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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 109853, member: 4552"]It would be difficult to tell exactly what the spots are from even a very large magnified photograph. Black discolorations on anything silver is normally just from oxidation. Just like silver ware dining utinsils turning black from exposure to the air. However, due to your discription of just spots forming, where as normal oxidation accurs all over a coin at the same time, it could be just about anything. Silver combines with Nitrates, Sulfates, etc. so it could be just about anything. Actually it could also just be dirt. You would actually have to have the coin and use a strong magnification to see what it MAY be. If dirt, it could just be washed off with a pure Acetone solution. If the beginning of toning only in spots, I'd be aware of where and what is next.</p><p>In your case it would be pending the price whether to buy it or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 109853, member: 4552"]It would be difficult to tell exactly what the spots are from even a very large magnified photograph. Black discolorations on anything silver is normally just from oxidation. Just like silver ware dining utinsils turning black from exposure to the air. However, due to your discription of just spots forming, where as normal oxidation accurs all over a coin at the same time, it could be just about anything. Silver combines with Nitrates, Sulfates, etc. so it could be just about anything. Actually it could also just be dirt. You would actually have to have the coin and use a strong magnification to see what it MAY be. If dirt, it could just be washed off with a pure Acetone solution. If the beginning of toning only in spots, I'd be aware of where and what is next. In your case it would be pending the price whether to buy it or not.[/QUOTE]
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