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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Urban_Lawyer, post: 1511171, member: 36361&quot;]I have a 1964 Kennedy Half that belonged to my great grandmother.&nbsp; It is pretty cool -- she ordered it from the mint and it is still in the original envelope (with stamp and 1964 Philadelphia post mark).&nbsp; She even wrote in her own handwriting &quot;My Kennedy Half-Dollar&quot; on it.&nbsp; She lived through the Great Depression and was a big fan of all things Democrat, including JFK.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the issue -- I remember seeing it as a kid and the coin was shiny and (from my recollection) bright uncirculated.&nbsp; I received it last month and took a look.&nbsp; The paper is turning the coins colors, but not in a good way.&nbsp; It is darker now and has black splotches all over it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to preserve it and perhaps remove the black splotches if possible.&nbsp; I&#039;m not worried about making it a &quot;cleaned&quot; coin -- the coin has more sentimental value to me than resale value and I wouldn&#039;t sell it anyways.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So my question is: how to I clean, preserve, or correct the coin in a way that will make it look nice again and keep it from turning colors?&nbsp; I already figure I need to remove the coin from the envelope, but how can I clean it?&nbsp; Then, is a 2X2 the best option?&nbsp; That&#039;s how I keep my other silver halves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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