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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2911519, member: 112&quot;]At one time I had collected original Mint and Proof Sets for decades. I had them all except for that one that you are showing a picture of, and the &#039;36-&#039;41 Proof sets. </p><p><br /></p><p>For storage I always kept them in the original holders as that was the entire point of collecting them to begin with. But - I did a couple of things so as to do my best to keep them as they were. For one thing I kept them in sealed containers (Tupperware) and kept rechargeable silica gel packs in the containers with them. This does two things for you - 1 it keeps the harmful effects of the cardboard and paper from affecting your other coins, and 2 it keeps the humidity around the coins as low as possible. This is necessary because the harmful effects of the cardboard and paper are greatly minimized by the lack of moisture. The harmful effects are not completely stopped, but it is kept as low as you can get it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do those things and the coins will remain largely as they are for your lifetime. Yes, there will be some changes but they will be minimal. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for colors developing beyond what is already there - not likely. As a general rule the colorful toning begins and occurs early in the life of the coins, not in later years as many seem to think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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