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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 211043, member: 6370&quot;]thanks liberty, I&#039;ll check it out. Also, let me say again that for one, that licinius coin is a a great little coin with him in full military regalia. I think the only REAL thing you did OBJECTIVELY wrong with these was to put a fake patina on them, cleaning them to the metal is a more subjective thing. I, for one, like coins down to the metal if they are not horribly pitted. After all, thats how they were meant to be presented right? They werent minted with a patina <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you dont have one already, get yourself a nice dental pic. Drop the coin in a pot and boil em for about 5 minutes, then let them soak for maybe 10-15 in cool water with dish washing soap. Take them out then give them a nice scrubbing with a toothbrush that you have cut the bristles down about half way (to make them more sturdy and stiff) or use a soft brass brush...then after that...soak the coin for a week or 2 in distilled water. After that, take them out and start picking and scraping the crust with the pick...it shouldnt take you 3 hours a day or years to get it clean...maybe more like hours a day for several days if its REAL crusty.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Make sure you have a pick somehwat like this one:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=611&amp;zpg=2493" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=611&amp;zpg=2493" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=611&amp;zpg=2493</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just use a toothbrush but a soft brass bristle brush will work well...Also for the real tough ones a diamond coated file does wonders to chip away the hard stuff and carve into it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, one way I found that I was shock worked so well and people dont seem to post about is tape or elmers glue...I tried it an it worked rather well. Get some packing tape...put the sticky part on the face of the coin and rub it down so it is sticking real well...then pull the tape off...you will often get quite a bit of crust off this way...it will stick to the tape. You might have to do this a few time after soakings...elmers glue works well also but it might be a bit more damaging as it will effect the patina...The tape often doesnt get the coin completely uncrusted, but it will often pull chunks of the crust off and give you breaks that you can then use your pick and pry off more...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway...have fun with it...I was in no way trying to discourage you or pass judgement...I think getting a crusty batch of coins and working on them is one of my favorite coin related things to do...Its great to see someone getting into it and I wanted to just give you a few bits of advice from a guy who has tried almost everything <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But to be honest, with the REAL crusties, it is a time consuming chore.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Glad I could contribute something useful for once Roy...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I get a bit wordy concerning this issue as it is a bit of a passion of mine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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