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Valued Member
Germany
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After 3 days work here is the result.  Nice silvered antoninianus. OBV. IMP C M AVR PROBUS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from back. REV. FELICITAS AVG Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia Mint: Siscia Mintmark: In right field Gamma XXI Weight: 2,97gr RIC 682  |
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Pillar of the Community
3772 Posts |
Nice work, the coin came out well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1045 Posts |
That's a winner, nice job  |
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New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Looks great! What did you do to it?
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Valued Member
 Germany
83 Posts |
Thanks, just soaking in distilled water and using a toothbrush and dental tools  |
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Pillar of the Community
1121 Posts |
Boy, I wish my cleaning jobs came out as well. Good Work!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5029 Posts |
Nice job...looks really good.
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Excellent job, nice coin with a lot of silvering still remaining.
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Valued Member
Germany
83 Posts |
Thank you guys  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
fantastic job. Congratulations.
How you managed to retain the remaining silver surface is unbelievabe!
How did you go about cleaning it, and how many hours did it take?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
Great job! By looking at the first pic only, I never would have guessed what was underneath.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3098 Posts |
Very nice work. Silvered bronze coins like this can be difficult to clean. You did a great job on it.
Paul Bulgerin
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New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Overall, how long was it in distilled water?
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Valued Member
Germany
83 Posts |
The coin was 5-6 days in distilled water before I start.It takes me 3 days and 1-2 hours per day.  Ancientnoob here are a few for you   |
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Posted 11/12/2014 1:12 pm
