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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4184255, member: 19463"]I do not believe that a soft brush will scratch silver BUT the dirt particles that brush moves around and gets stuck in the bristles most certainly will. We sometimes see warnings on car wash products warning of this same thing. The dirt on your coins can include some sharp little grit. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree the coin may be Limes. If it were mine, I would try soaking and soft brushing BUT I might very well regret it. I might also try methods that assume the coin is silver including lemon juice on the theory that little is lost if it is Limes and much is gained if it is silver. We all make our decisions and pay the price of our errors. I do not recommend that you do what I would do. Opinions are just that and carry risk. I would want to know if Elagabalus is silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4184255, member: 19463"]I do not believe that a soft brush will scratch silver BUT the dirt particles that brush moves around and gets stuck in the bristles most certainly will. We sometimes see warnings on car wash products warning of this same thing. The dirt on your coins can include some sharp little grit. I agree the coin may be Limes. If it were mine, I would try soaking and soft brushing BUT I might very well regret it. I might also try methods that assume the coin is silver including lemon juice on the theory that little is lost if it is Limes and much is gained if it is silver. We all make our decisions and pay the price of our errors. I do not recommend that you do what I would do. Opinions are just that and carry risk. I would want to know if Elagabalus is silver.[/QUOTE]
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