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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrweaseluv, post: 1577624, member: 40340&quot;]Ummm, You might want to skip the toothbrush at least at 1st. I would recommend a good rinse in distilled water to take of any loose dirt, rinse, rinse and rinse again. If the coin still remains too dirty you might consider a soak in high grade pure mineral oil, they recommend olive oil on alot of sites for this soaking, but in my own experence I&#039;ve found the olive oil to at minumum to greatly darken the surface of bronze coins the mineral oil in my experence seems to do less damage to the patina of the coin. Soaking in oil is a very slow process and can take weeks or months but when compared to the results i got with the toothbrush method, it is well worth the wait time. Also note that these &quot;uncleaned&quot; coins have been picked through about 1/2 a dozen times at least before they got to your dealer and with even todays cheapest metal detectors you can bet there will be no silver or gold coins in your lot unless planted there by the dealer himself.</p><p>Cleaning those coins can be alot of fun and very educational just don&#039;t expect to find any real treasure and you&#039;ll be ok <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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