Hi, I’m new to cleaning. I soaked this coin in distilled water for 24 hrs. then picked at it with a diamond tipped tool(made for
Roman coins) under a microscope. I feel like I’m doing a decent job with it, there’s
still a green
patina and I haven’t chipped away any of the features.
My question is, how do I get rid of that last
bit of sand and dirt remaining on the areas I have already done? I can’t just keep picking at it. Do I put it back in the water ? A toothbrush and/or Q-tip won’t remove it, I’ve tried. I want to get it as clean as possible.
EDIT: there is actually no green to it, when looking at it with the naked eye. I think I was bugging out looking at it under the microscope.
I posted a before and after picture. I think it’s
Valens.
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Thanks,
Brian