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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;someconcerns, post: 1725637, member: 51052&quot;]GDJMSP,</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps I could have stated it better and I agree simply putting a MS coin in paper is not a great idea.&nbsp; When I said cotton envelopes I misspoke.&nbsp; They are slightly fluffy cotton-lined paper sleeves which slide into a 2x2 envelope.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although corrosion is a scourge we all must confront with coins, I suspect we all have somewhat different experiences with storage, depending on the temperature and humidity conditions we can maintain.&nbsp; Thus far, and I&#039;ve only had them the last 30 years, I&#039;ve experienced no problems with the MS large and half cents I&#039;ve stored in cotton-lined sleeves.&nbsp; A few of the coins, some with pedigrees traceable to the early decades of the 20th century, actually had such sleeves in use when I acquired them.&nbsp; Obviously, I don&#039;t know when the coins were put into them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Indian proof restrikes I have, which were placed by the Bombay mint in tissue paper and then in paper envelopes did not all fare as well as my large cents, but many of their issues I would attribute to uneven application of lacquer at the mint and very high humidity. And who knows how they were stored before I acquired them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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