Ave Dino,
Looks good to me. (from what I can see of it! lol) Have you tried to lighten the pic in photoshop or somthing? Care to expound on the repatination technique?
Chris
Like Chris, I think you've done a great job of cleaning, but I believe that your repatination could be better, but that's just my opinion, of course. If you're happy with the final result, it's done; wax and
flip.
On the other hand, and I'm just being 'Kevin' here, I think the new
patina looks just a
bit 'flat', if that makes sense. You now have an excellent coin with very clear/crisp details, but due to the new near mono-chromatic green
patina, all these nice details are a
bit smudged, and may be a
bit lost with the coin in hand.
If you can trust me, try this:
Use your SBBB to remove the false
patina. Soak in JAX Brown for +/- 20-40 seconds. Remove and rinse in running water. Do Not Scrub with a toothbrush or rub it with your fingers. Do Not
pat dry and
handle the coin by the edges. Allow the coin to dry on a fingernail brush in sunlight or somewhere a
bit warm until all the moisture is gone. Then wait another hour or two, but no more.
Still with me...?
At this point your coin's surface on both sides should appear to be a dusty-looking brownish/black color; this is
good. Now, place a soft thin cotton towel on a firm surface, one layer only. Then set the coin on the towel and very, very gently use your fingers to swirl the bottom surface of the coin to the towel in circular motions just four or five times, okay?
What you're trying to accomplish at this stage is to buff off just enough of the JAX to give your coin a sort of 3D/natural wear effect; IE, the
portrait, legends, and Rx details should appear just a
bit lighter than all the open fields on both sides.
Go slow with the 'buffing' on both sides; after each buff examine the surface closely as to it's appearance. When you think it's 'almost done', it's done...trust me.
The residual effects of the JAX will 'perfect' your coin's new
patina. DO NOT OVERBUFF THE COIN! JAX can be tricky stuff, especially JAX Brown. Over-buffing too soon will turn the new
patina black rather that brown.
If done correctly, your coin should appear to be as those seen in the second attached photo; all were cleaned/restored by the same method as noted above...cleaned by me. ;-)
If you're not happy with the result, remove the
patina with a SBBB under-running water and repeat the above noted process with shorter/longer JAX soaks until you get it right; remember, repatination is an art not a science.
Best regards,
Kevin
