Dear all,
Thanks for the suggestions! The coins, some of them, are stored in cardboard sheaths with plastic covering the actual coins so you can see them. The cardboard is stapled together. Some of the coins are inside a baseball card sheet with cardboard dividers in-between each page to better protect them. That is part of it, doing archaeological work, I understand some of preservation but not everything and especially not specifically this.
Should I touch the paper bills with latex gloves without powder? How best to hold the uncovered coins? How best to protect the coins. I knew not to try to clean them. :) I joked with the wife that coke is a good coin cleaner but I knew never to clean them, thanks!
Thanks all,
Gordon
On 2/22/10 11:18 AM, "Pickering, Bob" <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Going to a local coin dealer is a good idea as long as they are reputable. You might check to see if there are ANA(American Numismatic Association) members or life members. Dealers can sometimes be abrupt and dismissive but don’t take it personally if they are.
What are you coins stored in, now? Definitely, do not try to clean them. That often does more harm than good. If the coins are not in any kind of individual holder, try to handle them by the edges so that you don’t get fingerprints on the surfaces- that can lead to staining.
There are lots of different kinds of coin supplies for storage that you’ll be able to purchase from a coin dealer.
Contact me off line, if you like.
Bob
Robert B. Pickering, PhD
Senior Curator
Gilcrease Museum
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Tulsa, OK 74127
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Coin Collection
Hey all,
I have done Archaeology in the past for four years and finishing up my masters at WKU in Folk Studies and had a question about whom to talk with in VA about a coin collection. My wife’s mothers sister has a huge coin collection she got from her late husband.
Some of the coins include a Washington Piece 1792, Morgan Dollar 1886, Columbian 1/2 dollars, some Japan/France 5 and 10 dollar bills. These are just a few of probably hundreds of coins she has. Most are in good condition. I did archaeology but never looked at coins.
I live in Richmond, VA. Where does one go, should I go to the Smithsonian in DC or is there someone in Richmond who might be able to look at some of these coins, too many to go through in a day, and give us idea on how to preserve, etc.?
Thanks,
Sincerely,
Gordon Van Ness
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