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<p>[QUOTE="cdb1950, post: 44962, member: 1735"]I agree. Slabbing might be an excellent option. Some of the slabbing companies will take steps to preserve your coins before slabbing if it is something that can be easily fixed. A 1938 proof set is certainly worthy of that kind of attention. Silver coins are the easiest to conserve, copper that toughest. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that there might have been some mild or maybe harsh cleaning done to the coins before they were packaged in the Capital holder. Probably a fingerprint or ugly stain was removed. </p><p><br /></p><p>That's one of the biggest problems with cleaning coins, what is it going to look like 30 years from now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Must be pretty exciting to re-examine a coin collection after 30 years! I have some coins that I lose track of and re-discover them 5 or 10 years later. Lots of fun![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cdb1950, post: 44962, member: 1735"]I agree. Slabbing might be an excellent option. Some of the slabbing companies will take steps to preserve your coins before slabbing if it is something that can be easily fixed. A 1938 proof set is certainly worthy of that kind of attention. Silver coins are the easiest to conserve, copper that toughest. I think that there might have been some mild or maybe harsh cleaning done to the coins before they were packaged in the Capital holder. Probably a fingerprint or ugly stain was removed. That's one of the biggest problems with cleaning coins, what is it going to look like 30 years from now. Must be pretty exciting to re-examine a coin collection after 30 years! I have some coins that I lose track of and re-discover them 5 or 10 years later. Lots of fun![/QUOTE]
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