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<p>[QUOTE="Daggarjon, post: 566028, member: 4230"]Well, since YOU opened the flood gates <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am up to 48 coins posted for US commems. This does not count all the stamps, intaglios, medals ect that come with the sets that are posted.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.daggarjon.com/Coinage_United_States_-_Commemoratives.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.daggarjon.com/Coinage_United_States_-_Commemoratives.php" rel="nofollow"> United States - Commemoratives</a> - Added KM-228, KM-229, KM-231, KM-236, KM-240, KM-241, KM-243, KM-246, KM-249, KM-254, KM-257, KM-262 and KM-278. Aside from the coins, there is also a World War II medal that was issued in a set, and another stamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing i have noticed with some of the older commems. With the coins in the Mint plastic, some of the coins are starting to show a 'haze' around the edge, or a light to dark brown color near the rim. The 2 Atlantic Olympic halfs are almost compeltely covered with this brown color. The coisn have never been taken out of the plastic. Is it best to remove coins out of the mint capsule to be put in a better protected capsule? Is this haze or brown color the start of 'toning' or something else.</p><p><br /></p><p>Help <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Daggarjon, post: 566028, member: 4230"]Well, since YOU opened the flood gates :D I am up to 48 coins posted for US commems. This does not count all the stamps, intaglios, medals ect that come with the sets that are posted. [url=http://www.daggarjon.com/Coinage_United_States_-_Commemoratives.php] United States - Commemoratives[/url] - Added KM-228, KM-229, KM-231, KM-236, KM-240, KM-241, KM-243, KM-246, KM-249, KM-254, KM-257, KM-262 and KM-278. Aside from the coins, there is also a World War II medal that was issued in a set, and another stamp. One thing i have noticed with some of the older commems. With the coins in the Mint plastic, some of the coins are starting to show a 'haze' around the edge, or a light to dark brown color near the rim. The 2 Atlantic Olympic halfs are almost compeltely covered with this brown color. The coisn have never been taken out of the plastic. Is it best to remove coins out of the mint capsule to be put in a better protected capsule? Is this haze or brown color the start of 'toning' or something else. Help :confused: :o[/QUOTE]
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