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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7516036, member: 24314&quot;]Inspector43, posted: &quot;I think the most important issue here is - what do you want the coin to look like at the end of the project? If you are after a museum piece or entering it in a contest, you have one approach. If you have a coin that has been in the ground for 2000 years and you want it to be identifiable and presentable, you should have a different approach. Anything you do to the 2000 year old coin is an improvement. Some approaches will leave very fine hairline scratches when viewed under magnification. But, sitting in a presentation tray it might just look like a very nice really old coin. With a light touch and <b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">some careful smoothing</span></font></i></b> techniques most coins turn out very acceptable.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m curious.&nbsp; I&#039;ve not met a confessed coin doctor before.&nbsp; Care to say how many ancients you have <b><i><span style="color: #b30000">altered</span></i></b>? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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