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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ftm, post: 578142, member: 18469&quot;]Last week, my mother-in-laws home caught fire and was destroyed (fortunately, she escaped unharmed).&nbsp; The local fire department retrieved what they could find of her valued possessions, including her late husband&#039;s coin collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>The collection has been severely damaged: virtually all of the cases/containers are melted/scorched, and everything is soaking wet (not to mention the stench of from the acrid smoke).&nbsp; Below are just a couple pictures of some of the coins: most of the collection is silver coins in the 2x2 holders seen in the second picture, and mostly US quarters at that (hundreds of them)...&nbsp; I&#039;m only just starting to inventory them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve read the posts and opinions on coin cleaning, so I&#039;m not looking to clean the coins in any aggressive manner; however, I know I need to do something right now with all these wet and decaying holders.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone give me some advice on what my first steps should be here in minimizing any further damage to these coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://home.comcast.net/%7Eskearns/coins/IMG_0753.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://home.comcast.net/%7Eskearns/coins/IMG_0754.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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