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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 1806664, member: 20480&quot;]When exposed to moisture, it&#039;s worse for a coin to be stored in a nearly sealed holder than to sit out on a table or window sill.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because once moisture enters the holder it takes a long time for it to escape again, whereas out in the open it can evaporate very rapidly, reacting with the coin for far less time.&nbsp; One of the reasons so many coins faired well in old wooden coin cabinets is because (1) the moisture had a greater affinity for the wood than for the metals, and (2) because there was so much surface area of the wood compared to that of the coins. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With such cabinets no longer in widespread use among collectors, coins are not likely to be similarly spared and, being in holders that are substantially sealed in slabs, 2x2s, airtites, etc, one should always keep freshly dried dessicant where the coins are stored.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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