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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3795420, member: 82549"]Bronze disease can show up after a coin has been zapped. Areas that were protected from moisture by a think patina are now suddenly exposed to air. The coin was probably zapped right before it went up for auction. I doubt the person selling it had any idea there was a problem. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze disease is so easy to treat that normally I wouldn't hesitate to just go ahead and plop it in distilled water, but on your coin the disease is so extensive that it gives me pause. How badly do you want this coin? If it is important to your collection and you think that you might not be able to find another one any time soon, then contact the dealer, explain the situation, and ask what they suggest. Explain, however, that if you go with the DW soak method--very simple and effective; I'd avoid Verdicare--it could be as long as 6 months before you are absolutely confident that the BD has been completely removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully the dealer will be a jerk and refuse to take the coin back, forcing you to go ahead, treat the coin and thus, leaving you stuck with that stunning bronze beauty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3795420, member: 82549"]Bronze disease can show up after a coin has been zapped. Areas that were protected from moisture by a think patina are now suddenly exposed to air. The coin was probably zapped right before it went up for auction. I doubt the person selling it had any idea there was a problem. Bronze disease is so easy to treat that normally I wouldn't hesitate to just go ahead and plop it in distilled water, but on your coin the disease is so extensive that it gives me pause. How badly do you want this coin? If it is important to your collection and you think that you might not be able to find another one any time soon, then contact the dealer, explain the situation, and ask what they suggest. Explain, however, that if you go with the DW soak method--very simple and effective; I'd avoid Verdicare--it could be as long as 6 months before you are absolutely confident that the BD has been completely removed. Hopefully the dealer will be a jerk and refuse to take the coin back, forcing you to go ahead, treat the coin and thus, leaving you stuck with that stunning bronze beauty.[/QUOTE]
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