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<p>[QUOTE="tommyc03, post: 2374944, member: 17665"]Dave's answer was certainly very helpful. I'm almost sure that trapped moisture played the most important part here as you mentioned a musty smell on the notes but you do not see any mold. If you take a very soft white tissue and wipe across the face of one of the notes and come up with anything like gray or black then you will have mold, or even white mold. The moisture is what is causing the green with an interaction of the cardboard holders, moisture and coins. I had this happen to some Canadian sets while stored in a closet. My first sign was mold on a leather jacket although I could see none on any of the clothing next to it. It was still there though and my fault for not opening the closet from time to time to air it out. Coins stored in the "velvet " boxes will deteriorate after time also and stick to the coins if they are not encapsulated. My advice is to follows Dave's. Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tommyc03, post: 2374944, member: 17665"]Dave's answer was certainly very helpful. I'm almost sure that trapped moisture played the most important part here as you mentioned a musty smell on the notes but you do not see any mold. If you take a very soft white tissue and wipe across the face of one of the notes and come up with anything like gray or black then you will have mold, or even white mold. The moisture is what is causing the green with an interaction of the cardboard holders, moisture and coins. I had this happen to some Canadian sets while stored in a closet. My first sign was mold on a leather jacket although I could see none on any of the clothing next to it. It was still there though and my fault for not opening the closet from time to time to air it out. Coins stored in the "velvet " boxes will deteriorate after time also and stick to the coins if they are not encapsulated. My advice is to follows Dave's. Good luck.[/QUOTE]
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