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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1316480, member: 112&quot;]No, it doesn&#039;t, not per se. But it would include a whole lot of the current circulating coins. In general I am referring to collectible coins. And it&#039;s not some random number I just made up either. Any recognized expert in numismatics will give you the same figure, or thereabouts.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Would it ? Improper or harsh cleaning was the &quot;thing to do&quot; with coins in your collection well into the 1960&#039;s. And for centuries before that. And for a whole lot of collectors, it still is. We see them every day here on the forum. Now consider what it was that caused that harsh cleaning to come about ? </p><p><br /></p><p>A coin tones, tarnishes, heavily because it was stored in a coin folder, album, or coin envelope. Or because it was just left in a jar, a cardboard box, or laying in some drawer. Then, how long have PVC flips been around and how many collectors used them in all those years ? For that matter they are still around today, every coin sold by a coin dealer is sold to you in a PVC flip. How many people know this ? And then how many know enough to make sure they remove the coin from that flip ? How many people use silica gel packs and keep their coins in a sealed container with those packs ? How many entire coin collections got pushed into the garage, the attic, or the basement over the years ? How many coins got scratched by a staple from being in cardboard 2x2 since the day they were invented ? How many are still being scratched by them today ? How many got scratched or dinged through the thin mylar window ? How many got spotted, corroded, or scratched from cardboard dust in those 2x2&#039;s ? How many coins got those rim dings from being stored in a jar or a box and just tossing the new additions in ? How many got rubbed or heavily tarnished from being in coin cabinets ? Now how many got improperly dipped in an effort to remove, those spots, that corrosion, that unsighlty toning, or any toning at all for that matter ?</p><p><br /></p><p>All of these things, and a whole lot more besides, are a direct result of improper storage.</p><p><br /></p><p>That percentage isn&#039;t so tiny anymore.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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