How do i clean ancient bronze coins

coinhound1983

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Hi, I had posted a cleaned well preserved roman coin on here earlier. However now I have 20 of these but still caked with dirt, I believe all to be bronze . I'd like to know what methods are best to clean and preserve these coins as best as possible. Any ideas would be great. Thnx
 

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wheatfinder13

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Hey, nice Romans and Byzantines you got there. I soak my ancients with olive oil and clean them with an old toothbrush
 

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coinhound1983

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Ty, I will try that on a few, what kind of olive oil? How long and what do you brush them with after soaking
 

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