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Valued Member
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Description from website:
Polish for wood, leather, marble, stone etc. Also preserves coins
Renaissance Wax is the finest cleaner/polish wax available, specified by museums, art galleries and conservators throughout the world. It will gently lift the grime of antiquity and murky deposits of other polishes, leaving surfaces delightful both visually and to touch. It can be used on any solid surface including wood, metal, marble, onyx, shell, stone, ivory, plastics or leather/paper.
Its translucency allows unlimited applications and the polish will never stain or discolour. The hardness of the of the matured wax coating gives excellent protection against normal spillages, finger marks, damp etc. Contained within a special seamless 200 ml aluminium container ensures Renaissance Wax remains in perfect condition long after other polishes have hardened and become useless.
I'd like to know if anyone has used this. Are there any pros/cons to this. It doesn't seem like a good idea to me...
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd like to know if anyone has used this. Are there any pros/cons to this. It doesn't seem like a good idea to me... Correct. It is not a good idea. I've seen numerous auto wax demonstrations on coins used to demonstrate how your car could look. Never did understand why they used coins instead of a car. Usually makes an old coin look like a Proof. I'd rather just buy a Proof coin. If you want to try that, Vista makes a greate auto polish with a harsh cleaner built right in. Takes some of the paint off a car so should work great on coins, right?  |
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It may seem horrifying to your typical coin collector today, but once upon a time most collectors waxed their coins. With the advent of 2x2s, airtites, slabs and other modern preservation aids that are cheaper and quicker to use, wax has fallen out of favour among modern coin collectors. However, ancient coins often don't fit in 2x2s or airtites properly, due to their irregular shape and high relief, and don't get me started about slabbing ancients. So waxing is still common in the ancient coin collecting fraternity. Renaissance wax or "ren wax" is a modern formulation designed originally by the British Museum to replace the traditional natural waxes applied to their metal artefacts, and is still part of the standard treatment for cleaning ancient bronze coins. Using it on modern coins would be unusual, but perfectly safe. I've never used it myself, since I don't buy uncleaned coins, but I have some coins that have been waxed. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good advice given so far and dead-on.
Ren wax has it's place, in museums and with ancient collectors..... that's about it. Usually, there is not much choice because of the displays or because of the time/expense involved in using other protectiion options. It's a very convenient and pretty effective method.
As a coin collector, I'd stay far, far away from using wax. Once it is applied on a coin it's there for life. If you remove it using chemical and/or mechanical means, it's going to take some of the surface/patina with it. The coin will never be the same.
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Thank you all for the info and advice.
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I've never used it myself, since I don't buy uncleaned coins, but I have some coins that have been waxed. You mean you only buy CLEANED COINS? Quote:
Posted - Yesterday : 9:09 pm
It may seem horrifying to your typical coin collector today, but once upon a time most collectors waxed their coins. With the advent of 2x2s, airtites, slabs and other modern preservation aids that are cheaper and quicker to use, wax has fallen out of favour among modern coin collectors. True but also way back when a coin collector showing his/her collection to anyone would usually hear, "Nice hobby but those are so dirty and dull, why don't you do something with thoes?" So most kids and many adults too, not only cleaned coins but polished them, waxed them, varnished them. And all to appease a possible relative with a big mouth. Most coin dealers in the old days knew this so they would spend many hourse doing anything to a coin to make it look pretty. |
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I have in 1806 farthing that is relatively rare and valuable online now for auction that has beenI have its difficult to tell someone that this coin is in excellent condition when they have been waxed what if you are a true Queen collector and know that this is how it was d back in the day you will understand this and recognize it for what it is I personally think it's an excellent way to keep Aaron oxidation away from me Korn but that's just me
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Posted 04/14/2011 9:09 pm
