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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3440152, member: 66&quot;]The copper planchets from England, being rather heavy, were typically stored in the lowest levels of the ship where they acted as ballast helping to stabilize the ship.&nbsp; Of course this meant they were pretty much the first thing loaded and the last thing unloaded and might spend several months down there in the hold.&nbsp; Now these ships weren&#039;t always water tight so the ballast hold would often have seawater down there.&nbsp; (Not to mention they were also often used as latrines as well)&nbsp; So these planchets would often spend several months submerged in saltwater.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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