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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midlife, post: 1199309, member: 31501&quot;]I know nothing about coin collecting, but my father-in-law has been collecting proof sets of US coins since the mid-1970s, and he periodically sends big chunks of his collection to us.&nbsp; They were stored in various boxes in our basement, and I am sorry to say that not all the boxes were evacuated in our frantic rush to save our possessions from quickly-rising flood waters.&nbsp; They were under water for over a week -- and I&#039;m also sorry to say that we weren&#039;t immediately able to attend to them as we tried to salvage the stuff that got left behind.&nbsp; So now the cardboard sleeves have all fused to each other and the paper inserts are mushy, so those are pretty much gone.&nbsp; But most of the coins still look okay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the plastic cases have no apparent moisture in them.&nbsp; Some have some faint condensation in them (those ones are out in the sun right now to see if that will dry them out without opening them).&nbsp; But some got considerable water seepage, and the coins are starting to discolor.&nbsp; Should I open those?&nbsp; And once they&#039;re open, what should I do?</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s my best case scenario in terms of the worth of the coins, and what&#039;s the worst?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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