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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 1889534, member: 42634&quot;]AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG!</p><p><br /></p><p>i purchased this coin last year, and it had a few spot of BD on the obverse and reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>well, I i picked off the BD, soaked in distilled water, dried it in the oven, then waxed it.&nbsp; here what it looked like then.</p><p><br /></p><p>you can see the corrosion of the patina here at 2 oclock where the BD was...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_3920_zps12b7ce46.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_3920_zps12b7ce46.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_3920_zps12b7ce46.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>here&#039;s the reverse, notice the weak area around the bulls privates parts and mid section, it was there as well...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_3932_zpsc5b6187c.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/102_3932_zpsc5b6187c.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/102_3932_zpsc5b6187c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>well, it&#039;s back on the reverse in the same spot..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/102_4608_zps4b561834.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/102_4608_zps4b561834.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/102_4608_zps4b561834.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>my question is...what should I do?&nbsp; and how is the bd growing under the wax?&nbsp; where the heck is the moisture coming from...or did I not get all the acids off before?&nbsp; </p><p>the coin is waxed like I said, so..how should I remove the wax? reheat and scrub again?&nbsp; the pick it, soak it DW, and try again?&nbsp; i&#039;d appreciate any insight you all may have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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