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Message:: [QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 2872151, member: 82549"]Reading the articles that rrdenarius' has linked to has given me pause. If you can buy the sodium sesquicarbonate (SSC) on eBay inexpensively--I checked, and you can--why bother mixing your own? Furthermore, I've successfully treated coins with bronze disease (BD) using just distilled water (DW) with the following method: Brush off any BD. Get off as much as possible--use compressed air, a toothpick and/or a pointed brass pick. Use a loupe or a stereo microscope if you have one. Place the coin in 6 to 8 oz. of DW for 24-48 hours, then dump out the DW and replace it with fresh. Continue doing this for 2-3 weeks, changing the water every 1 or 2 days. In most cases, your coin will be cured. BUT: I recommend setting the coin out somewhere where you will see it often. Check it carefully and frequently to make sure there is no sign of the BD returning. If there is, repeat the above treatment. Over the years I've had to treat a couple of coins twice to completely remove the BD. I've never had to treat one a third time, though. Since a gallon of DW can be gotten cheaply from any grocery store, maybe try this method first to see if you even need to use SSC.[/QUOTE]