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 Posted 04/08/2013  9:52 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
hey all, I purchased some uncleaned coins from our own ben byfield, so I thought i'd post one I finished cleaning.

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after...(only took 2 weeks, 2 scrub sessions)...

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looks like a constans, ric viii trier 206...don't have a constans 2 victories from trier..so a keeper for me.
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 Posted 04/08/2013  11:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a nice coin. Are you going to try and clean it somemore or leave it as is?
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 Posted 04/08/2013  11:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
it's done ski, not really much dirt left and kind of a weak patina..so I don't want to push it.
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Nice coin. Yeah, you don't want to over-do it. Cleaning coins too much can ruin them as you know.
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 Posted 04/09/2013  04:06 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ben to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That came out nicely! Saw a lot of Trier coinage going out - wheres the london mint ones, aye?
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 Posted 04/09/2013  2:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice work! Knowing when to stop is probably the best skill of all.
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