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<p>[QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 2950043, member: 44154"]I hear ya on not wanting to clean that coin because the colors look nice but the thing is that I believe it has BD in some areas. Some of that green looks like paint or hard enamel deposits.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm working on my own methods as well as what is online.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a blower and I would finish getting the rest of the dirt off with soft mechanical tools like toothpicks. It's good with sediment but not some dirt types or hard enamels. I use Q-Tips, pin vises, safety pins, toothbrushes no metal types.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the distilled water treatment. Wash it off first before soaking.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sometimes heat the distilled water up enough where it is hot where you can stand putting you hand in it and let it soak. Hot water also helps break up the dirt.</p><p><br /></p><p>The question remains. I think the coin will get worse later on, but it's hard to say, maybe the coin could stabilize on it's own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 2950043, member: 44154"]I hear ya on not wanting to clean that coin because the colors look nice but the thing is that I believe it has BD in some areas. Some of that green looks like paint or hard enamel deposits. I'm working on my own methods as well as what is online. I have a blower and I would finish getting the rest of the dirt off with soft mechanical tools like toothpicks. It's good with sediment but not some dirt types or hard enamels. I use Q-Tips, pin vises, safety pins, toothbrushes no metal types. Then the distilled water treatment. Wash it off first before soaking. I sometimes heat the distilled water up enough where it is hot where you can stand putting you hand in it and let it soak. Hot water also helps break up the dirt. The question remains. I think the coin will get worse later on, but it's hard to say, maybe the coin could stabilize on it's own.[/QUOTE]
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