Ok, lets assume you've found some kind of key date coin (or heck, just a nice one) that you want to sell or get graded.
You pull it out of the ground and it's all crusted with dirt and/or whatever.
How much cleaning is ok? Do you just scrape the dirt off with your finger or something?
Drop it in a cap of olive oil as soon as you get home?
It seems like to even see what the coin is you'd have to clean it a little.
I guess my question is, how to I clean a coin enough to actually tell what it is properly?
You pull it out of the ground and it's all crusted with dirt and/or whatever.
How much cleaning is ok? Do you just scrape the dirt off with your finger or something?
Drop it in a cap of olive oil as soon as you get home?
It seems like to even see what the coin is you'd have to clean it a little.
I guess my question is, how to I clean a coin enough to actually tell what it is properly?
Especially about NCS conservation grading service. They have experts at cleaning and grading all types of coins and conditions.
