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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3096112, member: 10461&quot;]I do not particularly care for the strong chemical odor of Renaissance Wax, but otherwise have no objections to its use.&nbsp; Certainly it can make the coins look better, in my opinion.&nbsp; Your results above look pretty good to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I typically use Vaseline (petroleum jelly) to remove surface gunk on more modern copper and bronze coins without affecting their natural color.&nbsp; I apply a little bit, then wipe it off thoroughly, rubbing firmly but not <i>too </i>hard with the cloth or paper towel.&nbsp; This leaves the surfaces glossier looking, but sometimes a bit greasy if I fail to completely remove it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve found Vaseline to be a fairly harmless treatment for stuff like Lincoln and Indian cents and British large pennies, but have not used it much if at all on patinated ancients.&nbsp; I readily admit that RenWax might be better for those.&nbsp; I do have a little tin of that, but haven&#039;t used it much.&nbsp; Vaseline just happens to be a quick, cheap, readily available alternative for most of the bulk bronze coins I deal with (which are old, but not ancient).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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