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Author Topic: how to treat this coin with corrosion??  (Read 1465 times)

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stef n

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how to treat this coin with corrosion??
« on: December 05, 2008, 05:17:19 am »
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Re: how to treat this coin with corrosion??
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2008, 06:00:19 am »
Where do you see corrosion?
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Re: how to treat this coin with corrosion??
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2008, 02:02:03 pm »
It looks like a handsome (so-called) sand or desert patina from the photo.
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Re: how to treat this coin with corrosion??
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 06:10:59 pm »
I can´t see any need to "treat" this coin at all. It is beautiful as it is  :)

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Re: how to treat this coin with corrosion??
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 06:28:47 pm »
Don´t touch it,
don´t clean it,
leave it as it is now.

 

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