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<p>[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 3842911, member: 73165"]Depending how much you paid for it and whether it was showing signs of bronze disease in the auction photos, I would consider sending this one back. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you didn't pay a lot of money for it, curing this coin could be a good educational experience. It still has a serviceable portrait, and, even though the patina will need to be stripped to treat it, the coin will retone, and, hopefully, the disease will not reoccur. You will definitely want to look at it every couple of months or so for a while to make sure it's not coming back.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 3842911, member: 73165"]Depending how much you paid for it and whether it was showing signs of bronze disease in the auction photos, I would consider sending this one back. However, if you didn't pay a lot of money for it, curing this coin could be a good educational experience. It still has a serviceable portrait, and, even though the patina will need to be stripped to treat it, the coin will retone, and, hopefully, the disease will not reoccur. You will definitely want to look at it every couple of months or so for a while to make sure it's not coming back.[/QUOTE]
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