Emperors Warior?copper Cleaning Question

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Bob Levi Valued Member Canada 488 Posts	Posted 05/04/2015 11:30 pm One more I have been wondering... so I am fairly certain after searching stock photos for a long while that this is a 54 AD Emperors warrior. I have soaked it in oil for about a month with scrubbings weekly. When I first got this coin it was so crusted black that you could barley tell there was a face on it. as I am starting to get some shine on some of the spots on the head I wonder how far you would go with cleaning. I assume you don't want to go to the point where it is clearly cleaned and shiny. as I am starting to get past the dark buildup I am wondering how much to take off. Is it good to keep a rustic feel to show its age? Report this Post to the Staff

pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 06:25 am The last thing you want is the copper or bronze showing through. This means you have gone through the patina and are down to bare metal. I wouldn't do any more to the obverse, at least for now. There are spots on the reverse that I would keep brushing, where it appears thick and stay away from where the metal is showing through. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4966 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 08:56 am what pish said! claudius? or tiberius? kind of reminds me of DG's and FR's recent coin posts. Report this Post to the Staff
Bob Levi Valued Member Canada 488 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 11:12 am This is kinda what I suspected. Thanks for the help! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 1:20 pm I agree, not much more can be done. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 2:55 pm Looks like Claudius / Minerva. Theres actually no dirt left to clean, so any further scrubbing will only expose more bronze. Report this Post to the Staff
Bob Levi Valued Member Canada 488 Posts	Posted 05/06/2015 12:11 am Thanks all. I shall stop where I am. Minus the bit of copper showing through I like the way it looks! And I have a better idea of what to call it. Report this Post to the Staff
wampdog New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 05/16/2015 9:07 pm I just bought a batch of the true premium coins from noble coins. There is more to the cleaning than I had expected from the description on their site. This was helpful because I was not sure where to stop on the cleaning either. I have been soaking them in distilled water and just rubbing the dirt off with my fingers so far. I might try to get some scraping tools to see the secrets beneath some of the gunk harder gunk on a few of them. Your coin looks really good. I hope to get mine to the point I can figure out what they are. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 05/17/2015 05:46 am wampdog you need to invest in a cheap toothbrush and or bamboo rather than your fingers. With the toothbrush, cut down the bristles to about half their length, it stiffens them a bit. It doesn't matter whether they are a bit ragged. Report this Post to the Staff
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