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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1800466, member: 15199"]Arsenic is sometimes used in lead alloys for tensile strength purposely, and as nonpurposely a 'come along' extraction in the mines. I ancient times, it was probably not considered, but not we know that some ( not most) people are<b> hyper</b>sensitive to even microscopic amounts. The first time people contact poison ivy's<b> urushiol</b>, they may have not immediate reaction, but their immune system prepares for the following contacts and react stronger each time. Trace metals could produce a similar scenario, so it could be other metals or material ( oils, acids, and other chemicals) the ancients coins might have been cleaned with.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1800466, member: 15199"]Arsenic is sometimes used in lead alloys for tensile strength purposely, and as nonpurposely a 'come along' extraction in the mines. I ancient times, it was probably not considered, but not we know that some ( not most) people are[B] hyper[/B]sensitive to even microscopic amounts. The first time people contact poison ivy's[B] urushiol[/B], they may have not immediate reaction, but their immune system prepares for the following contacts and react stronger each time. Trace metals could produce a similar scenario, so it could be other metals or material ( oils, acids, and other chemicals) the ancients coins might have been cleaned with.[/QUOTE]
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