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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2577271, member: 56859&quot;]The coin is so far gone that trying something radical won&#039;t result in the loss of a great treasure.&nbsp; I&#039;d try soaking it in vinegar.&nbsp; That should dissolve the thick green stuff, although the original surfaces may be too far gone for this to help.</p><p><br /></p><p>Use plain white vinegar. Dab/rub it gently with a cotton tipped swab every half hour or so.&nbsp; It may take several hours.&nbsp; Replace with fresh vinegar periodically if the old vinegar becomes very colored.&nbsp; Once you&#039;ve reached the desired effect (hopefully revealing some details), soak it in distilled water and then in a some alkalinized water (a teaspoon or two of baking soda in distilled water), and then several changes of plain distilled water before drying it thoroughly.</p><p><br /></p><p>(LOL, I had a typo, now corrected:&nbsp; cotton tipped <b>squab</b>.&nbsp; Yeah... scrub that coin with some poultry, that&#039;ll do the trick! <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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