How To "decrust" Ancients?

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BobAlmighty125 Valued Member United States 199 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 11:52 am Hello, all. Yesterday, I picked up these two crusty old guys for a grand total of 20c, and I was wondering how I could get them to the point where they could be identified? I have zero experience with ancients so any and all input is welcome. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 1:17 pm Try soaking them in either distilled water or olive oil. The first coin has bronze disease with also needs to be treated. I would recommend using olive oil it would also help with the BD. Report this Post to the Staff
BobAlmighty125 Valued Member United States 199 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 1:27 pm How long should the olive oil bath be? Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 06/25/2014 4:17 pm For thick green encrustation, it would probablyu be in the region of years. Plus, they're both islamic - revealing more detail probably isn't going to help. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 06/26/2014 10:09 pm those light green spots may be BD, rub with fingernail. if any green powdery stuff comes off, tread it buy scraping off the stuff as best as possible, and soaking in distilled water. Report this Post to the Staff
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