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Author Topic: Is this a Campgate with Bronze Disease  (Read 1465 times)

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Offline Blayne W

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Is this a Campgate with Bronze Disease
« on: December 14, 2018, 02:51:03 pm »
Just got a new uncleaned group of coins and while I was wasting time at work I was looking through them excitedly.

I noticed this Campgate with a Green covering.  Does this look like Bronze Disease?  I havent been able to pick at it with a tooth pick to try that.   If it is Bronze disease does it look fairly advanced.

Thanks for your help.

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Offline Bill W4

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Re: Is this a Campgate with Bronze Disease
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2018, 04:46:43 pm »
To me it doesn't appear to be bronze disease.  With patience it may clean up well.  Good luck.
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Offline Blayne W

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Re: Is this a Campgate with Bronze Disease
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2018, 05:12:48 pm »
Awesome thanks.  I have it at home now just soaking in DW.  Will brush it later tonight after the wife's Christmas Party.  I have a soft spot right now for the Camp Gates so was hating the thoughts of that one having Bronze Disease.   
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    • A Handbook of Late Roman Bronze Coin Types 324-395.
Re: Is this a Campgate with Bronze Disease
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2018, 09:27:53 am »
I am not so sure.  There are parts that are just dirt over the bronze.  There are parts that are hard green encrustations - malachite.  But there are some very light green spots that might be bd.

I would work gently with bamboo skewers to remove the dirt and see how hard the green bits are.

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