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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7913925, member: 86498"]I would in truth leave it alone. The coin looks fine as it is and to attempt to clean it might result in a coin that is much less visually appealing than that one already is. I would be very cautious because those black areas circled in red and labeled as 1 would be very difficult to remove [ATTACH=full]1366807[/ATTACH]and so doing so would destroy the rather nice toning seen on the rest of the coin. There are some other areas which may also prove to be intractable. I have not bought coins for a number of years that would require such a major cleaning as you appear to want to undertake. The key to cleaning any coin is</p><p>1. Do not do it</p><p>2, If you must. Do not rush it.</p><p>3. The most important <span style="color: #ff0000">KNOW WHEN TO QUIT</span></p><p>My coin with a similar surface, I have never touched it Too dangerous and too little return</p><p>Antiochos VIII Gryphos Ar Tetradrachm Antioch 100-96 BC Obv. Head right diademed Rv.Zeus Nikephoros seated left SC 2309(2)8 HGC 1197e 16.28 grms 25 mm[ATTACH=full]1366818[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7913925, member: 86498"]I would in truth leave it alone. The coin looks fine as it is and to attempt to clean it might result in a coin that is much less visually appealing than that one already is. I would be very cautious because those black areas circled in red and labeled as 1 would be very difficult to remove [ATTACH=full]1366807[/ATTACH]and so doing so would destroy the rather nice toning seen on the rest of the coin. There are some other areas which may also prove to be intractable. I have not bought coins for a number of years that would require such a major cleaning as you appear to want to undertake. The key to cleaning any coin is 1. Do not do it 2, If you must. Do not rush it. 3. The most important [COLOR=#ff0000]KNOW WHEN TO QUIT[/COLOR] My coin with a similar surface, I have never touched it Too dangerous and too little return Antiochos VIII Gryphos Ar Tetradrachm Antioch 100-96 BC Obv. Head right diademed Rv.Zeus Nikephoros seated left SC 2309(2)8 HGC 1197e 16.28 grms 25 mm[ATTACH=full]1366818[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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