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Before (Ish) And After

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Back in May I posted a lefty campgate I was working on, finished it up a couple days ago so thought I would share..

I lost my first pictures of the coin (totally caked with dirt) but here it is after a couple week soak and two pickin' sessions...

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Here it is finish up and waxed, about 5 weeks and 4 more pickin' sessions...

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Pretty good for a uncleaned lot coin!

I think the attribution is

Constantius 2, RIC VII, Nicomedia 158..please correct me if I'm wrong!
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WOW cool coin! Way to go with the cleaning
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Great job with the cleaning.
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Looks much better for sure.
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Before and after => say no more!

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 Posted 06/20/2012  7:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jessvc1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Stevex6! Dude why you post my before and after pics from college like that! That was just supposed to be for class to see...
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jessvc1 => job well done, Daniel-son!
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 Posted 06/20/2012  7:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jessvc1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Haha
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How did you clean this coin distilled water?
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 Posted 06/20/2012  8:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
thanks everyone!

stevex, that looks like me at 40 (left) and 20 (right)!


jessvc1: yeah, distilled water, needle, and toothbrush. (used s squirt of dish detergent for the first 24 hr soak).
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Nice job.
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