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<p>[QUOTE="Silverlock, post: 8324951, member: 98181"]Those spots are really minor bronze disease. A little tap with a toothpick and a soak in distilled water and you’re good to go. You could also put a drop of Verdicare on it and call it a day. </p><p><br /></p><p>Alternatively, you could just ignore it. It’s not like the coin is going dissolve in your lifetime. I have some Ptolemy bronzes that were underwater finds and exhibited rather extensive bd. I used to treat them and it would slowly return after a few years. As an experiment, for the past decade or so I have been doing watchful waiting on one of the specimens. Nothing significant has changed in that time. I suspect the coin will look essentially the same a century from now as long as it remains in the holder.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Silverlock, post: 8324951, member: 98181"]Those spots are really minor bronze disease. A little tap with a toothpick and a soak in distilled water and you’re good to go. You could also put a drop of Verdicare on it and call it a day. Alternatively, you could just ignore it. It’s not like the coin is going dissolve in your lifetime. I have some Ptolemy bronzes that were underwater finds and exhibited rather extensive bd. I used to treat them and it would slowly return after a few years. As an experiment, for the past decade or so I have been doing watchful waiting on one of the specimens. Nothing significant has changed in that time. I suspect the coin will look essentially the same a century from now as long as it remains in the holder.[/QUOTE]
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