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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 692564, member: 112&quot;]Well there&#039;s your reason. I don&#039;t know that you could pick a worse combination for storage. You have several issues to deal with. </p><p><br /></p><p>First of all, if you don;t want your sets to tone, always remove Mint and Proof sets from their outer cardboard sleeves for storage. The cardboard is laced with sulphur and will accelerate toning. This is not a maybe - it&#039;s gonna happen. </p><p><br /></p><p>Same for the shoebox - very bad idea and for the same reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the desicant packs from medicine bottles - also a bad idea. To begin with they contain very, very little dessicant. Secondly, as they do what they are supposed to do for the medicine, they also absorb the various compounds that actually make up the medicine like a sponge. So when using them for coins, they are already saturated with all this stuff and exposing your coins to it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bad, bad, bad idea ! You&#039;ll ruin your oven and stink up the house. The dessicant packages are NOT designed to be re-used and the package may even melt if placed in the oven.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are proper methods that need to be followed if one does not want their coins to tone. There are no shortcuts and if you don&#039;t do it the right way you will not be successful.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I said, always remove the outer cardboard sleeves the sets come in. Safely store them away someplace - away from your coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Get a suitable container to store your coins in. Tupperware or RubberMaid with a sealable top would be fine. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then purchase silica gel packs that are designed to be used with coins and are reusable/re-chargable. Never use dessicant packs that have been used with something else - get new ones. The size of the silica get packs depends on how big the storage space is, and how much humidity you have in your area. The reusabale type even has a window that allows you to check on them - they change color when they need re-charged. And if you live in a humid area then you need to check them more often. Only these are <u>made</u> to be placed in the oven for re-charging. The others are not ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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