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<p>[QUOTE="mrbensteele, post: 1569229, member: 41740"]I dont know how I didnt realize it but I had found 4 woodies and by accident I cleaned them with some wheats and other pennies. They werent cleaned with anything harsh, a 5 second diluted vinager and salt bath, then dried and polished. Unfortunately the Wood grain is now gone, some lines have reappeared faintly, but only on one penny. I would like to re-tone them, how could i go about doing that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got the faint lines to reappear by holding onto the cleaned coins for about an hour, and since I dont feel like doing that again, can i gently cover them in plain soil for a few days or maybe the oven. Its not like they'd be fake, they are woodies, and i dont have any intention of selling them so anything safe for the coin would be nice.</p><p>Any serious opinions are welcome, thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrbensteele, post: 1569229, member: 41740"]I dont know how I didnt realize it but I had found 4 woodies and by accident I cleaned them with some wheats and other pennies. They werent cleaned with anything harsh, a 5 second diluted vinager and salt bath, then dried and polished. Unfortunately the Wood grain is now gone, some lines have reappeared faintly, but only on one penny. I would like to re-tone them, how could i go about doing that. I got the faint lines to reappear by holding onto the cleaned coins for about an hour, and since I dont feel like doing that again, can i gently cover them in plain soil for a few days or maybe the oven. Its not like they'd be fake, they are woodies, and i dont have any intention of selling them so anything safe for the coin would be nice. Any serious opinions are welcome, thanks[/QUOTE]
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