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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 569578, member: 13650"]I have a 1980 proof set that I purchased last fall. I set it out on a desk and left it. </p><p> When I got it, only the penny had some light haze that had formed in the center on the obverse. The rest looked good. May have barely exhibited haze forming.</p><p> Now the S.B.A, the half and the dime all have white haze forming, obverse and reverse. The quarter seems to have toned a different color altogether. I thought maybe sunlight could have caused it but the haze is forming on the backside of them as well, where there is no direct light. </p><p> </p><p> These are still sealed in the mint plastic case. The house temp only changes maybe a couple degrees from time to time. I leave the thermostat set at 70.</p><p> </p><p> Question is, how did this set make it this long without damage and now this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 569578, member: 13650"]I have a 1980 proof set that I purchased last fall. I set it out on a desk and left it. When I got it, only the penny had some light haze that had formed in the center on the obverse. The rest looked good. May have barely exhibited haze forming. Now the S.B.A, the half and the dime all have white haze forming, obverse and reverse. The quarter seems to have toned a different color altogether. I thought maybe sunlight could have caused it but the haze is forming on the backside of them as well, where there is no direct light. These are still sealed in the mint plastic case. The house temp only changes maybe a couple degrees from time to time. I leave the thermostat set at 70. Question is, how did this set make it this long without damage and now this?[/QUOTE]
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