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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 2745730, member: 15199"]The chemicals found in the tap water, unless you are sipping fresh swamp water are in solution and stay there. You can test this by putting a cover on a glass of tap water and let it set for days. Any sediment should be reported to the water district as your pipes and theirs are probably becoming blocked. The salts in tap water are ionized and are not able to physically damage the coin for a short period of time <u>unless they evaporate</u> on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p> Leaving distilled water to evaporate on coin ~~Not as bad</p><p> Leaving tap water to evaporate on coin ~~Bad,</p><p> Rinsing with distilled water or tap water and blotting with anything ~~Very bad</p><p> </p><p>Rinsing with distilled water and then acetone and held on edge to air dry~~Good</p><p> ( unless of other material than the standard coin metals).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 2745730, member: 15199"]The chemicals found in the tap water, unless you are sipping fresh swamp water are in solution and stay there. You can test this by putting a cover on a glass of tap water and let it set for days. Any sediment should be reported to the water district as your pipes and theirs are probably becoming blocked. The salts in tap water are ionized and are not able to physically damage the coin for a short period of time [U]unless they evaporate[/U] on the coin. Leaving distilled water to evaporate on coin ~~Not as bad Leaving tap water to evaporate on coin ~~Bad, Rinsing with distilled water or tap water and blotting with anything ~~Very bad Rinsing with distilled water and then acetone and held on edge to air dry~~Good ( unless of other material than the standard coin metals).[/QUOTE]
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