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<p>[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 7821880, member: 87186"]Hi [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER] !! Great to get a chance to say howdy to you.</p><p><br /></p><p>What? Huh? Really? Might not be? I was just reading a thread the other day on CT where a couple of very knowledgeable numismatists who concentrate on ancients were saying that when light greenish powder falls off, that <i><b>that</b></i> is one sign of bronze rot! (Actually, in that thread there was a bit of back and forth about how to diagnose bronze rot; but, I was of the mind to follow the advice of the experts).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>:-D Oh! Egads! [USER=118540]@sand[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for all your suggestions. Yes, the coins look like the ones in the sale photos -- <b>EXCEPT, </b>that is, for all the green stuff!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I trust the seller to not have sent something other than what I purchased. I am going to start cleaning them this evening and will post photos of what happens.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking at these sad looking little things. I hope it isn't the rot. I am going to read more about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 7821880, member: 87186"]Hi [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER] !! Great to get a chance to say howdy to you. What? Huh? Really? Might not be? I was just reading a thread the other day on CT where a couple of very knowledgeable numismatists who concentrate on ancients were saying that when light greenish powder falls off, that [I][B]that[/B][/I] is one sign of bronze rot! (Actually, in that thread there was a bit of back and forth about how to diagnose bronze rot; but, I was of the mind to follow the advice of the experts). :-D Oh! Egads! [USER=118540]@sand[/USER] ! Thanks for all your suggestions. Yes, the coins look like the ones in the sale photos -- [B]EXCEPT, [/B]that is, for all the green stuff!! :arghh::banghead: I trust the seller to not have sent something other than what I purchased. I am going to start cleaning them this evening and will post photos of what happens. Thanks for looking at these sad looking little things. I hope it isn't the rot. I am going to read more about it.[/QUOTE]
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