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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 819831, member: 112&quot;]Interesting variation on an old idea Jim. Never really had a lot of confidence in the theory myself though. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that the coin exposed to environmntal conditions is definitely going to tone more readily than say other coins in the same container which are in coin holders without the holes. And I assume you used a holder with holes in it, as opposed to an unholdred coin, to make it easier to see the toning that takes place.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, and this is the problem I have with the theory itself, I do not see where this example would prove that it actually lessens the effects of environmental toning on the coins that are encased in holders.</p><p><br /></p><p>I mean, in simple terms the theory behind this idea is that of &quot;the path of least resistance&quot;. Meaning that the exposed coin will draw off all or most of the harmful components in the air because it is easier for them to get to the exposed coin than it is for them to get to the coins encased in sealed holders. I&#039;m sorry, but I just don&#039;t buy this idea. These contaminants have no magnetic qualities and they will not be drawn to the exposed coin just because it is there.</p><p><br /></p><p>And airborne contaminants are not going to act like water and take the path of least resistance. Airborne contaminants are going to go everywhere whether that exposed coin is there or not. This is partly because airborne contaminants are noy under the influence of an outside force like water is when it searches for the path of least resistance. Airborne contaminants are just there and they settle on everything, they reach everything, including the coins encased in the sealed coin holders.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only way that this idea would work is if the same principle employed by Intercept Shield were used. Which is that the coin being protected must be surrounded by the protecting material so that any airborne contaminants must first pass over or around the protective anode <u>before</u> they can reach the coin being protected. Were this principle employed, I see no reason why your protectibve anode would not work. But without it, I strongly suspect your idea is doomed to failure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Much applause for the effort ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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