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<p>[QUOTE="Jhonn, post: 170723, member: 5418"]If the coin is completely covered, I will soak in oil for a week, scrub with a brash brush for about 15 mins., then let it soak again. Once I see the TINIEST bit of new metal show through, I stop with the brass brush, and instead move on to dental tools and a nylon brush. If you completely mess up a coin (i.e., all shiny metal, killed the patina), you can give it an artificial patina using certain products you can find at art stores. This is certainly unorthodox, but if you don't plan on selling it (and coins in that condition aren't worth much, anyway), then at least you can attribute it and make it look somewhat decent again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jhonn, post: 170723, member: 5418"]If the coin is completely covered, I will soak in oil for a week, scrub with a brash brush for about 15 mins., then let it soak again. Once I see the TINIEST bit of new metal show through, I stop with the brass brush, and instead move on to dental tools and a nylon brush. If you completely mess up a coin (i.e., all shiny metal, killed the patina), you can give it an artificial patina using certain products you can find at art stores. This is certainly unorthodox, but if you don't plan on selling it (and coins in that condition aren't worth much, anyway), then at least you can attribute it and make it look somewhat decent again.[/QUOTE]
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