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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1309460, member: 68"]I don't have much doubt you're right. Water will get down in between the atomic lattice of the metal and can take significant energy to dislodge. But even water from the air can get lodged down in here and if the air is dry enough or the surface warm enough nothing will keep the water molecule from moving into the air. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure why coins often come out of the acetone hazed and perhaps you're right that this is their "natural" state but rinsing in water will prevent this many times and I've never had trouble with coins turning once they've been properly dried. I just leave the lid of the roll loose for 24 hours so water has a chance to stabilize with the air. So long as humidity is low I'd be surprised to see any problems.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess what I'm saying is that if a method works it just doesn't matter why it works. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if I could just find a way to get the dang olive oil out of that lattice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1309460, member: 68"]I don't have much doubt you're right. Water will get down in between the atomic lattice of the metal and can take significant energy to dislodge. But even water from the air can get lodged down in here and if the air is dry enough or the surface warm enough nothing will keep the water molecule from moving into the air. I'm not sure why coins often come out of the acetone hazed and perhaps you're right that this is their "natural" state but rinsing in water will prevent this many times and I've never had trouble with coins turning once they've been properly dried. I just leave the lid of the roll loose for 24 hours so water has a chance to stabilize with the air. So long as humidity is low I'd be surprised to see any problems. I guess what I'm saying is that if a method works it just doesn't matter why it works. Now, if I could just find a way to get the dang olive oil out of that lattice.[/QUOTE]
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