes if you wish to protect them to the best of your ability.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the coins you have already and the haze they are developing, well you can fix that too. Haze is the very early and beginning stages of toning, but it can be easily and safely removed on coins like those you have - silver coins. Get yourself a product called MS70. Put a small amount in a small glass bowl or cup and dip and rinse the coins in that. It will remove the haze and cause no harm to the coins. Then, you will need to dip and rinse the coins in acetone. I explain the proper procedure for using acetone in this thread -</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/proper-acetone-procedure.193708/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/proper-acetone-procedure.193708/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/proper-acetone-procedure.193708/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Simply follow it and you'll be fine and no harm will come to the coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3791205, member: 112"]It's always a bad idea to do anything even remotely like this with coins. And the situation/conditions you've described just makes it worse. Let me explain. I realize that a lot of collectors desire to have their coins out on display where they themselves can see them, enjoy them, and or show them off to others so they too can enjoy them. But doing that is simply a bad idea because it exposes the coins to all the things that can harm them - just like it is doing with your coins. Here's the thing you have to realize and understand - the very air itself is the number one enemy of all coins. This is because it is the air that contains all the things that can and will harm coins - oxygen, moisture, heat, and so many other chemicals and gasses and contaminants that the sheer number of them defies being typed out here. Literally everything there is in a person's home puts off gasses and most of those gasses are harmful to coins. So, if you wish to protect your coins so they retain their original condition you have to protect them from the air. And you do that by restricting and limiting how much air can get to them. Coin holders like the ones your coins are in is the first step. However, there is no coin holder that is airtight - not a single one. Not only is the seal between the 2 halves of a coin holder not airtight, neither is the plastic itself for all plastics are air permeable. That means that air can go right through the face of the plastic itself. So even if the seal between the 2 halves were airtight, which it isn't, air would still get to your coins. There's several other things you can do, other steps you can take to help protect your coins. The second step is to take those coin holders and put them inside another container that can be sealed like a Tupperware container. And inside that Tupperware container you put rechargeable silica gel packs to keep the humidity down as much as possible. And there can be no paper or cardboard products, or anything else that is not inert inside that Tupperware container with your coins. Then you store that container in a cool, dark place where the temperature remains as constant as possible. That's usually a closet that has no walls that face the exterior of the home. Those are the minimums you need to do to help protect your coins. There are additional steps you can take that will help even more like using various Intercept Shield products and then storing them inside the Tupperware container, or using electric dehumidifiers in the room where the coins are kept. Each of those will help even more. Now all of this means your coins are put away where you cannot readily see them. But that's what it takes if you wish to protect them to the best of your ability. As for the coins you have already and the haze they are developing, well you can fix that too. Haze is the very early and beginning stages of toning, but it can be easily and safely removed on coins like those you have - silver coins. Get yourself a product called MS70. Put a small amount in a small glass bowl or cup and dip and rinse the coins in that. It will remove the haze and cause no harm to the coins. Then, you will need to dip and rinse the coins in acetone. I explain the proper procedure for using acetone in this thread - [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/proper-acetone-procedure.193708/[/URL] Simply follow it and you'll be fine and no harm will come to the coins.[/QUOTE]
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