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<p>[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 3412182, member: 87186"]Hiya [USER=101450]@DorkNerd[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>I would spend time looking at them as closely as I could with some magnifying lenses. I would want to know how these coins feel in my hand. They look like they feel not completely dry. I guess they look like they have that same cool moist feel like lead (even if they aren't). Each coin would be photographed by itself. Then it would sit where there is no moisture for a while (at least a week or two) to dry out. Then another close inspection and if there appeared any difference from the first photographs, I would take photographs of each one again. Only at that point, when I could compare the first and second photographs, would I make a decision about what to do next. Maybe a light brushing with a baby toothbrush. But I am sure I would not be introducing these coins to more moisture. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just my two cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 3412182, member: 87186"]Hiya [USER=101450]@DorkNerd[/USER] ! I would spend time looking at them as closely as I could with some magnifying lenses. I would want to know how these coins feel in my hand. They look like they feel not completely dry. I guess they look like they have that same cool moist feel like lead (even if they aren't). Each coin would be photographed by itself. Then it would sit where there is no moisture for a while (at least a week or two) to dry out. Then another close inspection and if there appeared any difference from the first photographs, I would take photographs of each one again. Only at that point, when I could compare the first and second photographs, would I make a decision about what to do next. Maybe a light brushing with a baby toothbrush. But I am sure I would not be introducing these coins to more moisture. Just my two cents.[/QUOTE]
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