To clean or not to clean?

[galba68]

A.Pius, as, 12 gr., Tiberis..This cleaning can cost, but on the other side...

 

[CPK]

I vote clean. 🙂 

[ominus1]

...yeah...clean that mother!...you're diggin'em up so dirt ain't no thang to you...now me, i got a dirty coin, imma keep it ^^

[sand]

Interesting.

Here's an idea.

Clean off the dirt, but don't remove the encrustations and patina (the hard green stuff or hard brown stuff), and share photos of the result on this thread.

Then, see what people say, regarding whether to remove the encrustations.

Then, if you decide to remove the encrustations, then remove the encrustations, but don't remove the patina, and share photos of the result on this thread.

Then, see what people say, regarding whether to remove the patina.

Then, if you decide to remove the patina, then remove the patina, and share photos of the result on this thread.

Edited October 3, 2022 by sand

[expat]

53 minutes ago, sand said:

Interesting.

Here's an idea.

Clean off the dirt, but don't remove the encrustations and patina (the hard green stuff or hard brown stuff), and share photos of the result on this thread.

Then, see what people say, regarding whether to remove the encrustations.

Then, if you decide to remove the encrustations, then remove the encrustations, but don't remove the patina, and share photos of the result on this thread.

Then, see what people say, regarding whether to remove the patina.

Then, if you decide to remove the patina, then remove the patina, and share photos of the result on this thread.

An excellent idea

[Limes]

Neat coin, could be worth it. Depending how much you mean, when saying it can cost. 

[LONGINUS]

Using your cleaning techniques, and taking photos as you go along, would be fascinating!

[ominus1]

..here's one of my favs...it came to me this way and that's how it stays..^^

 

silvered antoninianus of Tacitus..

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

Sure, if you can clean it and preserve the patina, go for it.

I know my limitations.  I'm incompetent at cleaning and don't have the patience.  I'm leaving most of mine as-is, as a 'before' display.