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Valued Member
Bulgaria
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I showed you the reverse in the picture, but you don't see! Clear it and the truth will show otherwise we guess ...
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Valued Member
 Canada
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I can see. I don't know as much as some of you do. I don't recognize the gods instantly when so many look alike. I'm guessing genius. But it could be a few others. I still have a lot to learn.
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Bulgaria
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Valued Member
Canada
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I have an update if anyone is interested. It turns out it is an actual Denarius. I never expected to find silver in a uncleaned lot. Here is how it's looking after some more soaking. Should I continue with distilled water or can you recommend a better option. And what to do about the blue spot.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can try soaks in ammonia, roughly 15 min apart and brush (lightly) with a soft toothbrush under running water in between. You can also try a lemon juice and water mixture.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Would that be for the dirt or the blue spot?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Really for all of it. I had a green verdigris on a denarius and lemon juice removed it. Try the lemon juice first. I will be posting a Caracalla denarius that I'm going to clean when it comes in. BTW you are lucky to have found a silver in an uncleaned lot. I have bought quite a few lots and never found a silver - not even once  Edited by travelcoin
04/16/2020 8:58 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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Great. I have lemon juice but no ammonia. And it's tough to get anything these days. I'll try the lemon and see how it goes. Thanks a lot
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I would stop the cleaning, because your coin looks like it might be a fouree, so it has a base metal core with silver plating. From the pictures it looks like only some of the silver is remaining and more scrubbing is likely to remove the rest. Plus, it looks fine now and you can ID it.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Why does it look like a fouree? My pics are not good at all. To me that's black dirt on top of silver. It's a bit light at 2.6 g but the examples Julius showed me went from 2.5 to 3.7. Wouldn't a fouree be much different in weight?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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your coin looks like it might be a fouree You know, looking at the pics, Victor may be right it's either that or limes denarius. They even look like silver flakes on top of the coin rather than underneath. A fouree is a contemporary counterfeit. It's made from some sort of base metal core and then plated to like like an authentic coin. It's not completely a bad thing, they are still collectible and sought after. Edited by travelcoin
04/16/2020 9:30 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
114 Posts |
I don't know how to edit posts but if you compare the first pic to the second, I'm uncovering silver not removing it. I'm going to keep going and post again in a few days. You seem to be interested. Thanks everyone for your input so far.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ok, please post the final pics good luck. I just cleaned up a old Roman Republic coin. I'm going to post tomorrow.
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Valued Member
Canada
114 Posts |
Cool. Can't wait to see it. I'll post again soon
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Valued Member
Bulgaria
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For me, the coin is not fouree. The core should be visible in this crack. Fouree are made without cracks  |
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