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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;adric22, post: 1817767, member: 38146&quot;]While I do realize this, I believe that a human being&#039;s visual perception threshold is such that we cannot tell the difference between a brand new coin from the mint, or one that has been sitting in a sealed container for a year or two.&nbsp;&nbsp; If we would use titanium for our coins, then they might not ever tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I was not aware of this.&nbsp; I thought toning was a result of the metal reacting with the moisture in the air.&nbsp; If there is no air, then there should be no toning.&nbsp; I realize there is a minute amount of air inside the airtite, but once that air has reacted, it should be rendered neutral.&nbsp; Perhaps if the coins were in a vacuum chamber before being placed into the airtite, maybe that would help?</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, 99% of my collection is silver bullion.&nbsp; I rarely collect anything for numismatic value.&nbsp; So I prefer it to look nice and shiny.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I currently use coinsafe tubes for less valuable stuff like junk silver.&nbsp; But for ASEs, Panda, Maples, and pretty much anything worth more than $20 I will put it in an airtite.&nbsp; That way I feel safer handling the coins without the need to wear a cotton glove to keep my skin oils off of the coin. However, air-tites do make the coin a lot larger.&nbsp; I have often wondered if there were some sort of product you could use to give a silver coin some sort of clear-coat that would give it a tiny layer that would keep it from toning and allow you to handle it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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