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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3223328, member: 112&quot;]Not sure if you think you have your answer or not. But there are some very basic rules about the proper storage for coins. Rule #1 - the air is the enemy. And yes I mean that quite literally. </p><p><br /></p><p>Simply put the air is what contains everything that harms coins. From the oxygen that allows corrosion/oxidation to take place, to all the other harmful contaminants, including moisture, more than anything else it&#039;s the air that brings them into contact with the coins. Ya see, everything there is, except inert substances, puts off gasses into the air. And when I say everything I mean everything.</p><p><br /></p><p>So one&#039;s goal if one wishes to protect their coins as best they can is to reduce the amount of air that can come into contact with your coins. I say reduce because you can&#039;t stop it completely because there is no such thing an airtight coin holder. And the closer that bad things are to your coins - and everything except inert substances are bad things - then the worse it is for your coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>And there aren&#039;t a whole lot of things that are inert, but there are a few, and they make for quite handy coin storage. Most of them are plastics of one kind or another, glass is another. But of course glass breaks and plastics don&#039;t, or at least not as easily as glass. But glass can be made airtight and plastic can&#039;t, or at least the plastics that we have ready access to can&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>So to store coins you need inert coin holders, then store them inside an inert container that can be sealed like a Tupperware container. And inside that you also place a rechargeable silica gel pack to minimize moisture as much as possible. Then you store that Tupperware container in a cool dark place where the temperature changes as little as possible. </p><p><br /></p><p>Do those things and you&#039;ve done the best you can do. Do anything else and you haven&#039;t. It&#039;s just that simple.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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