did i just destroy the patina on my eoman coin?!?

From the chemicals, no... Vinegar is too harsh an acid.

Just be Patient and you will see results you will really like...



This brings up something I have been told many times, and is of Ancient Roman Origins,

Patientia sit Virtus


Translated to English, it says:

Patience is a virtue


Forvm is a great source..

Go to the Gallery, Best of Type Gallery, to see a bunch of beauties (some owned by members here)


Btw, I'm a YN.

I learned patience while going over an over 1 year block from buying coins... While studying coins too!


Patience will give you better coins, and you will like the better coins as you see more of Ancient Coins... Trust me

 

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OK, THANKS
BTW about 9 of my new roman coins i got are actully showing some great detail. one has a obverse/reverse that looks like a tic tack toe game! only one is completely flat, no desighns are showing. with my last order i recived had about two-three flat thin coins.

 

Was that sarcasm? (I can't tell... I'm more than a little tired)

We always like pictures, or even scans

Any have a person facing forward on them?

 

no faces facing forward from what i can see. no, that was not sarcasim. pics in the morn"

 

Faces forward are rare. The tic-tac-toe coin is probably a campgate, like this...

 

Ummm, faces facing forward could indicate Byzantine coins ... rumour has it, they were deadly at tic-tac-toe!!

 

one of my coins looks kind of like that one.

 

here are my farvorite ones:

 

I just learned today that this coin is worth $20

 

ok, im going to say this quickly.
i dont care about the patina. and thats why i proceded to clean every coin like number one and two. then i'de give them a permanet marker finishing for an "artificial" patina.
as i was cleaning one, i came across some gold like metal. anyone know how to clean an ancient gold coin?

 

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any ideas?

 

Do what YOU want with your coins. If you are happy with the results then don't worry about what others think. Just don't plan on reselling them for as much money as you would have been able to. As for the "some gold like metal", are you sure it isn't exposed bronze? No dealer would sell you a gold coin by accident.

 

Ardatrion's answer covers it well.

 

it was in a lot of uncleaned coins, as i was cleaning it i struck bare metal and it looked gold colored, not the normal bronze.

 

what does . mean?

 

It means ".", and I agree with him.

 

great, yet another thing to add to my long list of tjings to do before i die A.K.A. my bucket list.

 

Sorry, I had posted a rather snarky and slightly rude post. I immediately thought better and deleted it, but the forum requires some content, so I left only a period.

The fact is that by stripping the patina you have ruined your coins. To paint them with a marker is a childish attempt at repatination that no one could ever take seriously. The brought side of all this is that your coins were not worth much to begin with. (Not even the one you think is worth $20) Consider this adventure a lesson in how NOT to clean coins.