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ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 5:42 pm Hi all, found this one the other day. Thought I might share it here to get some comments and opinions. Report this Post to the Staff

DaSlayer Valued Member United States 204 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 5:58 pm Woah! That's cool! Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 6:02 pm Whoa, I wonder if this is on the the verdicare removal list? Nice close ups btw! Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 6:21 pm Copper sulfate, probably? If I read right, it should dissolve in water but the reaction is exothermic. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 6:48 pm The left side appears to be green while the right side is blue so that would most likely be copper chloride and copper sulfate. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 8:13 pm Either way that thing lived in a very foul place for a while. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187834 Posts	Posted 04/11/2015 01:23 am Interesting find. I would not bother to conserve it. Keep it as is for discussion, but also keep it away from your other coins. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12815 Posts	Posted 04/11/2015 02:09 am Nice pics of the crystalline crud! (seriously) Definitely looks like colors I saw in high school chem experiments. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/11/2015 10:10 am It's actually rather attractive. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187834 Posts	Posted 04/13/2015 11:19 am Almost hypnotic. Something like this would have been really cool under time-lapse. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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