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<p>[QUOTE="sand, post: 8169014, member: 118540"]P.P.P.S. : The green spot, on the reverse, may be "bronze disease", which is copper chloride, if I remember correctly. Especially if it wasn't there 10 years ago. Not all green material is bronze disease. In fact, a stable green patina, on a bronze coin, is quite desirable, for many collectors of ancient coins. But if the green is new, then probably it's bronze disease. I'm not an expert in bronze disease. You can scrape it off, using a pointy scalpel. And then maybe soak the coin in distilled water (don't use chlorinated tap water). But probably other experts would have better ideas, about what to do, about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sand, post: 8169014, member: 118540"]P.P.P.S. : The green spot, on the reverse, may be "bronze disease", which is copper chloride, if I remember correctly. Especially if it wasn't there 10 years ago. Not all green material is bronze disease. In fact, a stable green patina, on a bronze coin, is quite desirable, for many collectors of ancient coins. But if the green is new, then probably it's bronze disease. I'm not an expert in bronze disease. You can scrape it off, using a pointy scalpel. And then maybe soak the coin in distilled water (don't use chlorinated tap water). But probably other experts would have better ideas, about what to do, about it.[/QUOTE]
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