PhotoRob06
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Here's a coin I dug yesterday, and after photographing it, I think it's a pretty good example of what peroxide can do.
Note: this coin had no verdigris, only dirt that was adhered like concrete. No amount of brushing with soap and water would remove it, so I had to resort to the peroxide bath.
Pros: It got the dirt off! (that and my poking with a toothpic, and some of those lines may or may not be from my poking)
Cons: It got the dirt off. Now you can see the lack of metal where some of the dirt was hiding - and I don't think there's really any way around that. Peroxide and electrolysis will take the crud off. If you can't handle what might lie beneath, then don't take it off.
Personally, I'm happier with it now than I was before the peroxide. We aren't talking about a key date here - just the oldest wheat I've dug that will be a filler date for my collection.
Note: this coin had no verdigris, only dirt that was adhered like concrete. No amount of brushing with soap and water would remove it, so I had to resort to the peroxide bath.
Pros: It got the dirt off! (that and my poking with a toothpic, and some of those lines may or may not be from my poking)
Cons: It got the dirt off. Now you can see the lack of metal where some of the dirt was hiding - and I don't think there's really any way around that. Peroxide and electrolysis will take the crud off. If you can't handle what might lie beneath, then don't take it off.
Personally, I'm happier with it now than I was before the peroxide. We aren't talking about a key date here - just the oldest wheat I've dug that will be a filler date for my collection.