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Jdsmall New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 2:34 pm Hello everyone. I am relatively new to ancients. Have some coins soaking, distilled water, some in olive oil. Lots of disappointment, lol. Couple cool coins. I have been a lurker for awhile reading posts and learning. Great info on site. I don't want to ask questions that have been asked time and again. But I had one really crusty coin I wish to share. I soaked and scraped, soaked and scraped. Hard as @$%#!! Hopefully photos show. I also collect fossils and use an air scribe to prep. So in frustration I grabbed my scribe and it chipped off the concrete encrustation in seconds. I won't lie I nicked the coin acouple times but if I would have used magnification and a little more patience it would have come out better. Now returning to oil to soak. I think if one wasn't overzealous and had a bit more patience this could be a good tool. Your thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 3:56 pm Quote: So in frustration I grabbed my scribe and it chipped off the concrete encrustation in seconds. I won't lie I nicked the coin... Ouch. I have relatively little experience with cleaning, but have done some gentle picking with a toothpick, followed by some long soaks, with decent results. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 5:55 pm Mild electrolysis would be an option for this one. Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1303 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 7:25 pm Well the problem with encrustation is very rarely was it just stuck like concrete to a pure surface. The bronze corrodes and salts grow and encrustation grows. Like a weed it is often rooted into the metal below the ancient surface. Report this Post to the Staff
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