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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 5182319, member: 78244"]the reverse was pressed against another coin, which got hermetically sealed, preventing salt water from getting in. If you look at clumps of sea-salvaged coins, those pressed against each other have very little salt water damage because the rims act as a barrier and fuse with corrosion. That’s why a lot of the halves salvaged from the SS Republic have a good side and a bad side.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 5182319, member: 78244"]the reverse was pressed against another coin, which got hermetically sealed, preventing salt water from getting in. If you look at clumps of sea-salvaged coins, those pressed against each other have very little salt water damage because the rims act as a barrier and fuse with corrosion. That’s why a lot of the halves salvaged from the SS Republic have a good side and a bad side.[/QUOTE]
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