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<p>[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 3795396, member: 81896"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="7"><span style="color: #ff0000">Y</span></font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">es, the coin may have been treated before you purchased it, [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] . The pitting on the dealer’s photo is precisely where the outbreak is occurring.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"> [ATTACH=full]1014073[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I received a pair of Judaean coins in a yellowed paper envelope that were obviously corroded with BD. The fuzzy green powder was so thick that I could barely make out what kind of coin it was. I was careful to keep it away from my other coins so I took it into another room to photograph it. (<i>I’m still looking for that image on my cellphone, I hope I haven’t deleted it</i>) <i>Anyway</i>, I forwarded the image to my dealer and he sent me some substitute coins free of charge. I didn’t return the coin. I wrapped it up and threw it away.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><i><font face="Georgia">Also of note: I washed my hands and scrubbed down the area where I photographed the coin with Mr. Clean as though I had handled something contagious. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie68" alt=":nurse:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></i></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 3795396, member: 81896"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=7][COLOR=#ff0000]Y[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]es, the coin may have been treated before you purchased it, [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] . The pitting on the dealer’s photo is precisely where the outbreak is occurring. [ATTACH=full]1014073[/ATTACH] [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]I received a pair of Judaean coins in a yellowed paper envelope that were obviously corroded with BD. The fuzzy green powder was so thick that I could barely make out what kind of coin it was. I was careful to keep it away from my other coins so I took it into another room to photograph it. ([I]I’m still looking for that image on my cellphone, I hope I haven’t deleted it[/I]) [I]Anyway[/I], I forwarded the image to my dealer and he sent me some substitute coins free of charge. I didn’t return the coin. I wrapped it up and threw it away. [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=5][I][FONT=Georgia]Also of note: I washed my hands and scrubbed down the area where I photographed the coin with Mr. Clean as though I had handled something contagious. :nurse:[/FONT][/I][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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