Victrix Posted January 19 · Member Share Posted January 19 I got these coins a while back and decided I wanted them to keep as found condition. But I’d like and try to clean them up as there seems to be some solid silvering left under it. Any tips ? 🙂 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ela126 Posted January 19 · Member Share Posted January 19 Very sharp brass pick. You’re in for a weekend of work. Could turn out great tho! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted January 19 · Member Share Posted January 19 5 hours ago, Victrix said: I got these coins a while back and decided I wanted them to keep as found condition. But I’d like and try to clean them up as there seems to be some solid silvering left under it. Any tips ? 🙂 The coins look great as-is, why risk messing them up 🤔? There might be a slight trace of silver from the "pickling process", but the coins are basically bronze. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted January 19 · Supporter Share Posted January 19 Clear obverse legends and great aqua marine colouring. I would leave them alone. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand Posted January 20 · Member Share Posted January 20 Another vote for leaving the coins as they are. They have an interesting bluish green patina, which is an interesting reflection of where they were buried. Also, I'm thinking, that perhaps the only silvering, is what is already visible. Any previous silvering, has perhaps corroded away, it seems to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted January 24 · Supporter Share Posted January 24 I think if you tried cleaning them you would lose whatever silvering there is. I would leave them alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Victor_Clark Posted January 24 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted January 24 (edited) Why clean them? You are not giving the world anything that hasn't been seen before. By cleaning them you destroy the history and wind up with two mediocre coins. I almost always leave groups of coins alone. Below are some coins I got from France that were metal detected and I have done nothing to them. I flipped them and put them in a tray. Edited January 24 by Victor_Clark 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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