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jaymassive79 Valued Member United Kingdom 59 Posts	Posted 06/21/2021 7:10 pm Hi guys I recently received a blackend, heater Silver Denarius in a small job lot. As it was not my focus for the lot I decided to see if could improve the coin via cleaning. I settled on creating a foil cup adding some bicarbonated soda to the bottom for the coin to sit on and a layer of bicarbonate soda on top of the coin to cover it. I then added boil hot water and left the coin fizzing for 30 seconds before removing it and washing it with distilled water. I repeated this provess 3 times to get the results shown below. I don't normally clean silver ancient coins but in this coins case I figured there wasn't much to loose. Also if anyone can help confirm the coins identify details that would much appreciated. Cheers Jay Edited by jaymassive79 06/21/2021 7:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/21/2021 7:18 pm Hope the value wasn't too great here. Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 06/21/2021 7:31 pm Septimius Severus similar to this: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1873116 To be honest it was quite attractive the way it was when you purchased it. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 06/21/2021 8:55 pm I do like to clean coins,but I do so to remove hard encrustations. In this case, I would have left the coin as is. Essentially, only the patina/toning has been removed. Good thing is that it is silver and toning will eventually return, but I doubt it will be as dark as when you acquired this. If you want to speed up the process, you can boil and egg, mash it up and put the coin in an air tight jar and it will tone up. Try to suspend the coin and do not have it contact the eggs. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/21/2021 9:25 pm That's a new one! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/21/2021 9:46 pm Not something I would try on a intact coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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