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« on: December 19, 2016, 06:29:47 AM »
Hi guys,what's the best way to clean coins and artifacts without damaging them?Cheers👍
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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2016, 10:17:34 AM »
DONT!!... Grin
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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2016, 10:25:35 AM »
Nobby is correct, DON'T, it depends on material and condition, if there is any chance it's of historical importance, let the experts take over.
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« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2016, 12:23:36 PM »
On some videos they show the before and after of coins and other finds and it looks like they scrub them up really well..
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2016, 11:26:05 PM »
It depends on what you have and what material it is made from.

In general, I don't touch anything that is bronze (apart from a soak and a gentle clean with a toothpick to get the mud off).

I'll clean (and straighten) any silver (apart from silvered items).

That being said, there are a number of items of the years that I have wished I haven't cleaned, although most of those are a long time ago now, and most of those were bronze.
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