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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2415286, member: 112&quot;]Yes, and it&#039;s a very simple solution- proper storage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now please, make note, I am responding to your specific question of <u>how to stop verdigris</u>. And I say that because while Verdi-Care, the product mentioned, will remove verdigris from a coin, <u>it will not stop more verdigris from forming</u>, nor will it stop present verdigris (any not removed by the product) from getting worse. And that is a very important distinction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me see if I can explain. Verdigris forms on a coin as a result of the coin corroding. And the thing that causes a coin to corrode is the very air that we breathe, and moisture. Those are the only 2 things necessary for a coin to corrode, and thus get verdigris on it. And the solution to that problem is proper storage - not Verdi-Care.</p><p><br /></p><p>With proper storage you restrict and reduce the air flow around a coin, and you greatly reduce the moisture. You can never completely stop air from getting to the coin, nor can you stop moisture, but you don&#039;t need to. All you have to do is reduce them enough. And you do that by storing your coins in a sealed container, in good coin holders, and by using silica gel packs to greatly reduce the humidity in the air.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, even if a coin has verdigris on it, if you store that coin properly the corrosion will stop, it will get no worse than it already is. </p><p><br /></p><p>But if you do not store the coin properly then the air, and the humidity, will still get to the coin and the corrosion will continue and it will get worse.</p><p><br /></p><p>So say you have a coin that has verdigris on it. You buy some Verdi-Care and remove that verdigris, or most of it anyway. The packaging and directions that come with Verdi-Care will tell you that if the verdigris is severe enough, it probably will not remove all of it. But if it is limited, small amounts in other words, yes it will remove it. So you remove the small amounts of verdigris from your coin. But after that you go right back to storing it the same way you always did. </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, if you were not using proper storage methods, then more, new verdigris will form on your coin. And that&#039;s because the air and humidity are still getting to the coin. The very things that caused the verdigris to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Air and humidity are the enemy, do away with them by utilizing proper storage methods and you stop verdigris from ever forming to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Verdi-Care is a removal agent, it will safely wash away verdigris from your coins. And it is a good product for that, in fact it is the only product for that. And yes, Thad says it leaves a protective coating on the coin. But that protective coating only helps, it will not stop future verdigris from forming all over again as a result of future corrosion. </p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing that will stop future corrosion is proper storage of your coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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