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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1781504, member: 112"]The point of separation is to do the very best you can to protect your coins. It is a known fact that the boxes and packaging that the mint uses contain sulphur and sulphur is an enemy of your coins if you do not want them to tone. But how do you know that the previous owner of those 20 year old ASE Proofs did not separate the boxes when they stored them ? I can guarantee you that no dealer has had the coins in his inventory for 20 years. In fact it is doubtful that any dealer would have them for even a month. That said, storage conditions always vary. And results from storage conditions always vary also. Every owner lives in a different place, and many owners store their coins differently. But even the same owner can take two identical Proof ASE's in their original packaging and store them in exactly the same place and way - and one will tone and the other will not. No rhyme or reason to it, it just happens. And it happens every day. So what's the best thing you can do ? Separate them and remove that possibility. But if you want to risk it, have at it.[/QUOTE]