To clean or not?

[Tony.A]

HI All,

Could you tell me if i should clean this coin or leave it has it itand is it.

Also is it patina or bronze disease.


Thanks in advance

Tony

[Tony.A]

This is the other side.

sorry about the writing above

I mean to say should i clean it or not and is it patina or bronze disease?

Thanks

Tony

[areich]

Whether you should clean it or not depends on your skill, I guess since you're asking the answer would be no.
There is no bronze disease on the coin, unless you're sure you will improve it by cleaning my advice to you is to leave it as it is.

[Tony.A]

Thanks for that, i will leave it that way then  , and you are correct i know nothing about cleaning.

tony

[areich]

That wan't mean to be rude, I couldn't clean it either. It looks like maybe mechanical cleaning would improve the coin but I'm not sure from the picture.

[Tony.A]

Lol you got it wrong Areich i didnt think you were rude.

Just thanking you for your opinion and just saying that i dont know anything about cleaning coins,


Tony

[Tony.A]

 areich i just read what i wrote and yes it does sound like im cranky.

Sorry about that.
tony

[casata137ec]

Just to reinterate...I consider myself a pretty good cleaner, not fantastic, but decent, and I would not touch it. The slight patina looks incredibly thin and any attempt to "even it out" would probably end up showing bare metal. At best I would soak it in distilled water for a week or so and brush it with a soft nylon brush to see if anything moves (some of the lighter colored stuff on the obverse may leave). If anything is removed, I would continue until nothing more leaves the coin...but I doubt that would do anything, really.

Chris

[Tony.A]

Thanks for the advice casata, i will take your advice and leave it the way it is for now.
Im only new to collecting Ancients so im not sure what to do .

 Tony

[Mayadigger]

Ave!

To Tony, Andreas and Chris...

I'm not happy with what I see in Tony's pix; the patina is just a bit off to my eyes, anyway.

So, I'd suggest a soak or two in BD Killer, just to be sure, huh?

Best,

Kevin

[Tony.A]

Hi Mayadigger,
Only being new to Ancients could you please tell me what  BD Killer is.

Thanks
Tony

[ecoli]

bronze disease killer...see one of the solutions forum sell...I think it is G mix #1

[Tony.A]

Thanks ecoli i will check it out.

Tony