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Some Wood’s Rosa Americana coins have blistered, bubbly surfaces … they were minted that way.
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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 2970322, member: 84179"]I made a phase diagram rookie mistake and was commenting on a composition that was 75% Zinc. The Bath Metal is 75% Copper and 25% zinc, which is on the left side of the diagram. The alloy looks pretty stable in that region to well over 900C.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on this, I would think the bubbles and raised areas are more likely to be due to inconsistencies in the initial melt than due to reheating of the planchets prior to striking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 2970322, member: 84179"]I made a phase diagram rookie mistake and was commenting on a composition that was 75% Zinc. The Bath Metal is 75% Copper and 25% zinc, which is on the left side of the diagram. The alloy looks pretty stable in that region to well over 900C. Based on this, I would think the bubbles and raised areas are more likely to be due to inconsistencies in the initial melt than due to reheating of the planchets prior to striking.[/QUOTE]
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