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<p>[QUOTE="rosethe, post: 5164467, member: 21556"]I am devastated. First let me say that my scanner is 'down' and I cannot post photos, but no photos are really needed. Just imagine the coins with the worst damage imaginable. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's what happened:</p><p>I have a closet next to my A/C unit. I knew there has been a dampness problem in there for years. On occasion, I would hang a Damp-Rid bag and try to tame the mildew problem. What I was NOT aware of, there was a shoulder bag buried in there with coins from "My Father's Collection" </p><p>It basically destroyed the silver (turned blue)</p><p>and the copper (turned green)</p><p>I mean fully crystallized and many stuck together. The books were not just damp, they had droplets of water on them. The Red Book dripped when I picked it up. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And now for the carnage: </p><p><br /></p><p>The CENTS:</p><p> The "casualties": </p><p><br /></p><p>1886 Indian AU (some edge crust)</p><p>1858 Flying Eagle AU (no crust, but now silver and colorful)</p><p>Unidentified Large Cent (complete crust)</p><p>Unidentified Large Cent (Matron?) (complete crust)</p><p><br /></p><p>The "survivors":</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) 1957-D Micro Double Dates </p><p>(2) 1957-D (not sure what is special about these)</p><p>(3) 1958 </p><p>1936 Wheat </p><p>1960 Double Die Obv </p><p>1957-D Micro Double Date </p><p>1938-D BU</p><p>1956 Double D </p><p>1941 Last 1 Slanted</p><p>Indians (survivors-all XF to AU):</p><p>1891, 1879, 1894, 1895, 1893, 1903, 1889, 1885, 1906, 1881, 1898, 1900, 1907, 1888, 1904R, 1861, 1860, 1884, 1899, 1883, 1902, 1904, 1895, 1901, 1892, 1863,1896, 1887, 1864 Br? L?, 1890, 1908, 1909. </p><p>==================</p><p>The NICKELS:</p><p> The "casualties":</p><p> (6) 1945P War Nickels</p><p>1928 Buffalo</p><p>1913? Buffalo</p><p>==================</p><p>The DIMES:</p><p><br /></p><p>The "casualties":</p><p>1892 Barber </p><p>1912 Barber</p><p>Unidentified worn Barber</p><p><br /></p><p>The "survivors":</p><p> 25 Constitutional Mercs</p><p> 10 Semi-numismatic/Constitutional Mercs</p><p><br /></p><p>42 Constitutional Roos</p><p>5 Toned/High grade Roos (still likely junk)</p><p><br /></p><p>===================</p><p><br /></p><p>The QUARTERS:</p><p> The "casualties":</p><p>1896-? Barber</p><p>1892 Barber</p><p><br /></p><p>The Green Ones: </p><p>1950-D, 1957-?, 1947, 1941-S, 1940-S, (2)1942, 1947-D, 1935-D, 1941, 1954, Unidentified Wash quarter. </p><p><br /></p><p>The "survivors": </p><p>(close to in tact)</p><p>1950-D, 1941-D, 1953, 1960-D, 1961, 1957, 1951-D, 1960, 1948, 1962-D, 1961-D, 1959-D, 1952-D, 1956-D, 1954-D, 1945, 1946, 1955, 1945-S, 1959, 1958, 1934, 1938, 1958-D, 1939-D, 1949-D, 1944-S, 1956, 1955-D, 1953-D, 1953-S, 1940,1946-S</p><p><br /></p><p>=============</p><p><br /></p><p>The HALVES:</p><p><br /></p><p>The "casualties":</p><p>1936-S WL </p><p>1935-? WL</p><p>Unidentified WL</p><p><br /></p><p>The "survivors":</p><p>1942 WL</p><p>1945 WL</p><p><br /></p><p>=================</p><p>The DOLLARS</p><p><br /></p><p>The "casualties":</p><p>(extremely blue crusted) </p><p>1902-O Morgan</p><p>1880-O Morgan</p><p>1879-S 2nd Rev. Morgan</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would appreciate any help with this, if anything could be resurrected, and what to do about it. I know it is all still silver, at the very least. </p><p>My Father would be SO sad about this neglect on my part, but at least it only got about 1/10 of the collection and none of the gold. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rosethe, post: 5164467, member: 21556"]I am devastated. First let me say that my scanner is 'down' and I cannot post photos, but no photos are really needed. Just imagine the coins with the worst damage imaginable. Here's what happened: I have a closet next to my A/C unit. I knew there has been a dampness problem in there for years. On occasion, I would hang a Damp-Rid bag and try to tame the mildew problem. What I was NOT aware of, there was a shoulder bag buried in there with coins from "My Father's Collection" It basically destroyed the silver (turned blue) and the copper (turned green) I mean fully crystallized and many stuck together. The books were not just damp, they had droplets of water on them. The Red Book dripped when I picked it up. :arghh: And now for the carnage: The CENTS: The "casualties": 1886 Indian AU (some edge crust) 1858 Flying Eagle AU (no crust, but now silver and colorful) Unidentified Large Cent (complete crust) Unidentified Large Cent (Matron?) (complete crust) The "survivors": (3) 1957-D Micro Double Dates (2) 1957-D (not sure what is special about these) (3) 1958 1936 Wheat 1960 Double Die Obv 1957-D Micro Double Date 1938-D BU 1956 Double D 1941 Last 1 Slanted Indians (survivors-all XF to AU): 1891, 1879, 1894, 1895, 1893, 1903, 1889, 1885, 1906, 1881, 1898, 1900, 1907, 1888, 1904R, 1861, 1860, 1884, 1899, 1883, 1902, 1904, 1895, 1901, 1892, 1863,1896, 1887, 1864 Br? L?, 1890, 1908, 1909. ================== The NICKELS: The "casualties": (6) 1945P War Nickels 1928 Buffalo 1913? Buffalo ================== The DIMES: The "casualties": 1892 Barber 1912 Barber Unidentified worn Barber The "survivors": 25 Constitutional Mercs 10 Semi-numismatic/Constitutional Mercs 42 Constitutional Roos 5 Toned/High grade Roos (still likely junk) =================== The QUARTERS: The "casualties": 1896-? Barber 1892 Barber The Green Ones: 1950-D, 1957-?, 1947, 1941-S, 1940-S, (2)1942, 1947-D, 1935-D, 1941, 1954, Unidentified Wash quarter. The "survivors": (close to in tact) 1950-D, 1941-D, 1953, 1960-D, 1961, 1957, 1951-D, 1960, 1948, 1962-D, 1961-D, 1959-D, 1952-D, 1956-D, 1954-D, 1945, 1946, 1955, 1945-S, 1959, 1958, 1934, 1938, 1958-D, 1939-D, 1949-D, 1944-S, 1956, 1955-D, 1953-D, 1953-S, 1940,1946-S ============= The HALVES: The "casualties": 1936-S WL 1935-? WL Unidentified WL The "survivors": 1942 WL 1945 WL ================= The DOLLARS The "casualties": (extremely blue crusted) 1902-O Morgan 1880-O Morgan 1879-S 2nd Rev. Morgan I would appreciate any help with this, if anything could be resurrected, and what to do about it. I know it is all still silver, at the very least. My Father would be SO sad about this neglect on my part, but at least it only got about 1/10 of the collection and none of the gold. :banghead:[/QUOTE]
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