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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 535318, member: 2972&quot;]Again, that is simply not true.&nbsp; Oxygen doesn&#039;t corrode copper well without high temperatures....</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I suggested above, if one removes the humidity and/or sulfur (which is very easy to do with an airtite and some dessicant) and the coin will not corrode any worse than it is today.&nbsp; What&#039;s worse, is that the patina/verdigris is actually protecting the coin, rather than damaging it -- remove the skin from the coin as you are doing by stripping it with an acidic solution and recolor it actually makes the coin <i>more</i> likely to corrode (particularly if you don&#039;t put oil on the coin and keep it fresh).</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s one thing to want to &quot;conserve&quot; your own coins, but there&#039;s no reason to suggest someone do something for reasons that simply are not true.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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