To Clean or Not to Clean...

[romeo-1]

...that is the question. Answers?

1797 two pence (cartwheel)

 

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[Michigan Badger]

That is one beautiful Cartwheel my friend!

Would I clean it? NO NO NO!

But then I'm weird.

If you clean this coin it will never again be a 100% dug treasure find. You will have lost a century of history and one day you'll be sorry.

That green is very delicate and is itself a work of nature's art.

That's my -2 cents worth.

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[romeo-1]

Decided to keep it with the patina...just gave it a delicate brushing to remove the dirt.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Good move. In the long run you'll like it better.

You can always clean it later but you can never put that patina back on.