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Anyone buy a coin collection or set in a Cherry Wood box?

dlimb2dlimb2 Posts: 3,449
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What does a Cherry Wood Box do to a coin that has been left in that box for 15 years?
Does it develop toning of some kind, what exactly does it do? Anyone know?

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  • BaronVonBaughBaronVonBaugh Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭✭
    I have several (4 & 6 piece US mint sets) and have not noticed any change in the coins in the box.
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  • dlimb2dlimb2 Posts: 3,449
    How old are these sets? How are they placed in the boxes, are they in plastic?
  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    Dunno, but I asked the folks at the PCGS table at FUN if their wooden presentation box presented any longterm hazard to the coins and they seemed to think my question was ridiculous. So I assumed they don't put their most informed staff at the table sometimes at least. One would hope they are inert.
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  • dlimb2dlimb2 Posts: 3,449
    Well the reason I asked is because I bought a couple of unc sets back around 1999 and some of the coins are taking on the blueish tent of the felt like holder that holds the coin and the plastic holder...some are also redish...it is an all over surface tent not a bullseye or cresent...I would say these sets date back to the late 70's...so they have been in there for some time...I took them out and put them in my albums.
  • GATGAT Posts: 3,146 ✭
    I have a 1988 Olympic 4 coin set in a cherry wood box and they haven't toned an iota. Also had a Constitution 4 coin set that was sold and they were not toned.
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  • foodudefoodude Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭
    I have a 1988 Olympic 4 coin set in a cherry wood box and they haven't toned an iota.

    Ditto (except mine is the 6 piece)
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    << <i>Well the reason I asked is because I bought a couple of unc sets back around 1999 and some of the coins are taking on the blueish tent of the felt like holder that holds the coin and the plastic holder...some are also redish...it is an all over surface tent not a bullseye or cresent...I would say these sets date back to the late 70's...so they have been in there for some time...I took them out and put them in my albums. >>



    It's not the box, it's the felt (& the toning you describe is known to happen).

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  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    It's not the box, it's the felt (& the toning you describe is known to happen).

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    Exactly. The felt is a killer.

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