How to Care For the Coins in Your Coin Collection

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Taking care of your coin collector case  is very important; as coins can become worn, if they are not protected.

Reducing the risk of wear or avoiding other contaminates that could damage your coins, is important to maintain their value.

Even breathing on the coin collector case  can cause color changes and even some spotting.

You should always keep your valuable coins inside packages which are designed to protect your coins from contamination and wear.

If you ever have to take a coin out of the protective covering; there are certain ways it should be handled.

Never pick up a coin from your collection from anywhere except by its sides.

Finger prints are just as much as a contaminate as the air or breathing on the coin; as moisture comes from your mouth.

If you do so you should only wipe the coin gently with a velvet cloth, then place it on clean soft cloth to insure that it does not get damaged.

Many people do not realize that just cleaning a coin can reduce its value by as much as half the market value.

A great way to display your coins it to use a glass case covered with velvet on the inside.

Another good idea is to have two coins of the same denomination and turn one on the face side and one on its reverse side; this way no one would ever have to have a reason to take the coins out of its case.

Never use abrasive cleaners on your coins.

There are professional cleaners that will not harm your coins; and never rub your coin dry; instead just dab it and air dry it.

In many cases some collectors use olive oil to remove finger prints or other foreign objects from their coins. The coin is then either air dried or by using forced air.

If you do use forced air from an air tank be sure to hold the air nozzle approximately 12 inches away from the coin, as forced air has moisture in it and it may cause some damage to the coin itself.

If you have gold coins that need cleaning the best thing to do is to rinse them in very hot soapy water.

For bronze coins you should soak the coins in olive oil.

Sometimes if the coins are very damaged you may have to let them soak for a few weeks at a time.

For cleaning silver, copper or nickel coins a collector may want to soak them in white vinegar for approximately 5 minutes and then another 5 minutes in lemon juice.

After the coins have soaked; rinse them again under very warm running water.






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