Uncleaned Sittin In Oil....

A week? I've had cleaners submerged in olive oil for a YEAR! Don't be in a hurry to remove the concrete - er, dirt. Soak the cons for a month or two, pick off the top layer of dirt, submerge and repeat. Be careful of picking or scraping too deeply and damaging the surface patina of the coin. It's a lo-o-o-ong process, so be patient.

thanks.. what do you use to pick off the top layer of dirt ? will the oil change color?

I am trying to clean a very corroded Roman coin by soaking in olive oil.

It has been soaking for a year now and still in very bad condition.

I change the oil every couple of months and I hope that in the next year I will see some major improvement.

So, Patience patience and more patience

Your best bet is to put them in a jar with the EVOO and sit it up way in the back of your closet, forget about it, and go on with your life. Some day, years from now, you will remember the coins that are still soaking and will reach up there and pull them down for a nice 10 or 15 minute soak in TSP and you may just find the results that you are looking for. I have a jar of a dozen or so up on the top shelf of my desk that are approaching the end of their second year in oil. I have no plans to open up the jar any time soon. Remember this............It took centuries for that gunk to build up on them so it will take lots of time to get it off.

If you soak them for several months - won't the olive oil go rancid?

I do it this way

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