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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 408229, member: 6370&quot;]Well, in a perfect world we would never have to clean a coin, in the real world, coins corrode and need to be preserved...most old circulation coins have probably been at least lightly cleaned with a soak of distilled water at least. A big part of this hobby. I have found, is cleaning and its best to learn how to conserve / clean a coin oneself properly and not rely on others to do so (especially with low value coins)...why pay someone else to clean a dirty or corroded coin when you can easily learn to clean yourself..</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If a coin is found (in a bag, in the ground whatever) and needs no cleaning...perfect. But that is very often not the case. A cleaned coin can, without any doubt, be not only on par with a non-cleaned but in some cases it can be so much nicer than one that is corroded, filthy with little eye appeal and left that way.... In a case like these coins, it is advisable to clean them to halt obvious corrosion forming that will only continue to grow and damage the coin further.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is a very good write up on on bronze disease and some good advice...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.crescentcitycoinclub.org/seminars_and_programs/Bronze%20Disease.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.crescentcitycoinclub.org/seminars_and_programs/Bronze%20Disease.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.crescentcitycoinclub.org/seminars_and_programs/Bronze%20Disease.pdf</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Biox is good for removing verdigris without harming patina and it is cheap and one bottle can be used for many many coins, if I knew what was in it I would make it myself and not buy it but as it is... I bought a bottle and it work real well.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/shop/supplies/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/shop/supplies/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/shop/supplies/index.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/section_31/section31_03.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/section_31/section31_03.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/section_31/section31_03.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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