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1938 silver dollar corrosion

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:34 am
by spiess
1938 silver dollar corrosion,
the coin is made of Alloy: 80% silver, 20% copper.
how come silver and copper corrode or create rust?
is it because they put other Alloy?

Re: 1938 silver dollar corrosion

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:13 am
by Bill in Burl
It isn't rust .. has to be some other chemical reaction ... or else the coin is a fake and it has iron in it.

Re: 1938 silver dollar corrosion

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:50 pm
by spiess
ok,thanks