Short Video On Coin / Relic Preservation

[Mike K "Ohio"]

I've had many people ask how I do it so I put together a short video showing how I take my finds and make them more enjoyable to look at for me and my family and friends.

Mike K "Ohio"

 

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[brianc053]

Thanks for sharing Mike.
I used electrolysis recently to take a lump of copper and uncover that it was an 1830's Large Cent like yours, though I could never get a date off of it - the soil had degraded it too far. I posted about it on this other thread: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/coins/617935-cleaning-wheat-pennies.html
If you have any suggestions on how I could improve on the condition shown in my post of Oct 06, 2019, 09:38 AM please let me know.

What do you think of the point of view that electrolysis damages the coin? In your 6 images it didn't seem to do damage and it did seem to improve the condition significantly. I can't decide whether I should use it routinely or only in certain situations.
(What I really hope is that I find some more 1800's coins that need cleaning!)
- Brian

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Thank you for sharing!