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<p>[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 7820002, member: 87186"]Hi everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>I want to share something with you all. It is probably mostly my fault, I guess since I did not open this lot of coins as soon as I received them. That would have been about 4 months ago. I have often waited to open coins I ordered so that I don't get the lots confused. Anyway... I had two lots from this particular seller from whom I have purchased without any difficulties in the past. One packet of coins I finally opened the other day was normal but when I opened the second packet, this is what I found. </p><p><br /></p><p>I snapped a few quick photographs and then wrapped them up and set them aside.</p><p><br /></p><p>I read a few posts here on Bronze rot. I never saw it before. I guess I will rinse them off in distilled water a couple of times and then soak them in distilled water for a day or so and then softly scrub with baby tooth brush, rinse them again in distilled water then dry them well and sit them aside apart from any other coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is the last time I will keep coins wrapped up for months before opening the packages in which they arrive. A word to the wise (as my Dad always said) is sufficient.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for any advice. </p><p><br /></p><p>LaC[ATTACH=full]1344000[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 7820002, member: 87186"]Hi everyone, I want to share something with you all. It is probably mostly my fault, I guess since I did not open this lot of coins as soon as I received them. That would have been about 4 months ago. I have often waited to open coins I ordered so that I don't get the lots confused. Anyway... I had two lots from this particular seller from whom I have purchased without any difficulties in the past. One packet of coins I finally opened the other day was normal but when I opened the second packet, this is what I found. I snapped a few quick photographs and then wrapped them up and set them aside. I read a few posts here on Bronze rot. I never saw it before. I guess I will rinse them off in distilled water a couple of times and then soak them in distilled water for a day or so and then softly scrub with baby tooth brush, rinse them again in distilled water then dry them well and sit them aside apart from any other coin. That is the last time I will keep coins wrapped up for months before opening the packages in which they arrive. A word to the wise (as my Dad always said) is sufficient. Thanks in advance for any advice. LaC[ATTACH=full]1344000[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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