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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4472445, member: 110226&quot;]Here&#039;s an AE 80 drachms that is currently in ICU for bronze disease mitigation.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin had a good, even red and green patina when I bought it last year.&nbsp; I sent it to NGC for slabbing.&nbsp; A few days ago I was going through the ancients box, and found that bronze disease has spread like wildfire over both side of this coin.&nbsp; Apparently the humidity of Florida, couple with encasing in plastic was enough to trigger the corrosion process.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lesson - be very careful submitting bronze coins for slabbing, especially types such as Cleopatra VII bronzes, which seem to have a tendency to susceptibility for bronze disease.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is currently in a bath of distilled water and cleaning soap.&nbsp; However, the bronze disease is so pervasive that I doubt this coin can be salvaged, even in this drier climate of California.&nbsp; Bummer.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1112621[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112622[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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