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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 7750125, member: 118780&quot;]Thank you for all the replies. In retrospect, I should have probably asked this <i>before</i> I put it in my album, as access is now difficult.</p><p><br /></p><p>For every coin, I place it in a coin holder, then tape the holder onto a page I write about the coin. That page then goes into a plastic sleeve. This provides context on the coin and makes it impossible without destroying the page to get at the coin, which is important because most of my relatives will handle my coins even when I tell them not to.</p><p><br /></p><p>It sounds like this is either something placed by a previous owner or a natural mineral deposit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used a magnifying glass to take a closer look, and this is what is seems:</p><p>- Whatever the stuff is, I don&#039;t believe it&#039;s natural. It doesn&#039;t flow naturally with the coin.</p><p>- It doesn&#039;t look like wax, but more like a paste.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hooking up a stereoscopic microscope as [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] recommends is a good idea, but with both more coins and a Canon R3 on the way, I may undergo severe bodily harm if I bring up that idea (which I&#039;ve looked into before).</p><p><br /></p><p>I may contact Roma to see if they have an idea. Again, I&#039;m happy with the coin and have no intentions to return it. I&#039;m just curious what the stuff is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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