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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7794684, member: 112"]There are no books on the subject that I'm aware of, but over the years there have been many articles written about in the various coin magazines and coin related websites. And I'd guess there have been hundreds of threads and posts about it here on CT. Just do a search using "proper storage" as your key words and you'll find more than you care to read. And pretty much every one of them will say the same things I said in this thread. And that includes numerous posts made by various chemists who are members of CT.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody likes it, but it's all true.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is no short and sweet answer because there are simply too many variables. For some you might start seeing things you don't like in a few months, with others it might take years. But toning is inevitable - all coins tone. Toning cannot be stopped, the best you can do is slow it down.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it is absolutely harmful. As I said above -</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All cardboard and paper products are laced with sulfur, it's used when they make the stuff. The only exceptions are archival quality products, and those are few and far between. And no, the US Mint does not use archival quality paper and cardboard - and they never have.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also add that many collectors intentionally buy old coin albums, with every single one of them made with cardboard and paper, because they are famous, or infamous depending on your perspective, for causing toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7794684, member: 112"]There are no books on the subject that I'm aware of, but over the years there have been many articles written about in the various coin magazines and coin related websites. And I'd guess there have been hundreds of threads and posts about it here on CT. Just do a search using "proper storage" as your key words and you'll find more than you care to read. And pretty much every one of them will say the same things I said in this thread. And that includes numerous posts made by various chemists who are members of CT. Nobody likes it, but it's all true. There is no short and sweet answer because there are simply too many variables. For some you might start seeing things you don't like in a few months, with others it might take years. But toning is inevitable - all coins tone. Toning cannot be stopped, the best you can do is slow it down. Yes, it is absolutely harmful. As I said above - All cardboard and paper products are laced with sulfur, it's used when they make the stuff. The only exceptions are archival quality products, and those are few and far between. And no, the US Mint does not use archival quality paper and cardboard - and they never have. I would also add that many collectors intentionally buy old coin albums, with every single one of them made with cardboard and paper, because they are famous, or infamous depending on your perspective, for causing toning.[/QUOTE]
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