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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4179261, member: 98035"]I very rarely clean coins myself unless I think I have a real shot at improving them, and even more rarely do I buy a coin with the specific intent of cleaning it. But when I spotted this in a lot of garbage coins, I knew I had to try</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075159[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have never cleaned silver before, and online guides list many methods, ranging from distilled water and scrubbing to boiling it in lemon juice. I think this one might be a good VF or even EF under the dirt, so I really dont want to botch it, but I also don't necessarily want this one coming out looking like bronze either.</p><p><br /></p><p>If this were your coin, how would you go about cleaning it up?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, from the same seller I got this Claudius II that shows similar promise</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075160[/ATTACH] </p><p>Even though it is certainly good enough to leave alone, some gentle rubbing revealed silver beneath the dirt - so this one will get a distilled water bath and gentle scrubbing to hopefully restore it to its shiny glory![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4179261, member: 98035"]I very rarely clean coins myself unless I think I have a real shot at improving them, and even more rarely do I buy a coin with the specific intent of cleaning it. But when I spotted this in a lot of garbage coins, I knew I had to try [ATTACH=full]1075159[/ATTACH] I have never cleaned silver before, and online guides list many methods, ranging from distilled water and scrubbing to boiling it in lemon juice. I think this one might be a good VF or even EF under the dirt, so I really dont want to botch it, but I also don't necessarily want this one coming out looking like bronze either. If this were your coin, how would you go about cleaning it up? Also, from the same seller I got this Claudius II that shows similar promise [ATTACH=full]1075160[/ATTACH] Even though it is certainly good enough to leave alone, some gentle rubbing revealed silver beneath the dirt - so this one will get a distilled water bath and gentle scrubbing to hopefully restore it to its shiny glory![/QUOTE]
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