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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 3940892, member: 72790&quot;]All of us have acquired coins, usually bronzes, that are so dark that they are difficult to view the details of the coin. I have recently acquired two very dark bronzes, in one case, the coin, a sestertius of Severus Alexander, that is almost black in appearance. It is a common coin and no great beauty but still could be a nice addition to my collection if it were lighter in color. The second is a Ptolemaic bronze of Ptolemy VI (probably) with a nice image of Isis despite considerable wear as you can see from the reverse but again, though a very dark brown rather than black, it is still pretty dark and somewhat difficult to see the image of Isis clearly.&nbsp; My question is, have any of the members here ever found a way to lighten the color of such coins without doing damage to the surface. If you have ever attempted a project like this, for better or worse, could you tell us of your experiences. if you think I should just get better lighting in my rec room and leave them alone, please feel free to say that. Thanks</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1038848[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1038849[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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