@@HolzhammerLite Have been for the last 30+ years and it's excellent. Gets rid of the 'green' etc and leaves patination and fast. Even sold many incl through auction.
Nice film, but I clean my Roman coins way different. I use the same wax when I,m done with cleaning. You should never rub the coin because you just reach the higher parts of the details over and over. I do clean my coins with a tothpick or a porcupine sting under an affordable biocular mikroscope. I work over the lower fields and make them flat and smoth and I work around the legend and portrait. with this the higher parts become more visible. Regards from Austria
It's good to see someone showing us how to clean and look after our coins. I belong to metal detecting clubs and we don't have anyone to show us how to do this. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Thank you Claire - I shall try and put out more storing and cleaning videos as its all part of the hobby isn't it? Hope all well and thank you for watching!
Thanks Alex, great video. Will try this method … I find Roman but they all seem to be in poor condition and I have no joy cleaning them. Will try this stuff … Off to do a Barn Owl nesting box survey now. You’ll understand 😀
24 hours soaking in ketchup works well. I recently cleaned a Diocletian coin and the details popped out. Ketchup works also on low value coppers from the Victorian era.
I only dry clean my Roman coins never wash them with water as it will take the surface of the coin off..you have a cracking collection of Roman coins,any Celtic potins..I've been lucky enough to find over 70 over the last few years..Look forward to you next video..all the best Kev..
There are far too many people in the "NEVER DO THAT!" brigade when it comes to coin cleaning. Like you, we always state on our videos and in the forum itself that non-professional cleaning WILL affect the value (historic and/or monetary) of valuable coins and any cleaning is done at your own risk and if in doubt you should leave it alone or seek professional advice. That aside, we all like to tease a bit more detail from our grots so use whatever method you're happy with. Your method looks to work well, and thanks for posting up a good video on the subject 👍
Hello there. Great video! I’m new to the cleaning of ancient coins hobby lol. And I’m struggling to find videos longer than 10 minutes that really get into the nitty-gritty of the Hobby. If you made a three hour long video you just cleaning a coin I would watch it! and probably clean alongside you lol. Keep the coin cleaning videos common the community needs it. Thank you
Ha! i bet you find a bit more than that Robert but yes, we are damn lucky and most of us know it... hope all well and thank you for watching! All the Best, Alexander
Thanks, I will add the Pre-Lim to my cleaning supplies for my Chinese and Japanese coins, but I guess it's better just to leave my light green coins alone. Love it when I find those :))
Interesting method. I generally just use tap water and cotton buds on coins that I don’t mind cleaning e.g. no value! Anything else I just leave pretty much as found!
I use Ren Wax on firearms, to put an inert separating layer between metals (usually steel) and the wood stocks. Wooden bayonet grips as well. Museums do this as well, on their mixed material 'compound objects' in their collections. I wouldn't use abrasive paste as you are here. Same people making Ren Wax also make the Ren Metal De-corroder and Vulpex. I've used the Vulpex soap to good effect, though an even better product is an American product called 'Orvus.' So Vulpex is a soap, made from fat, where as Orvus is a detergent, so synthetic. Museums are finding that Orvus is gentler on items, and a gallon of it in paste 'horse shampoo' form is ~$25 and a little goes a long ways and will last you your entire life. I'd bite the bullet and use a SOFT toothbrush on those coins. Polishing like that will leave deeper areas untouched while absolutely taking extra off all the high spots. The Ren Metal De-corroder I've heard is used at large vaults sometimes. Makes a blue liquid you just have to dip the coin into for a short time, supposedly. I'm looking for more info on this before I try it.
Thanks for sharing your cleaning methods with us, very interesting. I also use Renaissance wax on the wood sculptures I make and have done so since 2004. I have never used their Pre-Lim before but have just ordered a tin, so will give it a go. Yes please do a few more 'before and after' examples of your Roman bronze coins for us to see. I normally use the 'tin foil' treatment on my hammered silver coins, to remove any silver oxide build up, which certainly works for me. Keep up the good work Alex and a Happy New Year to you👍
Thanks bodger, Happy New Year also - try a tiny bit of prelim on silver it works wonders - perhaps too well I worry it might be too abrasive but it brings up hammered and denarii amazingly! Hope all well!
