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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 07:38 am More from the same lot, but this one might be a keeper for my portrait collection--one of the strongest I have seen for this emperor! GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate head right PAX AVG, S-I across fields RIC 575 (common) Needs a soak to get that encrustation off the reverse... opinions on olive oil vs. distilled water for this one? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 08:17 am @finn, the question of which solvent to start with has been an ongoing discussion over the US coin area. Here is an early thread from @BadThad, where he suggests one potential pathway: http://goccf.com/t/39932 Obviously, removing encrustations from 2000 yo coins is a little different from removing spots on a modern coin, but this might be a good starting place. "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." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 08:40 am With four house guests from out of town this past week, I haven't been able to keep with the posts as much as I would like - but I have caught some of these gold nuggets you've panned from the lot, Steve. Congrats. Good looking coin. I do wonder, though: do you think there may be any tooling of the beard and hair on this one? Report this Post to the Staff
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