I see you get some complaints about not doing this video's in German. I understand the conflict and wanted to express my gratitude for doing it in English. I have put the video in my favorites list. Perfect video! Thanks Hans
+Ronald van den Boogaardt hello my friend! thank you for watching, your kind comment and for your understanding! I think about making all my videos in english again.I get more dislikes in my german videos and I also get more hate and weird comments. this channel is supposed to be fun for me. I can't be bothered to deal with these psychos anymore haha. . . thank you for your support! all the best, hans
@@TerraGermaniaTG interesting :) It's almost a full time hobby for you just cleaning the coins :). Good job though. The coins look great. Have a great one from North Carolina, plenty of weirdos here but I'm not one of them I don't think LOL :) Later. Off to detect today. Peace.
Thanks for this Hans. When l was young in the late 1950's l found a large 14th/15th cent' token in a ploughed field. Just found it again now, 2023!! l think it is copper so will have a go at gently cleaning it. Thanks, John.
Danke Hans. Ich wünschte, ich hätte mir das angesehen, bevor ich versucht habe, ein paar alte Kupferstücke zu reinigen, die ich kürzlich gefunden habe. Ich liebe deinen Kanal!
Tried the ‘deep frying’ in paraffin wax finish to my cleaned 1930s UK copper coins today … and it is excellent! The patina, colour, & protective finish is perfect 👍🏻 My copper cleaning workflow involves initial tap water & soft toothbrush scrub -> precision graphite (HB pencil) removal of all surface corrosion & crud (patina & fine details are preserved with no scratching whatsoever) -> clean off graphite & degrease with ‘Elbow Grease All Purpose Degreaser’ dilute solution -> ‘deep fry’ in paraffin wax for protective finish (as described in this YT video). I must make the effort to record & publish my workflows as you have done. Cheers from the Scottish Highlands. Eric
Thank you so much for sharing the details of your process. I am transcribing your recipes and methods for my husband. I am going to gather the cleaning agents, print off the transcription and put it in my husbands Christmas stocking. I am sure he will watch the video as he is cleaning as well. Thank you for sharing!!
hello rebecca, my pleasure! I hope your husband will find the methods useful. you are a good wife to support the hobbies of your husband :) thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
hello ruben, greetings back from germany :) I'm very happy to hear that you like my videos! thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best, hans
I don't do metal detecting (will do after full retirement,) but this video was so informative and interesting. My blood pressure went up a couple of notches after you described and demonstrated dropping a 2000(?) year old coin into acid. However, BP went down because of your soothing voice. Another well done vid, Hans.
+Agent Fungus hello my friend, I'm glad that you find my video informative and interesting! haha. . it sounds reckless to do that but as I said in the video: pure or high percentage silver is not very affected by acids especially when they are as mild as the solution i prepared. thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best, hans
+Patrick Tucker hello patrick, greetings from germany :) thank you for watching and for your kind comment! I'm happy to hear that you like my video! I'm also happy to hear that you like my englisch. . i always thought that it must sound dreadful with my german accent ;) all the best, hans
Fantastic video Hans and some really useful insight into cleaning coins of different metals. I've damaged way too many coins being way too impatient to clean them. Thanks again my friend.
hello my friend, thank you for watching and for your kind words! I'm happy to hear that you like my videos and that you find the methods to be useful :) haha. . I know what you're talking about. . impatience is dangerous when it comes to cleaning coins :D all the best, hans
hello! welcome on my channel! thank you for watching and for your kind words! I'm happy to hear that you find my videos informative. please stay tuned :) all the best, hans
Thanks Hans - nothing less than great - and very informative - and its what I have been seeking - I have some larger bronze ancient things which I will neutralize for the time being - no boiling for these items !! - very professionally presented - well done
+john g thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that you like my video! I hope you will find the methods useful! thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best, hans
+Ian Clay hello ian, I'm happy to hear you like the video! I hope to be able to upload my new detecting video soon. . .but first the weather has to change lol thank you for watching! all the best, hans
Funny to see how everyone has their own way of cleaning and preserving! Some are similar in ways but yet a different approach; will try yours as well. Thanks Hans! Grüße aus den Niederlanden
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I am sure that many detectorists will find this so useful. I look forward to your next video. Good luck 🍀 Hans and happy hunting Mary-Ellen UK
+M Johnson hello mary- ellen, my pleasure :) I hope these methods are useful for everyone who tries them. . thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best, hans
I love your videos Hans. I am pretty new to the hobby of metalldetecting and i have learned so much from watching your videos. Keep safe and keep up the fantastic work! Greetings from Sweden.
