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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4728747, member: 110226"]My approach to cleaning coins is basically "less is better". Each new coin is evaluated to determine if it would benefit from cleaning, using the minimal approach of soaking in distilled water, and then proceeding from there if needed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tend to leave a good many coins alone, such as this one, an imitation tetradrachm of Athens that I believe is from Gaza, which has already been partially cleaned when I received it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1157926[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, some coins do need attention, such as this drachma of Cleopatra VII:</p><p><br /></p><p>Before:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1157928[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1157927[/ATTACH] </p><p>After, cleaned and treated with Renwax:</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1157931[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Cleopatra drachma is the exception. If I have a lot of dirty bronzes, at most they get the distilled water plus detergent, if needed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4728747, member: 110226"]My approach to cleaning coins is basically "less is better". Each new coin is evaluated to determine if it would benefit from cleaning, using the minimal approach of soaking in distilled water, and then proceeding from there if needed. I tend to leave a good many coins alone, such as this one, an imitation tetradrachm of Athens that I believe is from Gaza, which has already been partially cleaned when I received it. [ATTACH=full]1157926[/ATTACH] On the other hand, some coins do need attention, such as this drachma of Cleopatra VII: Before: [ATTACH=full]1157928[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1157927[/ATTACH] After, cleaned and treated with Renwax: [ATTACH=full]1157931[/ATTACH] The Cleopatra drachma is the exception. If I have a lot of dirty bronzes, at most they get the distilled water plus detergent, if needed.[/QUOTE]
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