Post #69: Are Any Of These Coins Suffering From Bronze Disease?

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twood89 Valued Member United States 278 Posts	Posted 10/23/2020 6:14 pm I have attached 5 images of different coins I have. Please let me know if you think any of them are indeed suffering from Bronze Disease. Report this Post to the Staff

Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 10/23/2020 6:20 pm Maybe crop the photos so we don't see the trumpet player... It might help!? Report this Post to the Staff
twood89 Valued Member United States 278 Posts	Posted 10/23/2020 6:24 pm Sorry about that. I'm having a big issue with images that would normally upload and be under 300kb now being way over and not uploading, really annoying and confusing. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34453 Posts	Posted 10/23/2020 9:14 pm @twood, are the light green patches on this coin chalky or smooth and adherent? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
twood89 Valued Member United States 278 Posts	Posted 10/23/2020 9:18 pm They appear to be chalky. I had rinsed the coins off with soap and water and the green stuff on the coin we are talking about looked like chalk does when it gets wet, the color bled out a little bit. Do the little green patches on the second picture look like Bronze Disease as well? Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/23/2020 9:46 pm Watch the coins. If you see a change over a couple of weeks or a couple of days, it's BD. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34453 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 07:46 am I would echo @ks's comment above, but add that these coins should be isolated from the rest of your collection and each other until you know for sure. I would consider deposits to be chalky, if when I pick at them with a wooden toothpick, I'm able to remove little bits. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 08:15 am The second and last coin IMO have BD. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 08:57 am Quote: The second and last coin IMO have BD. Report this Post to the Staff
twood89 Valued Member United States 278 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 09:37 am Thanks for the help. I will at least put those two in a distilled water container for a couple days. I'll buy the materials I need for the sodium sequicarbonate solution as well since I'll probably need it later for the worse off coins (there are several more that look exactly like coins 2 and 5 Report this Post to the Staff
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