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<p>[QUOTE="rmpsrpms, post: 3004425, member: 31773"]NEVER use canned air to blow onto your coins. Even if you avoid spraying propellant directly onto the coin (which will create a frozen, then wet spot) you can still spray oils onto the coin that will create nasty spots. </p><p><br /></p><p>Instead, invest in a small squeeze type air duster intended for photography. I use Giotto Rocket dusters. They are inexpensive, last forever (they pay for themselves fairly quickly vs air cans), and can't harm your coins. They even have more sophisticated versions with HEPA filters on the input, but I've never thought to go that far. </p><p><br /></p><p>My process is:</p><p><br /></p><p>Set 2x2 on table surface</p><p>Blow both sides inner surface of mylar with the Rocket duster</p><p>Blow obverse and reverse of coin with Rocket duster</p><p>Set coin onto 2x2</p><p>Do a final overall blow with the Rocket duster</p><p>Fold and staple</p><p><br /></p><p>I have found that most long-term problems have been caused by dust particles from the paper 2x2's or from environmental dust getting onto the coins and causing spots. I have a few coins from long ago that I did not blow dust off of and they have spots where the paper dust particles are sitting on the coins. These are the only problems I've seen in 2x2 storage for 30 years so it is what I focus on when storing coins in 2x2s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rmpsrpms, post: 3004425, member: 31773"]NEVER use canned air to blow onto your coins. Even if you avoid spraying propellant directly onto the coin (which will create a frozen, then wet spot) you can still spray oils onto the coin that will create nasty spots. Instead, invest in a small squeeze type air duster intended for photography. I use Giotto Rocket dusters. They are inexpensive, last forever (they pay for themselves fairly quickly vs air cans), and can't harm your coins. They even have more sophisticated versions with HEPA filters on the input, but I've never thought to go that far. My process is: Set 2x2 on table surface Blow both sides inner surface of mylar with the Rocket duster Blow obverse and reverse of coin with Rocket duster Set coin onto 2x2 Do a final overall blow with the Rocket duster Fold and staple I have found that most long-term problems have been caused by dust particles from the paper 2x2's or from environmental dust getting onto the coins and causing spots. I have a few coins from long ago that I did not blow dust off of and they have spots where the paper dust particles are sitting on the coins. These are the only problems I've seen in 2x2 storage for 30 years so it is what I focus on when storing coins in 2x2s.[/QUOTE]
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