How do I clean this sacred coin?

There was a thread a couple of days ago where a new collector got a lot of "uncleaned" coins that "had never been gone through" before they were sold to him. Hogwash! Every Ancient pulled from the ground is cleaned to some degree before they are sold to collectors. And believe you me, they are gone through with a fine tooth comb for anything of value before resale.

 

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Of course they are. One dirty little secret many do not know is these coins are made wet when sorting many times. When wet, its easier to see through the dirt and if the coin has any potential. Even without it its very easy to tell if a coin has the feeling of a coin with a lot of detail left or is a worn slick. I bet you every "unsearched" coin on Ebay has 10 pairs of VERY experienced eyeballs looking at it before it is ever sold.

 

"I will guarantee you Steve your coin was cleaned up after it came out of the ground. "

=> Hi, medoraman ... yup, that's the way I roll (clean & smilin')

NOTE: sadly, I've never tried cleaning an ancient coin "from scratch" ... but luckily, I already realize that I'd suck at that particular skill, so I'll merely press-on with my current coin collecting strategy

=> "I'll merely keep askin' you guys if the coin is cool" ...

Thanks for responding ... and thanks to all of ya for keeping me between the ditches!! (cheers, coin-bros!!)

 

7C, that looks like a perfect coin for cleaning. lots of details and dirt that looks like it will come of relatively easily.

distilled water, toothpicks, and a toothbrush should work well, with those tools you really can't go wrong or damage the coin.

1. let it soak for however long you want

2. pick and brush for a while

3. repeat as long as you want.

4. when you're happy, dry it. leave it in direct sunlight for a while or bake it in an oven (200 F, 20 minutes is what I do).