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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 106119, member: 4552&quot;]Many are correct. This subject comes up all the time. Almost as much as how to clean coins. For me, I&#039;ve been collecting forwell over 50 years. Most of my coins are in Whitman Classic Folders. Many more in 2x2&#039;s. The ones in the 2x2&#039;s are put right back in the boxes the 2x2&#039;s came in. Many more are in plastic rolls. I collected the 43 steel cents when I was a kid and they were new. I&#039;ve got 26 rolls of them in plastic tubes and they look the way they did when I put them there. Each Whitman Album is put into a plastic freezer type bag with as much air sucked out as possible. The ones that have been there for well over 50&nbsp; years still look like they did when I put them there. The boxes of 2x2&#039;s also are in plastic freezer bags. Wish I had one of those vacuum sealers like MARS1970 mentioned. I do not use, nor ever have used silica gel capsules, containers, etc. I never have and see no reason to start using something that is not required. As mentioned, none of my coins that are in Albums, plastic rolls or 2x2&#039;s show any signs of tarnishing, corroding, toning or anything. Moisture does not effect the metal on coins. You could leave your coins in distilled water and nothing would happen. It&#039;s the contaminates in the water or air that effects coins. The air conditioning systems in most banks keep out enough moisture and contaminates to preserve coins. So far none of my coins have toned over the years. However, that is only for about 50 or so years. I&#039;ll have to let every one know the results of not using silica gels in a few hundred years. If there is an effect on the coins by then, maybe I&#039;ll start using the stuff. Normally Whitman, Littleton and other well made albums in normal household conditions will last for a very long time. Actually where you live may be a problem with the maintenace of coin presevation. In areas where there is extreame amounts of coal burned in factories or power stations, the acidity of the air has greater effects than anything else. Also, smoking in a house with decent ventilation should have little effect on coins, however, smokers seldon live long enough to know that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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