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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2455921, member: 76194"]This is a great public service advertisement for why you should never drop an ancient coin. Ancient silver, under certain conditions, can turn as brittle as glass. Use precaution if you don't want to find out the hard way whether yours is one of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've even heard of coins breaking in half as they are being put or taken out of a 2x2. This is particularly common with a lot of the fractional greek silver coins. They should be treated gently.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2455921, member: 76194"]This is a great public service advertisement for why you should never drop an ancient coin. Ancient silver, under certain conditions, can turn as brittle as glass. Use precaution if you don't want to find out the hard way whether yours is one of them. I've even heard of coins breaking in half as they are being put or taken out of a 2x2. This is particularly common with a lot of the fractional greek silver coins. They should be treated gently.[/QUOTE]
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