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Ancient Coin Cleaning
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Welcome to our community dedicated to the meticulous and rewarding art of cleaning ancient Roman coins. Here, we celebrate the patience and precision it takes to restore these historic treasures to their former glory. Whether you're a seasoned numismatist or a beginner just starting with your first crusty coin, you'll find a wealth of knowledge, tips, and support from our community. Learn about the gentle art of soaking coins in distilled water, the use of tools like toothpicks and dental picks, and the importance of a steady hand and keen eye under the microscope. Join us as we delve into the layers of history, one coin at a time.
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Welcome :-) I've joined your community and look forward to posting there for some attribution help in the future. I was a lurker sometimes poster on the Reddit ancient coins subreddit, but I never really felt welcome because coin cleaning is generally negatively received there (with occasional exceptions). I can understand why because there is no shortage of people that buy ancients that are already cleaned and want to clean them, leading to an over cleaned coin at best and a destroyed one at worst. If you get those guys there send em here and we can reassure them that the coin is already clean. Maybe they'll see examples of actually dirty coins that need cleaning and see that theirs is in good shape.
Coin cleaning, when done right, is absolutely an art form. It's just that almost no-one does it right :D
You should check out Romanorum Coins on instagram, it's run by a friend of mine who is just fantastic at cleaning coins.
Woah! Nice, thanks for the link. I bought his book. :-) looks like his store has some great tools too, I already have several of them but there are others I don't already have that could prove very useful. Thank you.