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<p>[QUOTE="juris klavins, post: 3361025, member: 76693"]Most copper coins dug from the ground will never be as nice as those that have spent life 'above ground' - you might try soaking them in a capped glass jar of extra virgin olive oil for a while (weeks or months), then gently poking at any crusty deposits with a toothpick - if you have something truly numismatic and valuable, other methods are preferable, but the overall condition is what it is when dug <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="juris klavins, post: 3361025, member: 76693"]Most copper coins dug from the ground will never be as nice as those that have spent life 'above ground' - you might try soaking them in a capped glass jar of extra virgin olive oil for a while (weeks or months), then gently poking at any crusty deposits with a toothpick - if you have something truly numismatic and valuable, other methods are preferable, but the overall condition is what it is when dug o_O[/QUOTE]
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