To clean or not to clean?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by galba68, Oct 3, 2022.

  1. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    A.Pius, as, 12 gr., Tiberis..This cleaning can cost, but on the other side...


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  3. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    Why ask? Clean it of course if you know how. If you don't, some of the members here have shown great results. They may be able to help.
     
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  4. Inspector43

    Inspector43 More than 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    Clean it. It will take some time and patience but may well be worth it.
     
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  5. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Clean yes, scrub or rub-no way.
     
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  6. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Of course, clean it. :cool:
     
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  7. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ..i'm curious as to what the reverse will lQQk like :)
     
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  8. robinjojo

    robinjojo Well-Known Member

    I suggest first soaking the coin in distilled water, not tap water. See how much dirt loosens up. Use a soft toothbrush and wooden toothpicks. If there are hard spots, try soaking the coin longer in distilled water.

    Some hard deposits are just too dense to be removed this way, so then mechanical means might be possible, depending on the nature of the deposits and whether or not they yield to scraping. This requires experience in knowing how far to go and how to handle the tool, which in my case is a dental pick, the sort that your dentist uses. I don't scrape as much as carefully rubbing the deposit to see how much of it yields, checking frequently. Some deposits are so hard, such as the hard green deposits often seen on AE coins, that they are best left alone. In any event, you don't want to get down to bear metal.
     
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  9. Victor_Clark

    Victor_Clark all my best friends are dead Romans Dealer

    I couldn't resist :)

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  10. robinjojo

    robinjojo Well-Known Member

    Oops! Bare of course. Best to leave bears out of it!
     
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  11. Mammothtooth

    Mammothtooth Stand up Philosopher, Vodka Taster

    Cleanliness is next to Godliness…….He was a God…
     
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  12. kountryken

    kountryken Well-Known Member

    I've seen the results of coins you decided to clean, so no instructions are needed. You couldn't learn anything from me, anyway, lol. But, I would lean toward having this one cleaned. Don't ask me if it's "worthwhile", it just seems the thing to do. Oh, of course then post it so we can see it!!!
     
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  13. Mammothtooth

    Mammothtooth Stand up Philosopher, Vodka Taster

    Where did you find it. Video?
     
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  14. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    The suspense would be killing me, I'm going to go with clean it.
     
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