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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 7894397, member: 82549&quot;]Don&#039;t mess with the first one. There&#039;s nothing on it that will come off without causing damage to the patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can probably remove the sand from the reverse of the second coin. I would use a brass rod with one end filed into a point while looking through a stereo microscope. If you&#039;re not yet ready to make that kind of a commitment, start with a toothpick or pointy bamboo skewer. There doesn&#039;t appear to be anything left to remove from the obverse, but you won&#039;t hurt it with a toothpick.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third and fourth coins both look like they still have a little bit of dirt on them. I don&#039;t think you can hurt the 3rd coin with a toothpick, but I don&#039;t think you will improve it much. </p><p><br /></p><p>The patina of the 4th one gives me pause. It looks very fragile. I wouldn&#039;t mess with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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