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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 7896660, member: 75143&quot;]As a follow-up to my strong opinion <i>against</i> Ren Wax:</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my most extreme before an after with the Ren Wax.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363558[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363557[/ATTACH] </p><p>As you can see, in no area did the Ren Wax <i>add</i> any significant layer of anything to the coin. It filled in very minor surface flaws and pits, but the stuff simply is not dense enough to be able to be built up in any significant amount.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if it <i>was</i> dense enough to be built up, it would be like candle-wax, and easily removed with a fingernail or toothpick.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s the possibility of a rather more sturdy and hard substance, maybe paraffin wax or a type of varnish, but I highly doubt it&#039;s any temporary substance; any temporary substance would be easily removed via soft, mechanical means.</p><p><br /></p><p>The test would be thus: use your fingernail and attempt to pick at the edges of the &quot;lamination.&quot; It if flakes off easily, it&#039;s some sort of wax or varnish. If it does not, then it&#039;s more likely a break in the patina, some horn silver, or another metallic situation.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For example of a patina break, I have this Hadrian which once had a smooth, glossy dark green patina. This patina was broken by what I assume is a failed attempt at electrolysis.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363559[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is somewhat similar to yours, as it looks like there is an artificial substance deposited on top of the coin. However, it wholly solid, and no amount of mechanical forces, short of grinding it down, would be able to remove thet top layer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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