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Here is a link for the Silver Brush that was spoken of in an earlier coin cleaning post. Pish found it (thanks) and I have checked it out and bought one. They also have the smaller one to fit the (am I allowed to say it) Dremel tool. I got one of those, too. http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/nem...Default.aspx
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Sorry I did not read the earlier post,so what coins are you trying to ruin  ? John1  |
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At least they will be ruined uniformly.
Nothing like a matched set.
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Sorry I did not read the earlier post,so what coins are you trying to ruin ? Perhaps you should. Would you really count this as "ruined?": https://goccf.com/t/188649If you guys haven't noticed this is the ancients forum, the coins that usually need to be cleaned Edited by VisigothKing
10/30/2014 09:58 am
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Perhaps you should. Them there sounds like some fightin' words  The coin shown after cleaning looks great  I thought that any kind of brush with metal bristles would be to rough on a coin but I guess not. John1 |
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Them there sounds like some fightin' words Sorry if I came off that way but frankly I find it disrespectful when rude comments like the ones in this thread are posted. Its fine if you didn't know that silver brushes can be good on an ancient coin and/or that ancient coins can be cleaned. But when you respond in a way that may offend others, that's when I feel there's a problem. I don't want it to seem like I'm lecturing you on being polite but I thought I'd inform you why I responded the way I did. Edited by VisigothKing
10/30/2014 12:44 pm
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I have sometimes thought that the combination of numismatists with the Internet can be a little unwise. The Internet, for some reason, seems able to encourage anyone to be a little more self-important, self-righteous, intolerant, curt and the like, than they would otherwise behave in 'real life'. If this is not the case, then the Internet can conspire to make us seem that way nonetheless. Then there are us numismatists. Some of us are just fine....but then there are the others!  You know the sort. The ones that think they have it all sussed and just can't bear the amateurish conversations that us mere mortals indulge in. Humourless types. Put the two together and..... I'm not saying that is what has happened here of course. Far from it actually. Just something which I've noticed in general elsewhere. Edited by Valecrucis
10/30/2014 1:25 pm
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Please allow me to be clear, Quote:so what coins are you trying to ruin ? See the smiley, I was being (trying) funny. I meant no disrespect this time or ever. In my mind at least as a general rule in numismatics you should never clean a coin. There are a lot of newbies that don't know this and jump in with both feet and clean their coin so it's all nice and "shiny",some of you know what I mean. So let me say that I am sorry if I ruffled anyone's feathers. Sincerely, John1 |
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John, you are just one more victim of the internet's ability to convey all meaning but intent. Join the club! Edited by Valecrucis
10/30/2014 1:23 pm
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Why is cleaning ancients good for them? Scrubbing with a brush seems odd to me... However that is because I do not know much about ancients other than you folks have posted some awesome looking coins.
So if someone could be so kind to answer I would be appreciative.
Scott
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The first law is caution. If you don't know how to clean coins, then as someone said on the other thread, then don't....not until you have read about it and taken advice from those who do know.
But unless coins come from a hoard, for example, in circumstances protected from the ravages of the environment, then many ancients can be greatly improved by the removal of excessive encrustations and sediments which otherwise conceal all detail. Many of the coins we see have already been cleaned for this reason.
However the cleaning process often takes a long time and great patience. Read the other recent thread on this matter that VK has linked to and you will have the bare bones of what is a complex process involving many different methods. If you intend to begin cleaning you must start with almost worthless items that you can afford to destroy and otherwise have no value.
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10/30/2014 1:36 pm
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Yeah, low grade late Roman bronzes are great for learning cleaning techniques on. You won't end up with much in the end but you'll get experience.
To those that aren't familiar with ancients, they often come with some combination of dirt and crud on them that makes them difficult or impossible to identify without some form of cleaning. Sometimes you just need to soak in water and take a toothbrush to them, sometimes you need to use more aggressive methods.
The theory for the silver bristles is probably that they're too soft to scratch the coins. Don't know how it works in practice though.
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Thanks for the replies and giving me a tidbit of knowledge about ancients.
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Np. Speaking for myself, still a novice cleaner, after inflicting disastrous deep wounds on a number of low quality but otherwise innocent LRBs (late Roman bronzes), I was so happy when I developed a slightly more sensitive hand and began to produce some nice results. It's a very satisfy process. I also found it quite a relaxing way of passing a few hours now and again. Edited by Valecrucis
10/30/2014 2:31 pm
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I clean coins for exactly the same reason. It's relaxing, and sometimes you get a nice coin out of it. You also learn more from searching to ID your coins that you would from any other method, in my opinion. When you don't really know what you have you look at it in a different way.
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It's a very satisfy process. I also found it quite a relaxing way of passing a few hours now and again. that's exactly why I do it. |
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