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<p>[QUOTE="coincidental, post: 3137390, member: 90860"]Yes I've got all the testing stuff the silver test was indicating very low amounts of silver in a yellowish result I'll have to do a magnified look at a test I guess. The copper was all over it and I used oxyilic acid as I heard it doesn't effect solid silver metal and for some reason a citric acid cleaner as one acid on its own seemed to stop working after a while so I had to swap every so often. And verdegris goes redish in acid I've found although this coin looks like it's desolved back to the purerer copper now. When I was testing with the really strong acids for the Nobel metals I did get green from the 'red' (coppery) deposits as such also which is usually a copper trait I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway:</p><p><br /></p><p>Great thanks that was what I was after I wasn't sure about leeching. But it does look like a flap I just don't want to lift it yet I guess. I'll do a specific gravity test next not sure if it will enlighten but worth a try... And I'll go over that info. properly... It's all about learning anyway <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> . Thanks all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coincidental, post: 3137390, member: 90860"]Yes I've got all the testing stuff the silver test was indicating very low amounts of silver in a yellowish result I'll have to do a magnified look at a test I guess. The copper was all over it and I used oxyilic acid as I heard it doesn't effect solid silver metal and for some reason a citric acid cleaner as one acid on its own seemed to stop working after a while so I had to swap every so often. And verdegris goes redish in acid I've found although this coin looks like it's desolved back to the purerer copper now. When I was testing with the really strong acids for the Nobel metals I did get green from the 'red' (coppery) deposits as such also which is usually a copper trait I think. Anyway: Great thanks that was what I was after I wasn't sure about leeching. But it does look like a flap I just don't want to lift it yet I guess. I'll do a specific gravity test next not sure if it will enlighten but worth a try... And I'll go over that info. properly... It's all about learning anyway :) . Thanks all.[/QUOTE]
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