Definition

• Bronze Disease.  Corrosion formed on the surface of bronze objects, usually starting with light green spots and gradually worsening (if not halted by heating) until the surface and interior are converted into a greenish-white powder.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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