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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2044977, member: 15445&quot;]I have enjoyed reading a couple of your past threads today.&nbsp; I did not remember seeing your ancient coin threads until today.&nbsp; It must be great fun to find the nice ancient coins that you have recently posted!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>One coin that I just viewed in your past thread has a very nice original patina.&nbsp; I would not recommend putting any chemical &quot;bath&quot; on it.&nbsp; I suspect that the unknown &quot;bath&quot; could really (really really) damage the patina.&nbsp; An improper cleaning can quickly damage an ancient coin &amp; make it practically worthless to an ancient coin collector.&nbsp; An improper&nbsp; cleaning cannot be un-done.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post a photo of any coin you think might need cleaning in this thread BEFORE you give the coin a bath.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that most experts in ancient coin cleaning begin with very long soaks in known liquids.&nbsp; They soak coins for weeks and months (and even years I think).&nbsp; Alternately, you can perform a harsh chemical or abrasive cleaning technique &amp; ruin the coin quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was going to tell you about a chemical cleaner called Tarn-X.&nbsp; I believe the manufacturer stated that it was for cleaning all types of coins.&nbsp; It removed the oxidation &amp; ruined many (MANY) coins that it touched.&nbsp; Also, you do not want to store coins with any unknown chemical residue on them because the coins may develop problems after long term exposure/storage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit to add: There is a <u>huge</u> difference between cleaning/conserving modern uncirculated coins and cleaning/conserving an ancient coin.&nbsp; You really need to post the particular coin for everyone&#039;s comments.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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