I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now
cartwheel
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This is an example of “I wish I knew then what I know now.” Here are some images of a couple of Ikes I saved out of circulation in 1972.
The top two pictures are two different Ikes (obverse and reverse); nothing really special, but both have nice cartwheels and have developed
a bit of not-unattractive toning (sorry about the poor images):
Now, back in 1972 I needed someplace to store these, so I took a couple of plastic cases that held some of my high school track medals
and put the Ikes in them. Please note: These cases had foam inserts. Fast forward thirty-some years, when I started getting into collecting
again, I pulled out all of the old junk I’d saved from circulation over the years (during the 1960’s-1970’s, mostly). Lo and behold,
when I pulled my Ikes out of the cases, this was the result. These are the opposite sides of these same two Ikes:
The foam had deteriorated and produced these surfaces. Luckily, this was a pretty inexpensive lesson to learn. It could have been a lot worse;
if I’d had a nice, old classic silver coin (I didn’t), I probably would have stored it in one of these cases with the foam insert. Now, of course,
I store all my coins in 2 x 2’s or certified plastic.
Anyone else have any horror stories to share?
Cartwheel
Edited to say I just noticed the PVC damage, too.
The top two pictures are two different Ikes (obverse and reverse); nothing really special, but both have nice cartwheels and have developed
a bit of not-unattractive toning (sorry about the poor images):
Now, back in 1972 I needed someplace to store these, so I took a couple of plastic cases that held some of my high school track medals
and put the Ikes in them. Please note: These cases had foam inserts. Fast forward thirty-some years, when I started getting into collecting
again, I pulled out all of the old junk I’d saved from circulation over the years (during the 1960’s-1970’s, mostly). Lo and behold,
when I pulled my Ikes out of the cases, this was the result. These are the opposite sides of these same two Ikes:
The foam had deteriorated and produced these surfaces. Luckily, this was a pretty inexpensive lesson to learn. It could have been a lot worse;
if I’d had a nice, old classic silver coin (I didn’t), I probably would have stored it in one of these cases with the foam insert. Now, of course,
I store all my coins in 2 x 2’s or certified plastic.
Anyone else have any horror stories to share?
Cartwheel
Edited to say I just noticed the PVC damage, too.
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Funny enough, I've rolled all of the coins or put them in books/holders to see how then tone and my 60$ or so in face-value silver is now worth more than I spent.
-D
-Aristotle
Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.
-Horace
Next, I bought some low cost coins from dealers and they were in the soft flips. What did I know? If dealers used them, they must be okay. Then I hear all the fuss about PVC. Too late for many of them.
K
electronics parts and minerals, but not for coins. But not because I knew
any better. It's only the grace of God that kept my coins from looking like
that.
The rest of my family thinks it's a great idea to store the odd coin in a
zip lock or sandwich bag.
Mark
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