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jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 6:56 pm Good job! Report this Post to the Staff
esandweiss Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 8:39 pm NEVER clean a coin! Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 8:59 pm Dirty ancients are an exception. Most come up out of the ground basically like rocks or gunk-covered and have to be cleaned to at least be identified. Cleaning, if done right, will increase the value of the coin. Edited by VisigothKing 07/09/2012 9:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 07/09/2012 9:03 pm I agree some of the details of the coin are now better in appearance. Had this object been a valuable piece at a museum or gallery and deemed in need of restoration they may have used the same or some similar chemicals. The difference would be that it would be done a fraction of an inch at a time, removing only what was absolutely necessary for the desired results and may have taken several months to accomplish. Quote: NEVER clean a coin! Don't confuse ancient coins with modern coins; ancient coins are always cleaned to some extent. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 03:30 am I would agree that the 'after', in this case is better than the 'before'. Couple of questions: - From where would you purchase EDTA? - Would Verdicare have done a better job? Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 08:02 am See answer at 1:14 PM yesterday. I have no idea what is in Verdicare or any other commercial product. Report this Post to the Staff
esandweiss Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 07/10/2012 12:34 pm get a pro to do it than I would hate to see a coin like that ruined Report this Post to the Staff
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