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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3782096, member: 10461"]As to electrolysis, it could be a good candidate for that, but I would counsel caution there, and recommend checking it often. The first US large cent I ever found metal detecting was vaguely identifiable as a 1796-1807 Draped Bust cent, but when I "zapped" it with electrolysis, it did not take me long to "burn it up" and render it a completely featureless slug. I was of course trying to see if I could coax a date out of it, but ended up making it worse.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I've had successes with electrolysis as well. Especially on silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have also found that dropping the coin into a bowl of household hydrogen peroxide solution that has been heated to just shy of boiling in the microwave can "fizz off" some of the deposits on a dug bronze coin. Drop it in, leave it in until it stops fizzing, then repeat the process with the opposite side of the coin face up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mind you, I've only tried this on dug Wheat cents and the like- never on uncleaned ancients. Uncleaned ancients probably have a harder and thicker patina. But on something as crusty as this coin, the peroxide method might help a little. Don't think it could hurt to try.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3782096, member: 10461"]As to electrolysis, it could be a good candidate for that, but I would counsel caution there, and recommend checking it often. The first US large cent I ever found metal detecting was vaguely identifiable as a 1796-1807 Draped Bust cent, but when I "zapped" it with electrolysis, it did not take me long to "burn it up" and render it a completely featureless slug. I was of course trying to see if I could coax a date out of it, but ended up making it worse. But I've had successes with electrolysis as well. Especially on silver. I have also found that dropping the coin into a bowl of household hydrogen peroxide solution that has been heated to just shy of boiling in the microwave can "fizz off" some of the deposits on a dug bronze coin. Drop it in, leave it in until it stops fizzing, then repeat the process with the opposite side of the coin face up. Mind you, I've only tried this on dug Wheat cents and the like- never on uncleaned ancients. Uncleaned ancients probably have a harder and thicker patina. But on something as crusty as this coin, the peroxide method might help a little. Don't think it could hurt to try.[/QUOTE]
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