asmerri
Sr. Member
So I received a ton of feedback from my fellow t-Netters regarding how to restore my recently find 2 cent piece. After running a couple tests on some copper pennies with similar thick green patina on them I was certain that the lemon juice/extra fine steel wool method would work wonderfully on my coin. Boy was I wrong! I am now left with a shiny barely unrecognizable coin
. I figured I was doing the right thing even against the advice of many seasoned detectorists on this forum due to the result of my test coins (pictures below). I am very upset with what I have done but I guess it was a hard lesson learned.
It's probably a lost cause at this point but any tips on how to darken the coin in order to restore some of what I have ignorantly taken off? I am a very new "serious" hunter and need to accept the fact that crusty is many times better than destroyed.
I sincerely thank you all for your tips and I am truly regretting not following your methods!
The final product![Sad :( :(](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/sad.gif)
![Sad :( :(](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/sad.gif)
It's probably a lost cause at this point but any tips on how to darken the coin in order to restore some of what I have ignorantly taken off? I am a very new "serious" hunter and need to accept the fact that crusty is many times better than destroyed.
I sincerely thank you all for your tips and I am truly regretting not following your methods!
The final product
![Sad :( :(](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/sad.gif)