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<p>[QUOTE="Jimski, post: 2964887, member: 77373"]I've had bright coppers in Saflips, stored in Whitman Plastic 2x2 boxes for 20 to 30 years. I can see no degradation of the red. There are some coppers bought with verdigris in the same box in there own Saflips. To be safe, I wouldn't store them somewhere damp like the basement or garage. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I first started collecting in 1986, the proprietor of a coin shop that I frequented, showed me a US 2 cent piece in some sort of plexiglass holder. He said that he bought it red, but when I saw it, it was now completely brown. He said that he would never again buy red copper. So I was aware that I needed to be careful with red copper. I stay away from those paper 2x2 boxes, right or wrong. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have sometimes seen bright silver tone from the paper inserts if the papers extend near the exit of their compartment. If they tone it is near the upper edge where the 2 pocket openings meet. So now I started to seal the paper compartment on my new red coppers, just to be safe. But I don't seal the coin compartment. I'm not going back to retrofit my old coppers. They have withstood the test of time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently placed a coin with some verdigris patches in distilled water, in a glass container to treat it. It's probably been in the water for a couple or three weeks now. I check it occasionally. It seems to be working. The light patches have cleared up, but the heavier ones are still there. I'll give it more time, and generate a post if it comes out well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jimski, post: 2964887, member: 77373"]I've had bright coppers in Saflips, stored in Whitman Plastic 2x2 boxes for 20 to 30 years. I can see no degradation of the red. There are some coppers bought with verdigris in the same box in there own Saflips. To be safe, I wouldn't store them somewhere damp like the basement or garage. When I first started collecting in 1986, the proprietor of a coin shop that I frequented, showed me a US 2 cent piece in some sort of plexiglass holder. He said that he bought it red, but when I saw it, it was now completely brown. He said that he would never again buy red copper. So I was aware that I needed to be careful with red copper. I stay away from those paper 2x2 boxes, right or wrong. I have sometimes seen bright silver tone from the paper inserts if the papers extend near the exit of their compartment. If they tone it is near the upper edge where the 2 pocket openings meet. So now I started to seal the paper compartment on my new red coppers, just to be safe. But I don't seal the coin compartment. I'm not going back to retrofit my old coppers. They have withstood the test of time. I recently placed a coin with some verdigris patches in distilled water, in a glass container to treat it. It's probably been in the water for a couple or three weeks now. I check it occasionally. It seems to be working. The light patches have cleared up, but the heavier ones are still there. I'll give it more time, and generate a post if it comes out well.[/QUOTE]
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