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Ave! As most of you know, iron artifacts show up all the time, and many of you may not be sure to how to restore and preserve them, what with all the flaky rust and all. This is the best way, my friends, trust me. You'll need to make a small investment in a rock tumbler to fit the size of your...

Ave! Sheri and I just returned from a vacation in the Balkans and we had a very short opportunity to MD the fields just below a Roman township located on a low rise in the plain. Our friend told us that whenever they found broken terracotta, that was the place to look for coins and artifacts...

Ave! There have been many ways to clean/restore rusty iron artifacts here on this discussion board. Here is the one that works best for us here at NRC - Purchase a tumbler at the appropriate size for your artifact. Then tumble for 24 hours with small steel shot and small ceramicballs. Remove...

Ave! Here is another example of an silver 8 Reales encrusted shipwreck coin sent to us for restoration. In this case we used electrolysis to remove the encrustations. I have a some-what fancy rig with an adjustable power supply and a pair of carbon graphite bars as anodes, as seen in the...

Ave! Here's another delightful piece just finished - The 33mm button was soaked in full-strength Mint State Restoration solution for just one hour, then scrubbed with a toothbrush on both sides. The final cleaning of the gold-leafed legend was accomplished with a Dremel mini-soft bristle brass...

Ave! We received a salt water-corroded 8 Reales silver coin from the wreck of the El Cazador (1783) a few days ago for our restoration service. This was our first experience with a 'shipwreck' coin and I wasn't sure where to begin...but had to start somewhere. As seen in the before photo, we...

Ave! A few weeks ago, we received an English copper coin, George/Britannia, dated 1747, from Drew for cleaning/restoration. The 1st photo is as received - a very thin and extremely fragile green patina, edges crumbling on both sides. Coins like these are difficult to clean, due to the dirt...

Ave All! Sad to say that our country is so new, history-wise. We have some MD amigos in the Balkans that find some really awesome coins and artifacts for our shop. See below for pix. How cool would it be for us/you to have the opportunity to detect grounds and fields that could produce ancient...

Ave! Cleaning and Restoration of Copper/Bronze Coins and Artifacts Lesson #1 It's not as difficult as you may think, as long as you have the correct ways and methods. We've been restoring ancient coins and artifacts for close to 25 years and we're pleased to share our experience with all of...

Ave! Just as a quick introduction, my name is Kevin Sandes and I know nothing about metal-detecting. But I do have close to 25 years of professional experience cleaning and restoring old/ancient coins and artifacts, from ancient Egyptian bronzes to 18th -19th Cent US coins, etc. FYI - Del...