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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3365274, member: 82549"]Removing bronze disease can be done easily and inexpensively. First, use something pointy and soft, like a toothpick or locust thorn, to remove all the powdery deposits you can. Then buy a gallon of distilled water (DW). Soak the coin in around 1 to 1 1/2 cups of distilled water for a couple of days, remove the coin, blot dry and then place it back to soak again in fresh DW. Repeat this process for somewhere between 2 weeks to a month. The longer you do this, the better your chances of getting it all out the first time.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this point, some people bake the coin at around 200 degree Fahrenheit for an hour or so to drive out all the moisture, but I just let it air dry. Let the coin sit out someplace where you will see it often for about 3 months or so to make sure that the bronze disease does not return before placing it in a holder and adding it to your collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>About 90% of the coins I've treated this way have been cured after one of these treatments. A few coins needed a second treatment of the exact same process. I've never had a coin that needed a third treatment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3365274, member: 82549"]Removing bronze disease can be done easily and inexpensively. First, use something pointy and soft, like a toothpick or locust thorn, to remove all the powdery deposits you can. Then buy a gallon of distilled water (DW). Soak the coin in around 1 to 1 1/2 cups of distilled water for a couple of days, remove the coin, blot dry and then place it back to soak again in fresh DW. Repeat this process for somewhere between 2 weeks to a month. The longer you do this, the better your chances of getting it all out the first time. At this point, some people bake the coin at around 200 degree Fahrenheit for an hour or so to drive out all the moisture, but I just let it air dry. Let the coin sit out someplace where you will see it often for about 3 months or so to make sure that the bronze disease does not return before placing it in a holder and adding it to your collection. About 90% of the coins I've treated this way have been cured after one of these treatments. A few coins needed a second treatment of the exact same process. I've never had a coin that needed a third treatment.[/QUOTE]
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