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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2301000, member: 76194&quot;]Well, for any new collectors out there, me included I guess, I will not buy any Bronze coin that has been harshly cleaned and stripped of Patina, nor any silver coin that has been so harshly cleaned that it may never tone again.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve only ever cleaned one coin, my first Antoninus Pius denarius, and all I did was gently soak it in lemon to remove some of the heavier toning (it was so dark it was turning completely black). I only went so far, and left light brown tarnish around the designs and light tarnish throughout the rest of the coin... In other words, its not bright at all, just less tarnished and easier to see the design.I did not want it to look new, that would have been a crime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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