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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4466201, member: 110226&quot;]I&#039;m sure the coin does not have bronze disease.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a nice coin.&nbsp; I would keep an eye on it.&nbsp; The less that is done to it the better.</p><p><br /></p><p>One more possibility is that the blue deposits are just remnants of the original surface of the coin, when it was found.&nbsp; Ancient coins usually are quite encrusted with dirt, clay, oxidized minerals (such as copper), horn silver and other materials that are the result of centuries of deposition.&nbsp; Most coins, especially silver coins are cleaned, as is the case with your coin.&nbsp; So, it is possible that the blue deposits are areas that retain some of the original surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I suggested, leave the coin as-is and check it over from time to time to see if there are any changes.&nbsp; With time (several years) the coin will tone to a nice color, as the air reacts with the silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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