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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 795533, member: 4552"]I really have no idea of just how exact the Mint is with the finishing of litterally billions of coins. I strongly suspect that any high quality process is utilized but since most done with tax money, anything is possible. </p><p>As I've mentioned many times, I put all my coins in either Whitman Classic Albums, 2x2's, plastic rolls. So far in well over 60 years of collecting, many of my first coins still look like they did from way back then. No problems with any of my Albums. </p><p>You should always remembert though that it is really difficult to make anything air tight. Over a long period of time many types of gasses can get to a coin regardless of how it is stored. Coins are just metal an all metals combine with something. Although many people think Gold, for example, does not tarnish, corrode, etc., that metal also does.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 795533, member: 4552"]I really have no idea of just how exact the Mint is with the finishing of litterally billions of coins. I strongly suspect that any high quality process is utilized but since most done with tax money, anything is possible. As I've mentioned many times, I put all my coins in either Whitman Classic Albums, 2x2's, plastic rolls. So far in well over 60 years of collecting, many of my first coins still look like they did from way back then. No problems with any of my Albums. You should always remembert though that it is really difficult to make anything air tight. Over a long period of time many types of gasses can get to a coin regardless of how it is stored. Coins are just metal an all metals combine with something. Although many people think Gold, for example, does not tarnish, corrode, etc., that metal also does.[/QUOTE]
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