Electrolysis results for Ancient and Present coins

Feel free to add your own experiences to this post, but I wanted to share my results with electrolysis:

I did some experiments with good results, but I've ruined a few coins in the learning curve.

Not ancient thought:

Here's a new addition of a widows mite I cleaned up:

Wow, very nice results, I'll have to try this myself as every now and then I run into ancients that are in too bad shape to identify

Here are a few coins from a fellow user Nthn, that I was able to clean and experiment on, for him. I didn't clean each coin 100% in fear of losing some detail but here were the results.

Those look great, can't wait to see them once I get them!

Could you tell us how you do the electrolysis

Quote: "ken6528"​Could you tell us how you do the electrolysis

​Glazzed_Dounut is working on an instructional video using my coins right now. He said he would post it on Youtube when he finished editing it.

It is hoped that you share the link?

Quote: "Cyrillius"​It is hoped that you share the link?

​When the video it is ready.

I didn't know people were responding to my earlier photos so in response to those comments I just finished my video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GesCTLxS0Q&t=1s
I hope you guys like it.

Great job thanks for the video maybe I'll try my luck on a few pieces of junk laying around.

Matt

If only there were a way to keep the patina.

good video with some snippy editing there

Just to point out that any container that is non conductive will work just as well as glass (I use porcelain personally), also suspending the coin so bubble flow travels evenly up each side of the coin gives a better even result. (Caustic soda added will help speed up the process if you have a stubborn coin)

Certainly is not deviating from the video though, as it was good fool proof method on how to clean a crusty coin. GJ

Firing is the only way to remove the corrosion and keep some or all of the patina hidden within.

Quote: "Fluke"​good video with some snippy editing there
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​Just to point out that any container that is non conductive will work just as well as glass (I use porcelain personally), also suspending the coin so bubble flow travels evenly up each side of the coin gives a better even result. (Caustic soda added will help speed up the process if you have a stubborn coin)
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​Certainly is not deviating from the video though, as it was good fool proof method on how to clean a crusty coin. GJ
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​Firing is the only way to remove the corrosion and keep some or all of the patina hidden within.

​Hi Fluke,
I remember reading a post by you about the verdigris removal - have searched a good bit of your posts and can't find it. I am not sure if you had a link or something.
Can you please post it again.
Would be very helpful.
Thanks

Quote: "BluHawk"​

Quote: "Fluke"​good video with some snippy editing there
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​​Just to point out that any container that is non conductive will work just as well as glass (I use porcelain personally), also suspending the coin so bubble flow travels evenly up each side of the coin gives a better even result. (Caustic soda added will help speed up the process if you have a stubborn coin)
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​​Certainly is not deviating from the video though, as it was good fool proof method on how to clean a crusty coin. GJ
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​​Firing is the only way to remove the corrosion and keep some or all of the patina hidden within.

​​Hi Fluke,
​I remember reading a post by you about the verdigris removal - have searched a good bit of your posts and can't find it. I am not sure if you had a link or something.
​Can you please post it again.
​Would be very helpful.
​Thanks

​Unfortunately, I think he is no longer active.

This is the only one I could find:
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic41034.html

Electrolysis

Watch the video.
If I understand correctly, the use of 12 volt batteries or stainless steel anodes is not recommended.

Watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsWfvMogZsY