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gtkwml Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 12/17/2020 9:26 pm As posted before, I've been using electrolysis on my kilo of Balkan crusties. I wanted to post a step I take beyond electrolysis. Today's coin took two 5-hour sessions of electrolysis. Unfortunately the obverse was not recognizable, but the reverse wasn't too bad. The first image shown here is the coin after electrolysis, brushed under water with a stiff toothbrush. The coin was then highlighted by buffing on a piece of denim cut from old Levi's. (The second image). Good coins are ruined by cleaning, but I have fun restoring seemingly worthless crusties. Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 12/17/2020 9:44 pm A cleaned coin is always better than an unidentifiable one IMO Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/17/2020 9:50 pm I know many cringe at the mention of electrolysis. But I will say: that is a nice looking reverse for a former crustie. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 12/18/2020 01:06 am Almost all ancient crusties need cleaning, simply to be able to identify them. Potential to increase a poorly identified coin to a fully identified coin can double the value and occasionally 10x the value or more. Even so, cleaning always at least a bit risky even to the total loss of the coin, but the risk is almost always worth taking. I agree with this sort of numismatic adventure; it can be lotsa fun! Museums are almost always need to clean archeological find site coins. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/18/2020 04:32 am I think I have the answer; you would have gotten much better results if you used Wranglers instead of Levi's ...LOL Just joking around, great results. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187864 Posts	Posted 12/18/2020 09:50 am Looking good! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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