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3 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

That Capitol Plastics holder containing the double eagle should come apart easily by unscrewing the four plastic screws. Dry the coin by blotting with a soft cloth.

While we are on the subject, has anyone ever tried drying water using alchohol?

I'm not sure about rubbing alcohol, but I saw some people suggest acetone. 

1 minute ago, CRAWTOMATIC said:

For the 2001 Silver Eagle...I'm not familiar with that packaging but I'm sure @Mohawk is since he's done time in an actual coin shop.  Looks like a clam shell over some sort of mounted card.  Good news is that 2001 isn't a key date for the series and water won't damage silver aside from staining and spotting (that I know of).  Staining & spotting detracts from eye appeal but if you treat it like a straight buillion coin that matters less.  I think in the effort of effectively tackling this all I'd cut it out and place it in a flip then revisit it later.

Thank you.  I'm just nervous to open any packaging.  Did you see my other photo of the St. Gaudens? Should I leave it alone? I know those are worth a lot. 

2 hours ago, Just Bob said:

Yes!! By all means do not try to slide the coin out with staples in the cardboard! Many a nice coin has been ruined that way. Either use a wooden skewer or toothpick to cut the thin plastic around the edge (without touching the coin) or cut the cardboard as mentioned above. Even trying to remove the staples has risks if something slips, so I don't even do it that way.

And, the canned air is a good idea, as well.

How about this one? It's a St. Gaudens and has water inside.  

57 minutes ago, CRAWTOMATIC said:

OOOH!  Great point about the plastic around the edge!  IF the coin is in a 2x2 designed for a larger coin - like a nickel in a quarter one or a quarter in a dollar holder, etc.... - then there should be plenty of room to just cut the plastic and skip the whole multiple cuts operation.  Based on the pics there's plenty holdered like that on the towel so that should make things easier.

What do I do with these? This is a 2001 Silver American Eagle 

15 minutes ago, Matt_dac said:

I suggest you remove them all from their packaging (presumably still wet packaging) and carefully lay them out on a towel to dry, patting the surfaces carefully (don't wipe/rub) to remove any water drops.  Wiping or rubbing could cause scratches, etc. 

 

The value depends on the coins and their condition.  If they were briefly wet and then dried - perhaps no damage and no change in value.  Post some pictures of the coins to give us an idea of what you have. 

Here is one photo featuring some of them, I have more laying out in other places.  I was afraid to take the coins out of the packing and the 2x2... are you suggesting I take them all out? 

Here is one photo featuring some of them, I have more laying out in other places.  I was afraid to take the coins out of the packing and the 2x2... are you suggesting I take them all out? 

Hi! I inherited a coin collection and don't know much about collecting.  I had the coins in a safe in my basement. We had a leak and several coins got soaked... some were in 2x2, some were in flips, some in plastic containers and some packaged in nice cardboard packaging (which is now ruined). Will this affect the value of ALL of them? If so, by how much? And anything I can do to help??