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Edited by Kamnaskires
06/30/2016 12:12 am
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Not enough detail for my bad eye sight to tell. Give them a soak in olive oil for a few weeks they should be more detail than.
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@filip, I agree that it is hard to see much detail these. After you soak them, consider posting them one at a time rather than as a group as this can give you higher resolution for each coin. The bottom left coin might be arabic, but I look forward to better pics in a couple weeks to confirm.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Thank you for all replies people. Spence, I am going to do as suggested... to soak them in olive oil. However, because I am collecting only modern coins, and I really never tried to anything such unusual with them, I will thankful if you can give me a link on some instructions, or just give me a short tips about that type of soaking. Some special olive oil needs to be... I suppose the one known as "virgin"? Are the coins need to be in a closed container or in the open one? Is it better that container is plastic or metal one? Is container with the coins and oil need to be in a dark place, or on the sun... on a dry place... or it is not important at all? I think that replies on those questions is what I will need to know.
Also... are professional collectors also use that olive oil for the soaking of ancient coins? Can that oil be anyhow harmful for the coins? I can buy a bottle of something better, if exist, to have it for my future ancient coins and possible some other small ancient relics on which I come across here and there. Any suggestion? Or the olive oil is just fine?
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It is standard procedure to soak in olive oil (pure virgin olive oil) as it is very mildly acidic.
Glass container out of sunlight seems sensible... open or closed... a soft tooth brush can be used too without any fear.
It isn't rocket science but the judgement is when to stop...and when to try a diffetent approach if not getting the desired result.
Before and after photos are always fun... best of luck.
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OK, thanks... so, from tomorrow they will be in the olive oil for 2 weeks. I will scan them all after that and will show here the results.
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+ what I need to do after I will have them removed from the oil (after 2 weeks)?
just to wipe them with a rag? or to wash them with a water before? or to wash them in a 70% alchocol?
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@filip, there are tons of threads discussing olive oil and its use in cleaning ancient coins on CCF. Here is one chosen at random: https://goccf.com/t/165381Good luck! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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