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tevlon Valued Member Canada 114 Posts	Posted 01/06/2012 8:43 pm Is this good to use on silver coins or just bronze? Or is it better not to use as silver doesn't tarnish easily. Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15597 Posts	Posted 01/06/2012 8:57 pm I use it all the time as a professional woodworker ... but have not heard of applications in the Coin World? Looking forward to any educated replies. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
oxos Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 01/06/2012 11:07 pm Renaissance wax can be used on almost anything. It was formulated in England I believe and museums use it on leather, wood, swords and yes on Roman coins, both silver and bronze. I wouldn't hesitate to use it on silver coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16883 Posts	Posted 01/06/2012 11:41 pm Some older discussions on the use of ren wax on coins, both ancient and modern, here and here. As Oxos stated, the ren wax formula was originally invented by the British Museum for artefact preservation, and as far as I know the entire British Museum coin collection has been ren waxed, gold, silver and base-metal. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
tevlon Valued Member Canada 114 Posts	Posted 01/07/2012 2:07 pm Thanks guys. I have lots of bronze. Just got my first medieval silver. It looks more like silver than some coins I have from the 60's so I wasnt sure if I should use it. Report this Post to the Staff
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