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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;spock1k, post: 172754, member: 7043&quot;]Hello All,</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting coins from all over the world.&nbsp; In spite of using best practices to preserve the coin,&nbsp; keeping it in a cool dry safe away from the elements never removing it from the coin holders the coins have still toned.&nbsp; My question is as a collector am i always doomed to toning no matter what i do or is there a way out.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently saw some toning on the us silver quarters and it broke my heart as just 48 hours before my entire stamp collection took a beating because of inbuilt acid in the paper and hence the question.&nbsp; Also my coins are stored in a tropical climate.&nbsp; (India) Does that have a bearing.&nbsp; Insights on what collectors do to preserve their coins and also some postings about best practices would be helpful.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Peace all.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Life is not about how many breaths you take but how many moments blow your breath away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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