Cleaned the 2 Reales COB "1766" Bolivia

surfnturf

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Well it was a little scary!!!!
It all trurned out great!!! I can now see the 7 in front of the 66 and on the other side see a 66!!!
In person under the loop has much more details!!!! hope you like the pics!!!

Here's the before. during and after!!
 

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Captain PopTop

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Id make it a charm and wear it on a chain looks great !!!
 

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WOW!!! Surfnturf, you did a marvelous job on cleaning that precious coin!

That's a terrific find! Good for you!:hello2:

Lorraine
 

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I bet it WAS scary! ~ That is beautiful! :headbang:


Well it was a little scary!!!!
It all trurned out great!!! I can now see the 7 in front of the 66 and on the other side see a 66!!!
In person under the loop has much more details!!!! hope you like the pics!!!

Here's the before. during and after!!
 

goldnugget

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Congradulation.. Did you use Baking Soda in with your water, and how long did it take to do the clean up. Thanks
 

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thats awesome thats one on my bucket list
 

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surfnturf

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Congradulation.. Did you use Baking Soda in with your water, and how long did it take to do the clean up. Thanks

GN,
I use lemon jucie and salt with electricity, then a very gental baking soda rub with water!!! The cob was cooked for about 2 mins!



SnT
 

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Came out nice. Would like to find one of them. heh. hh an gl. -Joe
 

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Great find and great job cleaning! Still have that item on my list to find. Congrats!!!
 

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Nice clean up job SNT, nice find.:icon_thumright:
 

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Thank you for the information on the Lemon Juice and some salt. I have alot of Silver test coins and Silver rings to clean.
 

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