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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LaCointessa, post: 2771815, member: 87186&quot;][ATTACH=full]639358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]639359[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]639362[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]639363[/ATTACH] Hi everybody,</p><p><br /></p><p>I have these crusty coins and am eager to learn the best way to clean them without destroying them. I&#039;ve been studying -- reading about the various preparations and systems available for cleaning coins, from chemical liquids to electrolysis. There are even these strange pencil-looking things intended for cleaning coins without removing the patina (so they say).</p><p><br /></p><p>The idea of shooting an electrical current through these coins or treating them with chemicals right off the bat doesn&#039;t seem like the right thing to do. So, although I have those methods available for difficult cases, I decided to start with a gentle method - the distilled water soak.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before I started the soaking process I photographed the coins and after a day of soaking I photographed most of them again to be able to see any change. Then the coins were returned to the bath after changing the water. This was a 25 hour soak, approximately.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am concerned that the coins will become waterlogged. It almost seems to me that I saw better detail when the coins were crusty and dirty. What do you think? Have I soaked the coins too long? Or not not enough? Some articles say people do not soak the coins long enough and that weeks of soaking is required to loosen all the crud caked onto the ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>One article recommended removing the coins from distilled water and allowing them to dry and then massaging them with olive oil, then washing them off and returning them to another distilled water bath.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please let me know what you think. The before pictures are on the top in the case of each coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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