An experiment in Electrolysis.

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Moxey
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An experiment in Electrolysis.

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I found this Charles 1 Sixpence last week. No end of spit and silver foil would clean it. So out with the Electrolysis. 9v for 45 seconds. The black came off in flakes. A quick rinse and a cleaner coin appeared.
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Not bad!👍
Sometimes you get an light coloured encrustation on silver coins that spit and foil will not shift, zapping invariably removes it.
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Now that it's been zapped, put it in some bleach to re-tone it, then lightly rub with foil or blutac to bring out the legend and other details, it will improve the coin considerably IMHO!

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Harry.
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