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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2445472, member: 112&quot;]Yes, no &quot;coin&quot; albums, of any kind, ever. As for your other question, what&#039;s more important to you - what you &quot;like&quot;, or protecting the coins as best you can ? And no, I&#039;m not being a wise guy, I&#039;m asking a very serious question, which depending on your answer can have very serious ramifications.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yeah I understand the presentation aspect, that is why so many collectors use albums to begin with - because they like the way the presentation looks. And for them that is their primary concern.</p><p><br /></p><p>But when you buy a coin you buy it because you like the way the coin looks right now, and I believe most collectors would prefer to keep the coin looking exactly that way. To do that, you must use proper storage techniques, or the coin is very likely not going to stay looking that way. It is going to change, it is going to tone, and the way that it tones is always, always, always - a crap shoot. And the odds of it turning out to tone in a way that you do not like, are much higher than it toning in a way that you do like. And contrary to what many believe, toning does not always take decades to occur. If the conditions are right toning can occur very quickly, anywhere from a few weeks to a few months.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what are proper storage techniques ? An inert, hard plastic holder - there are many types, take your pick. The holders can be stored in inert albums designed for them, in inert boxes designed for them, or even stored loosely in an inert container - again take your pick. These are then stored in a larger, inert container that can be sealed. And inside that larger container you have to use silica-gel packs to regulate and minimize humidity. And that container needs to be stored, preferably in a dark place, and one where the temperature remains fairly constant. And there can be no paper or cardboard products in that container, or any other non inert materials.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do these things and you will have done everything you can to keep your coins looking just like they were when you bought them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t do these things and you just take your chances and hope for the best.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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