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<p>[QUOTE="Pickin and Grinin, post: 3258180, member: 73995"]This turned into an experiment when I noticed the coin was volatile and reactive to the environment. Just remember when I bought the coin it sat in the case partly slipped from the flip. With only the russet exposed.</p><p>With in a couple days and a slight twist to the coin, another color appeared. That is when I moved the coin further out of the flip creating the second photo. (third progression). Then the third photo and so on. I made one more movement between the last photo and the way it looks now, but I can't seem to find a photo of it. </p><p>For giggles and those that want to know the moisture content in my basement. It stays between 2% and 6% in relative humidity. The temperature stays between 63 on a cold winter night and 68 on a hot summer day. In reality it is pretty consistent.</p><p>As far as the space it resides in? I would say it looks like a man cave dedicated to coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]856520[/ATTACH] Except for a few dead soldiers (beer cans)that may pile up from laziness you see on the desk. I can't find anything else that would lead to the toning seen on the coin. Especially in such a short time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pickin and Grinin, post: 3258180, member: 73995"]This turned into an experiment when I noticed the coin was volatile and reactive to the environment. Just remember when I bought the coin it sat in the case partly slipped from the flip. With only the russet exposed. With in a couple days and a slight twist to the coin, another color appeared. That is when I moved the coin further out of the flip creating the second photo. (third progression). Then the third photo and so on. I made one more movement between the last photo and the way it looks now, but I can't seem to find a photo of it. For giggles and those that want to know the moisture content in my basement. It stays between 2% and 6% in relative humidity. The temperature stays between 63 on a cold winter night and 68 on a hot summer day. In reality it is pretty consistent. As far as the space it resides in? I would say it looks like a man cave dedicated to coins. [ATTACH=full]856520[/ATTACH] Except for a few dead soldiers (beer cans)that may pile up from laziness you see on the desk. I can't find anything else that would lead to the toning seen on the coin. Especially in such a short time.[/QUOTE]
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