Wonderful. Renaissance Wax is amazing. It's used for guitars as well. One has to work quickly, just a small area at a time. It has a great many uses from what I've read & seen. Looks like the New channel is starting well. Happy New Year Alex, hope you & Tasci have a wonderful Year. Let's hope this year is better than last year. Gil (addendum recently celebrated the 44th anniversary of my 21st birthday. No more fake ID.)
Hi Gil and Happy Birthday!!!! Bad luck about the no more fake ID even after 44 years - happens to us all!!!!! Hope all well and Happy New Year to you too!
That was interesting! I had heard of the wax but not the cream. Of course, will never find Romans in the wilds of Texas, but fascinating nonetheless. And Hi Tas!! We have a new addition to our crew that Jack is slowly warming to. Hubby's uncle died a week ago, totally expected. There was no one else to take his dog, so guess who has a new dog. Get this...his name is Jack. He is a terrier type mutt, short haired, and twice the size of ours. He will be losing weight but was inactive with the old man and fed crap food. Now there is Big Jack and Little Jack, or Puppy. The cats are not crazy about the situation but he is cool with them. Big fat cat is still bigger than Big Jack, so there is that going for him. Fun times at our house. Everyone will be whisked off to the vet soon to catch up on shots and checkups.
Cyndye what is your address and I will send you one of mine! So funny about the new hound well done for taking him in/on but i was sorry to hear about your Uncle in Law. Big Cat being still bigger than Big Jack made me laugh the mind boggles! My email is in the ABOUT for your address! x
I have some of that renaissance wax and i found it leaves the coins almost wet with the residue, and smells a bit too Most of my cleans have just been a gentle rub with a toothbrush and some water, and then over to warlock allectus to ID them haha Good start to what looks to be an interesting channel fella Much grease to your elbow Cheers
Thanks Bruce - Im not crazy about Renaiisance wax... actually I find when it dries out there is not much of a difference.. it is handy for getting the Prelim paste off though whiuch reall can leave a residue... Hope all well _ I hear Cath's deus has arrived!!! Watch out!
Great video, i will get the prelim and have a go i use the renaissance already and like it. Thank you for sharing and please do the other coin. I love finding Roman stuff more than anything.
Me too! In fact in my next video on Holzhammer Sagas I find two little coins in a permanent pasture field where I had never found roman coins before... Hope all well!
Hi Alex , only just popped up this channel ? anyway subbed it and hit the bell so all should be ok , some nice results on the coins mate well done ATB Rob .
Thanks Robbie - its mainly to post predominantly find-based shorter videos on - if ir doesnt work i will can it! Hope all well - are you finding a bit?
Thanks Mick - we all have our different methods so i expect this to be a bit controversial.... it doesn't really matter though as long as one isn't outright ruining them! Hope all well and thanks for watching!
A very interesting video Ally ,you look after your finds so well 😀 I am guilty of hiding my Grandmother's Silver Plate in the cupboard of shame because I can't bare cleaning it lol !!!!😂🤣Happy New Year xxxShaz
Hi again Alex. Well now you really are entering very interesting subjects, thank you, I was wondering why you didn't use cotton buds when using Renaissance wax?
Hi Colin - thanks for watching - i find when it comes to the wax part of the process you want to get it quite firmly in between all the nooks an crannies as it were... you need to get a bit tougher with it and a cotton bud wont quite be enough... but its each to their own when it comes to cleaning isn't it?! Hope all well
Good video, I bought a composite pencil set at detectival, I haven’t really used it on my Romans’ as I don’t want to spoil them. I did use it on a Roman silver which had a lot of crust on it and it did remove it nicely, but I think bronze would damage it more.i haven’t seen that wax you use, I have the renaissance wax but might get some to try!
Nice one Ally, I thought it came out well, just out of interest Ally, do you ever sell any of your hammered or Roman coins, if so I would be interested, looking forward to more of these video`s, nice to see little Tasci at the end, all the best, Terry.
Thanks Terry - much appreciated! I haven't sold any.. yet ... you will be the first to know if/when I do if you like... Hope you are both well... hows the trains?!
Yes! I am quite lucky to have found a few... there is a playlist on HolzHammer Sagas on mainly Roman finds... and you may just stumble on a site one day and they will start rolling in! Where do you detect? All the Best, Alexander