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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1900238, member: 42773&quot;]They may not necessarily be over-cleaned. Gold is mostly inert, so it doesn&#039;t tarnish like silver. If you clean it even mildly, it&#039;s going to look shiny and new. Most silver ancients come out of hoards encrusted with some amount of dirt, but the dirt cleans off easily, also leaving a shiny coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze is the complicated metal, as it acquires a patina over the centuries, and sometimes gets encrusted with mineral deposits. The key to preserving a bronze coin is to eliminate the dirt and perhaps some of the deposits without stripping the patina. To that effect, distilled water, a soft brush, and a toothpick are going to be your best first tools.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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