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<p>[QUOTE="MasterVampire, post: 4954223, member: 114491"]So I’ve had this bronze coin that had some dark looking gunk on it. I don’t think it was patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway I had it soaking in a cup of distilled water for about 3-4 weeks but it didn’t seem to do much.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had tried over the weeks picking at it with a toothpick but that wasn’t getting anything off and no luck with a toothbrush either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well today I took the coin out of the water and this time tired using a metal pin to scrape it off.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had success and this was now starting to get the stuff off it but to my horror I discovered that I had scratched the coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So I pretty much ruined it and made it look ugly. There’s no way I’m keeping it so that’s like $90 down the drain. </p><p><br /></p><p>But to be fair the toothpicks and brushes weren’t doing anything so trying a pin seemed like the logical next step. </p><p><br /></p><p>It’s just a shame.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MasterVampire, post: 4954223, member: 114491"]So I’ve had this bronze coin that had some dark looking gunk on it. I don’t think it was patina. Anyway I had it soaking in a cup of distilled water for about 3-4 weeks but it didn’t seem to do much. I had tried over the weeks picking at it with a toothpick but that wasn’t getting anything off and no luck with a toothbrush either. Well today I took the coin out of the water and this time tired using a metal pin to scrape it off. I had success and this was now starting to get the stuff off it but to my horror I discovered that I had scratched the coin :( So I pretty much ruined it and made it look ugly. There’s no way I’m keeping it so that’s like $90 down the drain. But to be fair the toothpicks and brushes weren’t doing anything so trying a pin seemed like the logical next step. It’s just a shame.[/QUOTE]
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