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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3465455, member: 112&quot;]In the interest of promoting a better understanding I think some additional comments about verdigris might be in order. It seems that some think that the mere presence of verdigris, the green stuff, on a coin is going to hurt or harm the coin. But this is not true, verdigris is not some harmful substance that will continue to eat away at the coin if left in place. Verdigris isn&#039;t like PVC residue, that if left on the coin will continue to eat away at the coin. Verdigris itself is basically harmless. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nor will verdigris on a coin prevent that coin from being slabbed and cleanly graded. There are millions of coins, copper, silver, and gold, that have verdigris on them, in varying quantities, and those coins have been slabbed and cleanly graded. </p><p><br /></p><p>So why is it that people want to remove it ? Two basic reasons, they are unaware of that I said above and think that verdigris is a harmful substance, or they think that removing it will make the coin &quot;look better&quot;. And from all I&#039;ve read over the years, it seems the latter is the primary reason they want to remove it. In other words, it is for their own personal satisfaction that they want it gone. And I can understand that, nor is there anything wrong with that.</p><p><br /></p><p>But here&#039;s the thing that it seems some don&#039;t understand. And although I&#039;ve said it before I think it bears repeating. If a coin has verdigris on it, you can simply leave it alone. For as long as you store the coin properly nothing will change for the worse. That verdigris will stay just as it is, doing no further damage to the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The primary enemy of coins is the very air we breathe. This is because the air is what contains all the contaminants and the moisture that cause corrosion. So if you wish to protect your coins to the best of your ability, then you must protect your coins from the air to the best of your ability. Cut off the flow of air to your coins and corrosion will not occur. It&#039;s just that simple.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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