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<p>[QUOTE="zaneman, post: 246410, member: 3970"]There are several things that may have caused this. As bone mentioned, fire may cause this. Also, dipping a coin and not properly neutralizing it can cause black spots. Many other chemicals, particularly oxidizers can also turn a coin black. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin on the right appears to be heavily corroded, and in my opinion there is most likely nothing you can do to improve it's appearance. As for the one on the left, I suspect the only thing that would remove the black spot would be dip, but I would recommend leaving it alone, as would quite possibly just make the appearance worse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zaneman, post: 246410, member: 3970"]There are several things that may have caused this. As bone mentioned, fire may cause this. Also, dipping a coin and not properly neutralizing it can cause black spots. Many other chemicals, particularly oxidizers can also turn a coin black. The coin on the right appears to be heavily corroded, and in my opinion there is most likely nothing you can do to improve it's appearance. As for the one on the left, I suspect the only thing that would remove the black spot would be dip, but I would recommend leaving it alone, as would quite possibly just make the appearance worse.[/QUOTE]
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