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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2208855, member: 56859&quot;]Thanks for the warning, JA.&nbsp; I&#039;ve recently stepped up my monitoring.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the seller&#039;s images, I thought the patina might be flaking off the edge of the first coin but it is not, it&#039;s just a different-colored but hard patina.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve taken to rinsing all bronze coins in acetone and treating with Verdicare as extra insurance, plus I keep them in a sealed box with desiccant.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I only have a a few Sicilian bronzes but will remember to keep a closer eye on those, thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently had some bronze disease appear on a Vima Takto which was acquired at the ANA show last summer.&nbsp; There were no signs of it at the time of purchase but clearly at some point in recent history the coin had been stripped of almost all patina, which we know can be an invitation to BD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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