Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;YOC, post: 1874591, member: 58941&quot;]Just bought/received 1.3kg of Byzantine scyphate trachy cup coins from Crusty Romans...........here they are.&nbsp; &nbsp; They are clearly hoard coins, many concreted together and the early signs are that they are cleaning up nicely, with good detail and sound metal underneath, as one would expect with hoard material.&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]317023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]317024[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>The hoard looks to have been waterlogged, or wet at some point as the corrosion is a little &#039;rusty&#039; in some places and water lines can be seen that have formed on the clump in picture 3.&nbsp; There are probably about 350 coins there, so there will be some rarities hidden under the grime.&nbsp; I&#039;ll post some cleaning pics in stages......</p><p>I am doing something which I ordinarily WOULDNT with these, due to the nature of the encrustation, and using some nasty stuff to get the crud off.&nbsp; It is controlled, I have experience with the chemicals and all precautions are used including a fume cupboard, safety equipment etc etc.</p><p>I am using powerful chemicals...so i will not be naming them in this thread.......&nbsp; purely because I do not want a beginner or inexperienced cleaner trying this themselves and melting their fingers.</p><p>If you have experience in cleaning and want the technical details, PM me, its not a secret, but I dont want the details in open thread.[ATTACH=full]317022[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in