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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3850332, member: 84179&quot;]Learning how to spot and treat BD is an important part of collecting ancients.&nbsp; As others have said, the best thing to do is to learn how to spot it and avoid those coins.&nbsp; However, like many (most? All?) of us here, at some point you’ll end up with a BD coin. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve had success using sodium sesqicarbonate.&nbsp; If you search the archives at CT, you should find some good information on this method.&nbsp; I have this site bookmarked, <a href="http://www.classicalcoins.com/bronze_disease.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.classicalcoins.com/bronze_disease.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.classicalcoins.com/bronze_disease.html</a>&nbsp; I’m sure there are other sites, including some from CT members that have excellent instructions as well.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would send this coin back for a refund, especially if you bought it from someone who regularly sells ancients.&nbsp; IMO, a good dealer should not sell a coin with BD unless they fully disclose the problem.&nbsp; However, depending on your coin budget, learning how to cure BD on a $25 coin isn’t the worst thing.&nbsp; At some point, it would be a great learning experience to practice removing BD on some cheap coins[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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