can badges lose there finnish while laying in a glass display closet

[Wijtman01]

i have an detolf display and keep my flight clasps and other stuff in there
no light is in the closet just medals and i hardly touch my stuff

if i do i use satin gloves

do badges loose there finnis or paint while laying there

becasue it might be me:
but i once bought a mint kvk 1 class and a year later i swear i saw little black spots on the cross

like losing finnish
cheers

[Jos L C]

i have an detolf display and keep my flight clasps and other stuff in there
no light is in the closet just medals and i hardly touch my stuff

if i do i use satin gloves

do badges loose there finnis or paint while laying there

becasue it might be me:
but i once bought a mint kvk 1 class and a year later i swear i saw little black spots on the cross

like losing finnish
cheers

Except for zink badges no others will loose their finish...
If you've a zink KVK 1 it's possible, but maybe they gave it a silverdip to sell it like a nice one and after a while it'll become like it was or worse..
Your buntmetal badges will not suffer that much and that quick.

Jos.

[Stahlhelm]

The environment in which your badges are stored is also a factor here. Even if badges are untouched by human hands forever, their finishes can still deteriorate over time, if proper humidity levels are not maintained. With sufficient humidity, verdigris, zinc pest, rust, etc. can still effect the finishes. Verdigris can eat copper-based metals (including tombac bronze), zinc can be deteriorated by zinc pest, and of course, iron-based metals are subject to rust. Again, it's mostly all about humidity, since that's what feeds these problems.

Chris