these gems ! to clean, or not to clean !

[ctitech0019]

hi everyone, happy new year to you ! found these guys bout 2 months ago and just going back and forth on what to do with, on the left is what i believe to be a Connecticut copper , can just barely read CONNEC, on the one side , and bout 30 feet away was this 1829 large , alson these were found where i pulled the 1829 5c out , as well as some pocket watch bodies ,so i ask the wonderful people here , 2clean? or not to clean? and if so, how with out destroying ?

ty for looking and hh

 

[digging440yrs]

Hi, i personally let my old coppers sit in olive oil for a week, then use a Q tip to lightly clean off the coin---i never rub them ---olive oil loosens the dirt and crap up pretty good----thats just my opinion, they wont ever look new---but will help

 

[stewielouie]

Pour hot peroxide on them that will clean a lot of that stuff off them

 

[Iron Patch]

Not a good idea to clean in that condition. The green is what is giving it the eye appeal it has and if you remove that you'll just have a pitted mess. Many can't resist, and those are the ones that wish they had left it alone. By the way... I'm very pro-clean when it comes to detecting finds, but only when it makes the find better.