nolanation
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Will you tell me what distilled water does better than just tap water?I clean ancient coins as a side hobby because I can only find stuff so old here in the us. So the best thing for you to do is to soak it in distilled water over night. then very very gently with a soft tooth brush give it a light brushing where the dirt lies, then soak over night in new distilled water. Repeat this a few times. if anything remains then I use a microscope at 10x to 30x and some small very finely diamond dusted tools to clean without touching patina. no tools or micro scope? a loupe and a tooth pick should take care of it just as well. But I imagine that the distilled water will do most of the work for you as its not that old. Just be very very careful not to scratch the patina. some of those small corroded spots may not come clean.
yup thats why i mentioned those corroded spots may not come off, guess i should have mentioned not to pick at themSpeaking from experience I have found several Indians that looked like that and in every case when I tried to remove the heavy, stuck on verdigris it left a divot in the metal and made it look worse. Sometimes even removing details. If you start picking at that you may lose some value. Your mileage may vary..
Thanks for the Info. I didn't know that.Because there is nothing in the distilled water but water. no chlorine or fluorine or other chemicals that can damage the coin. no minerals that could deposit on it. So the water can actually help break down the mineralized layer holding the dirt together by dissolving it kinda. edit* ps never ever use tap water to soak any relics or coins. its ok for a rinse if you dry it after but not for a soak.
Another approach is to let one of my kids swallow it and then wait a day or so...it will come out clean. Trust me on this one.I clean ancient coins as a side hobby because I can only find stuff so old here in the us. So the best thing for you to do is to soak it in distilled water over night. then very very gently with a soft tooth brush give it a light brushing where the dirt lies, then soak over night in new distilled water. Repeat this a few times. if anything remains then I use a microscope at 10x to 30x and some small very finely diamond dusted tools to clean without touching patina. no tools or micro scope? a loupe and a tooth pick should take care of it just as well. But I imagine that the distilled water will do most of the work for you as its not that old. Just be very very careful not to scratch the patina. some of those small corroded spots may not come clean.
Another approach is to let one of my kids swallow it and then wait a day or so...it will come out clean. Trust me on this one.
great answer...i got a chuckle outta that..haha..Another approach is to let one of my kids swallow it and then wait a day or so...it will come out clean. Trust me on this one.