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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 197135, member: 669&quot;]Ancient collectors, who use olive oil for removing centuries of encrustation, often leave their coins in the oil for many months.&nbsp; It works because it&#039;s acidic, and it takes a long time because it is very weak.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, it&#039;s still acid and by the time your coin has been in it long enough to remove whatever is on it, it has also been in it long enough to have suffered the loss of surface metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re hell-bent on using <img src="http://bestsmileys.com/fingers/1.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> while saying&nbsp; then try Coca Cola, Pepsi, ketchup, or even Tabasco Sauce.&nbsp; You&#039;ll get much quicker results (and remove much more metal from the surface).&nbsp; <img src="http://boards.collectors-society.com/images//graemlins/893naughty-thumb.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just kidding. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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