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<p>[QUOTE="Michael W. Bradley, post: 4955968, member: 114144"]Sorry, no expert here. As I have said before most of you people are in another galaxy so many here are really going to dislike this-most all of my coins are relatively inexpensive in the first place-still I want them to look as nice as possible-as close to mint looking as I can get. Look, if an ancient Roman merchant wouldn't want it-then neither do I.Yes, sometimes it can go too far, but what do you expect to look like in 2000 years? From You Tube and my own experience, particularly with BRONZE, silver requires much gentler handling.#Start with a sawed-off toothbrush. Cut down the brush with scissors. Toothpaste the coin. I use "Bar Keepers Friend" on top usually. Scrub. Scrub. Scrub. Scrub until your fingers fall off. THERE IS NO EASIER WAY! Yea, sometimes can use tumbler-forget it for the final finish anyway.</p><p>Some experts recommend soak in Olive oil if you can wait forever. . Regrettably have made a couple scratches myself-it's kinda like marking up the Declaration of Independence. Admittedly, this post is not for everybody. Newbies maybe.</p><p>PS These cheap dealers will sometimes lacquer a coin rather heavily. I suppose some consider it a type of preservative-but for me now I always remove it. Also I've noticed that it can be a red flag for them to hide some type of blemish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael W. Bradley, post: 4955968, member: 114144"]Sorry, no expert here. As I have said before most of you people are in another galaxy so many here are really going to dislike this-most all of my coins are relatively inexpensive in the first place-still I want them to look as nice as possible-as close to mint looking as I can get. Look, if an ancient Roman merchant wouldn't want it-then neither do I.Yes, sometimes it can go too far, but what do you expect to look like in 2000 years? From You Tube and my own experience, particularly with BRONZE, silver requires much gentler handling.#Start with a sawed-off toothbrush. Cut down the brush with scissors. Toothpaste the coin. I use "Bar Keepers Friend" on top usually. Scrub. Scrub. Scrub. Scrub until your fingers fall off. THERE IS NO EASIER WAY! Yea, sometimes can use tumbler-forget it for the final finish anyway. Some experts recommend soak in Olive oil if you can wait forever. . Regrettably have made a couple scratches myself-it's kinda like marking up the Declaration of Independence. Admittedly, this post is not for everybody. Newbies maybe. PS These cheap dealers will sometimes lacquer a coin rather heavily. I suppose some consider it a type of preservative-but for me now I always remove it. Also I've noticed that it can be a red flag for them to hide some type of blemish.[/QUOTE]
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