Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Hi guys, thought I would give these cleaning "crayons" a try out on a few partly toasted Victorian coins, mainly to see if they clean up well enough to warrant being carded.
They are made in France, and are currently being sold through Clegy's store website, and certainly won't break the bank. Two of the crayons are fine/mid tips for removing crud from the detail of the coin, the brass scraper is for removing major soiling, and the last crayon is actually fine steel wool for cleaning & finishing off the majority of the coin surface. Not sure what the material is in the first two crayons, look like carbon or something similar.
The pictured coin is an 1879 penny that has reasonably bad oxidation to the main face, whilst the obverse is not all too bad. I cleaned one half of the coin to see how well it would do, and am quite impressed with the results. The thing I like about this kit, is that it manages to remove most of the soiling and oxidation without removing the green patina that makes these coins so attractive. Of course that depends on how much the coin is cleaned, and the amount of pressure applied, just have to take it in stages to remove a layer at a time to see if the desired results are achieved. Thumbs up from me. :Y:
https://detectorist.com.au/products...clean-your-metal-detecting-finds-restore-them
They are made in France, and are currently being sold through Clegy's store website, and certainly won't break the bank. Two of the crayons are fine/mid tips for removing crud from the detail of the coin, the brass scraper is for removing major soiling, and the last crayon is actually fine steel wool for cleaning & finishing off the majority of the coin surface. Not sure what the material is in the first two crayons, look like carbon or something similar.
The pictured coin is an 1879 penny that has reasonably bad oxidation to the main face, whilst the obverse is not all too bad. I cleaned one half of the coin to see how well it would do, and am quite impressed with the results. The thing I like about this kit, is that it manages to remove most of the soiling and oxidation without removing the green patina that makes these coins so attractive. Of course that depends on how much the coin is cleaned, and the amount of pressure applied, just have to take it in stages to remove a layer at a time to see if the desired results are achieved. Thumbs up from me. :Y:
https://detectorist.com.au/products...clean-your-metal-detecting-finds-restore-them