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<p>[QUOTE="wasjr, post: 4944558, member: 115410"]To make a long story a little shorter, I am an absolute NUBE to coins and since I am getting older, I have started taking an inventory of my Dad's coins that haven't seen the light of day for more than 50 years. As a stamp collector (no offense intended!), I know storage is critical to preservation, and I presume there is also the same concern for coins. I have coins in "sets" are in either different colored "Library of Coins" albums or dark blue folders (old Whitmans?) that state what the collection is. Then there are plastic tubes of coins which I assume are duplicates, but have not gotten to them yet. And lastly, there are envelopes of coins that are proofs and unc. sets. Separately, an occasional coin is in its own white holder, which I also haven't yet inventoried, but assume they are the more valuable ones. Even though these have always been stored in air conditioned space (not in a basement corner!), I see some sort of toning or oxidation even on the unc. sets (which look like they are sealed). In the stamp world, this is very bad, but it seems maybe not for coins. My questions are 1 - can/should they be cleaned? and how? and 2 - should I store them differently, and what is recommended? I expect that in 50+ years, technology has a better way. My intentions are to preserve, but would not be surprised if things hit the auction block when I am gone - my kids and grandkids are neither collectors nor nostalgic ;-( Thanks in advance for any advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wasjr, post: 4944558, member: 115410"]To make a long story a little shorter, I am an absolute NUBE to coins and since I am getting older, I have started taking an inventory of my Dad's coins that haven't seen the light of day for more than 50 years. As a stamp collector (no offense intended!), I know storage is critical to preservation, and I presume there is also the same concern for coins. I have coins in "sets" are in either different colored "Library of Coins" albums or dark blue folders (old Whitmans?) that state what the collection is. Then there are plastic tubes of coins which I assume are duplicates, but have not gotten to them yet. And lastly, there are envelopes of coins that are proofs and unc. sets. Separately, an occasional coin is in its own white holder, which I also haven't yet inventoried, but assume they are the more valuable ones. Even though these have always been stored in air conditioned space (not in a basement corner!), I see some sort of toning or oxidation even on the unc. sets (which look like they are sealed). In the stamp world, this is very bad, but it seems maybe not for coins. My questions are 1 - can/should they be cleaned? and how? and 2 - should I store them differently, and what is recommended? I expect that in 50+ years, technology has a better way. My intentions are to preserve, but would not be surprised if things hit the auction block when I am gone - my kids and grandkids are neither collectors nor nostalgic ;-( Thanks in advance for any advice.[/QUOTE]
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