Hi all!
I kinda wish I posted this before, but I'm sure I would have gotten same results. I am new and just like detecting I presume you get better at cleaning finds as well as finding them.
I tried cleaning my first IHP I found this weekend. But I fear that I took too much off, the rest of the brown area seems to be copper and not dirt.
Should I have just took some of the dirt off and left the patina behind it?
I only used a tooth pick...
What should have I done? Is there anything else I can do?
So did I ruin it or was this beyond salvageable?
I kinda wish I posted this before, but I'm sure I would have gotten same results. I am new and just like detecting I presume you get better at cleaning finds as well as finding them.
I tried cleaning my first IHP I found this weekend. But I fear that I took too much off, the rest of the brown area seems to be copper and not dirt.
Should I have just took some of the dirt off and left the patina behind it?
I only used a tooth pick...
What should have I done? Is there anything else I can do?
So did I ruin it or was this beyond salvageable?
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