Has anyone tried Renaissance wax, I have. Protects my ancient coins and others from oils and everything else on your hands if you are not wearing cloth gloves. a 65 ml jar last forever, beside coins I apply on all of my guns and rifles and metal Antiques. Just apply a little on the front and back of your coin, let set a minute and take a clean cloth and polish it up. Finger prints will not show up on the metal. Renaissance micro-crystalline wax polish. The coins I do not have in folders protects them from constant handling. You can get it through Amazon and Walmart website.
I always assumed it locked in moisture from the air too and could cause BD to bronze & billon coins. That's why I never attempted to use it.
I would personally stay away from any wax. First try distilled water soaks on any coins, then pure acetone (not the nail polish kind) on silver coins, and verdicare on bronze coins. Other than that, I wouldn't use anything else unless you know what you are doing.
I have been using Renaissance wax for years, how I found out about it. I seen where the British museums use it to protect their Antiquities, it does not harm the coins and protects them from the elements.
I don't see the need for it on most coins and to be honest I think it often gives coins an ugly unnatural look. I'd much rather be able to see the surface of my coins unimpeded by any wax so I can decide if they need additional protection(i.e. BD treatment) and the wax makes that difficult.
I use it on my bronze Roman coins. I never heard it locks moisture in, on the contrary it’s suggested as a protection in humyd environments
To be clear, the BM doesn't use renwax on coins, only on bronze antiquities. It will depend upon the climate where you live. If you can guarantee that there is no moisture in the coin, perhaps you have given it a turn in the oven for a few hours and kept it with a dessicant whilst it cools, then if you renwax it, you may be lucky. We can't see the middle of the coins. If you trap moisture within and then seal the coin, you are asking for trouble further down the line. I have waxed just a couple of coins, they look no different from before. Minimum amount of wax used. All coins, regardless of how you have treated them, should be checked out at least every few months to make sure there is no sign of deterioration. The more humid your climate, the more often you should check.
