wow
thanks for your comments. i am not a major coin cleaner - with all the soaking and waiting - so the few that i've cleaned were more direct projects like this one. the coin
had to be
good to start with but its real beauty and relief were hiding under the black sludge that filled in so much of the detail areas. it was lucky the dirt was 'waxy sludge' and required more time and care than tricks to remove it. and i
had to be willing to leave a tiny
bit behind to avoid damaging the surfaces. i also was surprised how much it improved the coin, though. ididn't know how it would turn out and the result appears to be a big
success. thanks also to the stereo microscope
this is now one of my favorites.
PtolemAE