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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 310196, member: 1242"]dreamer,</p><p><br /></p><p>Is/Was the coin in a Coin Album that is mainly Leather? If so, then "coin1907" was probably very close to the cause! Since Leather is tanned with with tanic acid and salts, the salts draw or absorb moisture and then if stored or carried (transported) in an enviroment that is too warm or hot, those salts will seep out and effect the coins. I have seen coins that were stored in a Leather Pouch for many, many years that were literally destroyed by the salts in the Leather.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 310196, member: 1242"]dreamer, Is/Was the coin in a Coin Album that is mainly Leather? If so, then "coin1907" was probably very close to the cause! Since Leather is tanned with with tanic acid and salts, the salts draw or absorb moisture and then if stored or carried (transported) in an enviroment that is too warm or hot, those salts will seep out and effect the coins. I have seen coins that were stored in a Leather Pouch for many, many years that were literally destroyed by the salts in the Leather. Frank[/QUOTE]
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