Tips and Tools for Beginning Coin Collectors

You’ve slowly acquired and assembled your coins and put them in a box or drawer, only to discover a few years later that many have developed tarnish or unsightly blemishes or spots. I hope that this guide can help prevent this from happening to you and your collection. I’ve learned, through trial and error, some strategies and tools that help reduce the negative consequences of improperly handling or storing your coins. We all work hard to build our collection – it’s worth the effort to protect it to the extent that we can.