To close this out, as far as I am concerned. The olive oil removed ALL of the flood crud, then rinsing with DI (DeIonized) water left me with 20...
Correction the jeweler made no judgement on the coins, he mearly cleaned them for me. The OPINION on the coins was given by a coin dealer, with...
Your comment about olive oil is spot on. The differences are mainly due to oxidation. According to a St. Louis Art Museum Antiquities Conservator....
1700 ????
I realize that just owning a coin shop does not make you an expert, that is why I put it in quotes. But with that said, the guy did compare my...
I asked a local jeweler to clean 2 of the more common coins in his ultrasonic cleaner. He used a detergent that was made for this type of...
Acetone removed some of the color, but it did not touch the "crust". If I were to use olive oil, what damage could it cause?
This did seem to be the last resort. When I did get a better look at some of the more easily cleaned coins I had 2 1970D's. Local help amounted to...
The last reply to my request for help was "Don't clean your coins ". The coins I referred were stored in a drawer for a week or two. When I opened...
Sorry, DI is DeIonized water. Thanks for the info.
I'm a newbee so excuse me if I worded my search wrong and this is a subject that has already been covered. I bought a roll of silver Kennedys that...
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