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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;joecoincollect, post: 4022656, member: 71338&quot;]well said. I recently read that most ancients have been cleaned at some time, and id guess those that havent were found in exquisite condition from being in an intact pot in the ground or something. In my little experience so far cleaning/conserving ancients, it’s hard to say what’s actually occurring: “smoothing” of the actual coin/metal, or the patina, or the loose dirt/encrustation. Mineralization i guess.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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