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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TJC, post: 2951989, member: 45502&quot;]Here is the before and after results of cleaning this Probus / Mars Ant. This was done with a distilled water soak alternated with wet toothpick mechanical conservation over the course of 3.5 days. I have found that a big thing to remember when mechanically cleaning is to always work with water on the area you are working on. Also, use tiny circles.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Probus caught my eye mainly because of the reverse and I like silvered ants.&nbsp; The coins remaining desert patina was not very appealing to me (especially the on the obverse) so I decided to clean Probus up a little. Although there is still small bits of dirt&nbsp; here and there remaining I am happy with the results.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>BEFORE:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]721359[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]721360[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>AFTER:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]721363[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]721364[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to share your before and afters along with the conservation method used.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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