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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2398247, member: 24314&quot;]Image 0464 shows blobs of soft green crud (verdigris) on a half cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Image 0465 shows another part of the coin with a bigger blob of verdigris pushed up off the surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>Image 0466 shows the verdigris removed from Image 0464 using a sharpened toothpick and proprietary chemicals <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />hilarious:<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Only teasing, its MS-70).</p><p><br /></p><p>Image 0468 shows what happens to the surface of a coin when the SOFT GREEN CRUD sits on it too long!&nbsp; The effect shown (corrosion) can be removed but not w/o striping the coin and its beautiful natural color and luster.&nbsp; Conservators would only work on that one area to lessen the effect while saving the eye appeal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone disagree?&nbsp; If not, I&#039;ll stick to MY long time definitions of corrosion, verdigris, and patina. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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