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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 352585, member: 6370&quot;]I agree, thats an attractive coin IMO. Soaking it in distilled water probably wouldn&#039;t do harm and MIGHT lighten the coin just a bit as it would simply cut any actual dirt build-up on the coin, not toning. Toning is the result of corrosion and I would say that coin is getting to the point where you wouldn&#039;t want it to tone much more as it will eventually turn more and more black. just personal opinion of course.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My examples were more pertaining to dirty coins as I have acquired quite a few coins that have been sitting in drawers for 50+ years, in a homes with smokers, coins that were in the ground for a bit, or just coins that have been heavily circulated with years of dirty hands...so there is a real need or wish to at least take any grime that as accumulated. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I dont think soaking that coin in distilled water would do that much but if nobody has done even that basic step before encasing it, they should have IMO. I have a feeling though that in the life of this coin, it has at least been soaked for a bit along the way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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