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Offline Ardatirion

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red encrustations
« on: August 27, 2007, 10:01:59 pm »
I'm sure this has already been discussed before, but can anything be done with those nasty, red encrustations? Short of just grinding them down, that is.

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Re: red encrustations
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2007, 10:19:52 am »
hello
Red Encrustration is the best kind of dirt after Desert patina coins for me, if it is not deep in the coin it will be prefect to clean, show us a photo and I will see if you can do any thing about it, and if it is deep in the coin or not????
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Re: red encrustations
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2007, 06:10:14 pm »
I doubt that its dirt...


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Re: red encrustations
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2007, 11:02:01 am »
I doubt that its dirt...
It looks like copper. IF the coin has gone through a lot of corrosion, which it has, there is often a layer of oxidized copper that gets mixed with lime and adds to the layers. It is part of the original coin surface, but badly corroded.

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Re: red encrustations
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2007, 07:14:46 pm »
 This is part of the reason why I have stopped buying large uncleaned coins.They usually have this or other encrustation on it.It is useless to try to clean them even with electroylsis.If they are not corroded,then they are worn slick and usually the only thing that can be read is the counterstamps if they have them.I have purchased over 20 orders of 5 or more coins,spent too much money.I have found one very nice Maximinus ll and one fair diadumenianus,4 assaria.The effort to clean and the money spent wasn't worth it.Picked over coins aren't worth it either.
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Re: red encrustations
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2007, 09:13:50 pm »
I was a able to attack it with a dental pick with great success:)
Granted, the surface is picked to death and some of the patina came off with the red stuff, but its better than having a lumpy red thing.

In my opinion, uncleaned coins are not about getting rich or even getting your money's worth. Obviously, its great to turn a profit. But if I enjoy the cleaning, its worth it to me. This piece in particular brought me hours of enjoyment. lol.

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Re: red encrustations
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2007, 12:05:49 pm »
In my opinion, uncleaned coins are not about getting rich or even getting your money's worth. Obviously, its great to turn a profit. But if I enjoy the cleaning, its worth it to me. This piece in particular brought me hours of enjoyment. lol.

  Well,at least there was something under all the encrustation,but would you feel the same way,if after spending hours on it if the coin was slick or massively pitted and unrecognizable?
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Re: red encrustations
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2007, 02:36:00 pm »
Possibly - its quite satisfying to pick the encrustations off.  ;D

Plus, the coin already showed much more detail on the exposed parts, so I had a hunch it would be worth it.

 

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