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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CopperGenie, post: 2889848, member: 88628&quot;]Thanks for the help; I appreciate the advice. I understand that I should get a soft-bristled toothbrush and lightly brush the coin from the center for a while, then find a sharp tool and delicately hit the dirt a little at a time. Is that right? Also, no, I&#039;ve haven&#039;t tried identifying it yet. I was waiting to get the dirt off in order to see it more clearly, but I understand that your method will allow me to identify the difference between a raised feature and a clump of dirt. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I don&#039;t know what all the different colors are that show up on the surface of these uncleaned coins. The majority of the coin is blue-green, which I assume is the patina, but then there&#039;s dark red areas, whitish areas, and dark green areas. I have no idea if I should try to scrape at those or if they&#039;re part of the coin now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Honestly, this is the second coin I&#039;ve identified. My first was a CONSTANS P F AVG on the obverse and &quot;happy times restored&quot; on the reverse (I didn&#039;t write the inscription for the reverse and it&#039;s to worn to read, haha). It&#039;s nearly featureless on the reverse but I got lucky and managed to identify it within five minutes. So I&#039;m in the dark on a lot of the identification methods and websites with the info I need. If you could point me in the right direction, that&#039;d be wonderful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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