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Offline olamorndal

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Cleaning an ancient coin
« on: December 16, 2021, 11:51:06 AM »
If you bought this coin, would you try to clean the reverse, and if so how?
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Re: Cleaning an ancient coin
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2021, 01:23:18 PM »

I wouldn't try to clean it. The best way would be mechanical, slowly with a scalpel under magnification, like a microscope. This is a long, tedious process; which is why I wouldn't do it for this coin.
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Re: Cleaning an ancient coin
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2021, 05:01:56 PM »
Ok, I was leaning in that direction ;)
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