Restoring Ancient Roman Coin with a THORN - Does it Work? Full process and Exciting Results!

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@Bluelobster36.5 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos i get so happy every time you upload

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for watching!

@christopherbailey5647 2 ай бұрын

Great to see another video!

@historyathome Ай бұрын

Welcome back!

@TrophyGuide101 2 ай бұрын

It's not quite ASMR but it's just as calming. Keep up the great work!

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@mikehibbett3301 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing a lovely way to preserve our history

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@brooksrownd2275 2 ай бұрын

My first attempt at cleaning roman coins was with the point of one of those dental floss-picks, which I anticipated would be a safe hardness, but I soon realized that I needed a microscope and something with a finer point to avoid just wearing away the high points of the softer than expected patina. With a microscope I started using an old sewing needle and slowly abrading down the mineralized "dirt" and stopping at the black patina.

@historyathome Ай бұрын

Haha a relatable account!

@eric.1948 25 күн бұрын

What about a plastic toothpick. With the feather edges?

@brooksrownd2275 24 күн бұрын

@@eric.1948 I found that I needed something very stiff and very pointy to precisely descale the surfaces without hurting the details. A sewing needle is really the only tool I've been satisfied with. Under a microscope it doesn't scratch if I'm careful, and it allows really precise control. A lot of these youtubes describe the process as "moving dirt aside", but that hasn't been my experience. Every coin I've done had mineralized scale stuck hard on the surface patina, and distilled water does not soften it at all. It takes finely controlled force to flake the crystals off with precision.

@thatoneguy7191 2 ай бұрын

Does it make any difference if you use distilled water versus normal water? To avoid the thing oxidizing after the surface becomes exposed to the air

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

Good question! I always use distilled water, as is recommended.

@brurzell 2 ай бұрын

As a chemist I can tell you that it does not make any difference, if you use normal water or demineralized water. You dissolve so many ions from the dirt and the coin‘s surface so that the demin. water becomes quickly a “normal“ water. As long as the patina of the coin stays intact, the surface should be protected from oxidation. After cleaning I usually apply a wax to make the surface shiny and to conserve the coin.

@bbebi6377 2 ай бұрын

Im a new viewer, however, i love what you do!! Please keep going, your educative channel is amazing to listen to :)

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@LampardRamsi 2 күн бұрын

🤗 hello

@GeologicalNerd 27 күн бұрын

You might consider using porcupine quills or feather quills as well. They will be much stronger and give you a variety of point sizes. The feather quills would be large cleaning and the porcupine would be for detail. Editing this to add: I feel like the thorns may add resins/tannins into the patina

@historyathome 25 күн бұрын

Great idea!

@SpitfireExtra 2 ай бұрын

Good to see another cleaning video. 🙏 Thanks. The thorn does not seem to weaken due to the moisture? I have used grill sticks of wood and they work when dry only. Can you sharpen the thorn with fine sand paper? I will pick some. They are common here in Sweden 🇸🇪. Have a nice day! 🙏

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! The moisture didn't seem to affect the thorn much, until the outer layer was breached and then it lost structural integrity at a quicker pace. It's necessary to switch out your cleaning thorn before this happens to maximize efficiency. I fear sandpaper would just accelerate the process of degradation.

@historyinthehanger 2 ай бұрын

Where do you get these coins from?

@manuelcorral4625 Ай бұрын

¿Esas son espinas de acacia?. Pues aqui en Toletum, Hispania hay un montón, una este verano me atravesó la zapatilla y se me clavó en el dedo. La usaré para limpiar mis monedas, gracias.

@e.t-b8279 Ай бұрын

Hello! new viewer and subscriber here! These videos are relaxing. Any chance you could share where you can buy these thorns from? And, any additional recommended cleaning accessories? There is so much out there....

@historyathome Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'm going to make a video about my tools and cleaning setup soon.

@monedaslimpias 2 ай бұрын

Good job

@historyathome Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ricp123 2 ай бұрын

Looking peachy!

@nathanielscreativecollecti6392 2 ай бұрын

Some good silvering left on there!

@historyathome Ай бұрын

Im not seeing it!

@dianehewston9700 2 ай бұрын

There are some good cleaning tools coming onto the market these days, but this looks definately like a plus, and if you can find the, --for free! Thanks!

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

Great point!

@dianehewston9700 2 ай бұрын

@@historyathome wOW, YOU'RE SHARP!

@murats8894 Ай бұрын

Cold u use laser to clean them? Would it work and save you time!

@historyathome Ай бұрын

Possibly, but I lack the proper equipment for that method.

@hmvfy2963 2 ай бұрын

i have the same one but with cyzicus mint

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

very cool!

@mikehibbett3301 2 ай бұрын

That thorn is so hard!

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

I was quite surprised how well it held up!

@financeexplainedgraphics 2 ай бұрын

That coin came out great

@historyathome Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Warpfield100 2 ай бұрын

2022 June 27? Was the camera date set wrong or was this a very old clip?

@historyathome 2 ай бұрын

yes

@DiggingNorway 2 ай бұрын

Yes? @@historyathome

@scg-qx2vj 25 күн бұрын

Todo ese ttrabajo te lo puedes aorrar si metes la moneda en aceite de oliva y lo dejas barias semanas o mas y despues esa porqueria sale sin tener que restregar y no corres el riesgo de cargarte la patina