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TLS5933 Pillar of the Community United States 1703 Posts	Posted 09/26/2006 05:32 am quote: Originally posted by dsking That one looks almost burned but, the patterns aren't right for a burn that I can figure. Would high heat, indirectly, do that to a coin? I have no Idea Deb. Report this Post to the Staff
grouse12 Valued Member New Zealand 227 Posts	Posted 09/26/2006 06:47 am quote: Originally posted by TLS5933 Here's his other coin. The reverse is clean.Both coins are CC's This one looks like it has had a tarnished coin sitting on it Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 09/26/2006 07:20 am quote: Originally posted by dsking Sorry...that was my first thought when I looked at it...it looks greasy, like grease spots on concrete! My first thought, also, was that it looked a little bit like very old grease stains. Report this Post to the Staff
ziggy29 Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 09/26/2006 10:40 am Looks like someone changed their oil on this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
The_Cave_Troll Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 09/26/2006 12:05 pm looks like someone is trying to fide a surface problem to me. I would avoid those coins since I can't see what the surface looks like under the stains. Report this Post to the Staff
sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 09/26/2006 6:15 pm quote: Originally posted by fastfords1 Hi all, looks to me like something got spattered on it a long time ago, which eventually caused the tarnish/oxidation/toning of the spots. I have read that even a sneeze will eventually cause something like this as the material interacts with the silver and air. Sooooo, don't eat, drink, cough, or sneeze over your raw coins, or someone in the far future may be having this conversation again!!! ooops, no smilies on the quick replies, Dennis Gross!!!I will never look at coins with carbon spots the same again. eeeuuuu :) sn31. Report this Post to the Staff
mrcoin Valued Member United States 199 Posts	Posted 09/27/2006 08:16 am I'm going with a previous poster and guessing splattered substance that left the stain. Report this Post to the Staff
neuron Valued Member United States 254 Posts	Posted 09/27/2006 12:52 pm My first thought was splattered bleach on the first coin, but the damage appears different on the second. Report this Post to the Staff
sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 09/27/2006 10:27 pm Untill tonight I hadn't realized that trying to clean it,or dipping it could make a coin turn like that,but I've had a British coin soaking in olive oil for now on 3 weeks,half of the coin was ate up with green.I took it out to look at it tonight,and it has changed to black.I'm not sure what this means for the coin,but it is possible someone tried to clean it. :) sn31. Report this Post to the Staff
TLS5933 Pillar of the Community United States 1703 Posts	Posted 09/27/2006 10:45 pm quote: Originally posted by sn31 Untill tonight I hadn't realized that trying to clean it,or dipping it could make a coin turn like that,but I've had a British coin soaking in olive oil for now on 3 weeks,half of the coin was ate up with green.I took it out to look at it tonight,and it has changed to black.I'm not sure what this means for the coin,but it is possible someone tried to clean it. :) sn31. That must have been a copper coin you had soaking. Is that right Sandra? Report this Post to the Staff
sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 09/27/2006 10:53 pm Yep,but this green stuff doesn't just get on copper coins alone.Is there anyway to remove this black stuff,or should I just assume this coin is history,so to speak? :) sn31. Report this Post to the Staff
TLS5933 Pillar of the Community United States 1703 Posts	Posted 09/27/2006 10:56 pm I'm not sure as this is not my coin but I'm guessing that it won't come off.A polish might take it off but then the coin would be almost worthless. Edited by TLS5933 09/27/2006 10:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 09/27/2006 11:21 pm Yeah,this coin(mine),has no value.But I love all my coins,so I try to save them anyway.I would really be freakin if it were a valuable one though,who knows,there are quite a few topics regarding this "green Death",but how to save them?I got this coin in this condition,and who knows how long it had this,but maybe if you catch it early on..... :) sn31. Report this Post to the Staff
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