Posted 02/17/2013 5:19 pm
I agree that this is a horrible looking coin that is screaming out;
'Please improve my appearance' - much like a lady who uses skin care products.
I have about 4,000 coins in my collection, I have cleaned perhaps four of them.
Since this coin is not worth all that much above bullion value, cleaning perhaps could be considered.
If it were my coin, in this case, I probably still would not bother.
If I were to proceed, I would use a non abrasive commercial silver dip cleaning solution, and inspect the result every few seconds, then extend to minutes if that was required.
The value of the piece would certainly NOT be increased by cleaning, and there is always the risk of loosing value.
I am slightly more pragmatic than those who say 'Don't clean coins'
The reason for that is that almost all ancient coins NEED cleaning after discovery.
'Please improve my appearance' - much like a lady who uses skin care products.
I have about 4,000 coins in my collection, I have cleaned perhaps four of them.
Since this coin is not worth all that much above bullion value, cleaning perhaps could be considered.
If it were my coin, in this case, I probably still would not bother.
If I were to proceed, I would use a non abrasive commercial silver dip cleaning solution, and inspect the result every few seconds, then extend to minutes if that was required.
The value of the piece would certainly NOT be increased by cleaning, and there is always the risk of loosing value.
I am slightly more pragmatic than those who say 'Don't clean coins'
The reason for that is that almost all ancient coins NEED cleaning after discovery.
