Ancients Coins With Little To No Patina

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HawkHybrid Valued Member United Kingdom 183 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 08:06 am I've picked up a few uncleaned ancient coins that have little to no patina, is this right? the above is an example of one which still had dirt covering the neck and front legs of the pegasus when I received it. Are ancient coins all about patina? HH Edited by HawkHybrid 08/29/2014 09:50 am Report this Post to the Staff

Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 08:10 am This may be caused by acid - either used by someone to clean them, or from soil. It looks authentic to me. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 08:34 am Is there any chance you could repost these images after cropping them so that they are larger? Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 09:49 am You are going the other way, they are getting smaller! Can you email me the original photos and I will see if I can get a larger image to post? Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 10:16 am I replied to your message, but you may need to turn your email on in your profile..... Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 12:16 pm Ancient coins are the only type of coin that is OK to clean, however you should only remove the dirt and not the patina. Removing the patina an exposing bare metal renders the coin just about worthless. Your coin still has some nice patina and should not be cleaned any more. Report this Post to the Staff
HawkHybrid Valued Member United Kingdom 183 Posts	Posted 09/05/2014 5:29 pm agreed, further cleaning probably won't improve anything, as there's no more detail to be revealed, thanks for the replies. HH Report this Post to the Staff
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