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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2385402, member: 1892"]You don't "remove" polishing; it's a physical alteration, not a chemical one. Just like hairlines, the only way to remove a physical alteration like that is further physical alteration, in this case some time in your pocket with other coins. "Circulate" it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Insider, I had in mind a somewhat "softer" solution in liquid suspension, using currents - convection currents or otherwise - to cause the contact. It would be far slower, but patience is the key to the difference between cleaning and conservation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2385402, member: 1892"]You don't "remove" polishing; it's a physical alteration, not a chemical one. Just like hairlines, the only way to remove a physical alteration like that is further physical alteration, in this case some time in your pocket with other coins. "Circulate" it. Insider, I had in mind a somewhat "softer" solution in liquid suspension, using currents - convection currents or otherwise - to cause the contact. It would be far slower, but patience is the key to the difference between cleaning and conservation.[/QUOTE]
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