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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moneycostingmemoney, post: 2782399, member: 86367&quot;]So after 3 days of soaking in the distilled water I noticed a large patch of verdigris pop up on a couple of the pieces. After an &quot;oh shyte&quot; moment I dumped the water, patted them dry and put olive oil in the Tupperware for the next phase. About 3 days ago I pulled them out, gave them a good nylon bristle brushing and placed them back in the OO until tonight. </p><p>The larger coins patch of verdigris became soft enough for me to chip away at so out came the crayon a andre set (which was recommended by [USER=87186]@LaCointessa[/USER], thank you for that). </p><p>I was able to remove them completely which exposed some red metal. I used the meche brush over both obverse and reverse and a ton of debris came off. It&#039;s starting to look like something. I can see a right facing bust on the obverse and the reverse looks like a figure standing atop a pillar of sorts and a deer/dog shaped animal to the right of the pillar, possibly one on the left. Much of the writing is becoming exposed, but that coin still has a lot of soaking and work needed. I&#039;m hoping the red isn&#039;t rust and that I&#039;ll be scratching away the best stage of this coins life in my possession. Good thing it will only be a $12 lesson haha. </p><p>The &quot;holy land&quot; coin still looks like a big red slug with a lot of verdigris, and the Byzantine cup coin looks like it may be rubbed devoid of markings, but the medieval coins are starting to really come to life. A little more scratching and brushing tonight and back in the OO they go for another week.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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