Do You Need A Brush To Clean Your Ancient Coins?

Can't even see the brushes, just get Target when I click the link.
But regardless, I use disused natural hair paint brushes, well cleaned, dried and cut down.

The coins I clean are nearly exclusively UK dug (with the exception of some hangarounds from a previous middle eastern lot) so a brass brush is out the window. A cut down toothbrush works excellently for the purpose.

Don't wanna come across as a knowitall but I would seriously caution against using ANY metal brush except maybe for wearing down a crusty (and then really carefully at that). Never mind what the seller says, soft brass, light as a feather silver, etc.... these will all absolutely, positively, unequivocally scratch your coin whether the visible to the naked eye or not. The bronze alloys used in Roman coins, and particularly in the late Roman period, have a high content of lead and tin (along with a witch's brew of other chemicals) which all conspire to make the metal very soft.

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In addition, while the brush might be incapable of scratching the solid metal of the coin, it could damage the often softer patina around that metal. Some people find success with them and more power to them, but if you're new to brass brushes I'd practice on slugs for a while to make sure you know what you're doing.

And for dirt the toothbrush (with cut down bristles for extra leverage if you need it) works as well or better than metal. The metal would be for scraping off encrustations, which is really something that must be done slowly and carefully.