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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 26399, member: 57463&quot;]Almost any oil will work, WD-40, for instance.&nbsp; However -- and this is a <font size="7">big </font>&nbsp; <font size="5">however</font>&nbsp; -- it will leave a detectable smell on your coins.&nbsp; Also, you do not know <b>what it might do that you do not want it to do</b> to an ancient coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Olive oil, being a vegetable oil, very natural and all, is very gentle. That is why it takes so long to work.&nbsp; There are never any fears about damaging the coin.&nbsp; It washes away clean.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Myself, I always thought there was something appropriate in using olive oil on Greek and Roman coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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