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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2174449, member: 73555&quot;]I have a different theory on ancients.&nbsp; Take one dry coin (as an experiment) and cover it heavily with vaseline, then set it aside for two weeks and see if you like the results.&nbsp; On copper or bronze coins, you can speed things up by coating with vaseline, wrapping the coin tightly in several layers of aluminum foil, and boiling it a number of times.&nbsp; This is no worse than a thousand summers in the deserts of Syria. The vaseline&#039;s color should progress from yellowish-white to greenish-yellow.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not recommended for silver or billon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Heat speeds up chemical reactions, and this is a chemical reaction, not a general (physical) cleansing, as vaseline has zero abrasives.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an efficient and penetrating solvent, vaseline falls about halfway between water and acetone, and it&#039;s actually formulated for use on minor human cuts and burns, nothing caustic about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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