Lieber Hans, dieses ist mit Abstand das beste Video zum Thema Münzreinigung und -konservierung. Danke, dass du dein Wissen mit deinen Followern teilst! Ich folge bei RUclips mittlerweile mehr als 150 Sondelgängern (national und international) doch deine Videos sind mit Abstand die besten. Kameraführung und -einstellung, Bild- und Tonqualität, der gesamte Aufbau eines Videos und nicht zuletzt die ganzen Hintergrundinformationen zu den Fundstücken machen deine Videos stets zu etwas Besonderem. Bitte mach' weiter so! Da ich nun endlich meine eigenen Fundmünzen bearbeiten möchte, habe ich noch ein paar Fragen: 1. In welcher Drogerie finde ich "säurefreies Paraffin"? DM hat's nicht. Bzw. welches benutzt du? Ist es die Sorte, die man für dermatologische Behandlungen verwendet? 2. Welche Körnung hat dein Sägemehl? Muss es ein bestimmtes Holz sein? 3. Könnte ich deine Billon-Methode denn auch für modernere Münzen (bspw. 10 Rentenpfennige) benutzen? Danke schon mal für deine Antworten.
+Xan Tus lieber xan tus, vielen, vielen dank für deinen netten kommentar! es freut mich sehr zu hören, dass dir meine videos so gut gefallen! kommentare wie deiner sind der beste lohn für die zeit und arbeit die ich einsetze :) zu deinen fragen: 1. ich habe mein paraffin in der apotheke gekauft. da es vor ort abgefüllt wurde, kann ich dir leider keinen hersteller nennen. 2. das sägemehl stelle ich selber her. ich nehme buchenholz, da es schön hart ist. die körnung ist schwer zu sagen. . .ich benutze aber eine grobe säge. 3. kar, das kannst du versuchen. manchmal wuchert das kupfer aber aus diesen aluminium-bronze münzen und bildet starke verkrustungen, die du mit dieser methode wahrscheinlich nur schwer entfernen kannst. für solche fälle nehme ich essig essenz, da die münzen keinen historischen wert haben. lege die münze in die essenz und überprüfe in kurzen abständen den fortschritt. zum abreiben und neutralisieren kannst du für diesen münzen auch natron verwenden. viele grüße und danke, dass du meine videos anschaust :) hans
+TerraGermania Vielen Dank für die schnelle Beantwortung meiner Fragen. Deine Antworten helfen mir definitiv weiter... so werde ich das Sägemehl jetzt selber herstellen. Oh Mann, auf die einfachsten Dinge kommt man irgendwie nie - ich hatte vor es zu kaufen. Freue mich auf deine weiteren Videos. Wenn ich mir was wünsche dürfte für die Zukunft, so wäre dies die Fortsetzung deines Videos Nr. 59 (Stream of Coins). Da warte ich die ganze Zeit schon drauf. Es wäre toll zu sehen, was dieser Bachlauf noch so an kleinen Schätzen zu bieten hat. :-)
gerne :) mich haben schon viele nach einer fortsetzung des "stream of coins" videos gefragt. . ich wäre auch schon längst wieder dort gewesen, wenn der wasserstand nicht so hoch wäre. ich hatte damals während einer dürreperiode gesucht und der wasserstand war extrem niedrig. mal sehen, wie trocken der kommende sommer wird ;) LG, hans
Very interesting and informative videos. I work with silver jewellery and wondered if a little bicarbonate of soda added to the final rinse in distilled water would be better at neutralising the acid? It also halts the effect of the eggyolk patina when you reach the desired result.
thank you, I'm happy to hear that :) it would be even more effective, I agree. I will do that next time! thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
Hello Hans, hope you keeping well, a great video and a very good cleaning method, never heard of the use of sawdust for cleaning coins, all the very best Hans, Regards Richard GL&HH
+booeddie100 hello richard, thank you my friend, all is well :) I hope all is well with you too! thank you for watching my video, I'm happy to hear that you like it. . using sawdust is the most gentle way to clean coins in my opinion :) all the best, GL&HH! hans
+byerd1962 thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that you like the methods and that you agree about the black patina. . i don't like polishes silver coins.. thank you for watching! all the best, hans
Very informative, good video. One question though, to neutralize the ascorbic acid in the final step of coin cleaning, instead of soaking in distilled water overnight, couldn't you speed up the acid neutralization by soaking in a mix of baking soda and warm water?
hello! thank you, I'm glad you find it informative! I think that would work too. . but I have no experience with this method. . thank you for watching!
Basic solutions can also be corrosive. By using it you could end up creating silver chloride (white discolouration). Better to use a neutral solution to neutralize the acid 🙂
my pleasure :) thank you for watching! towards the end of the video I show how I clean copper coins. I might make a video about mechanical cleaning of copper coins in the future.
Thank you for such an informative video! Always happy to see a new post from you! love the large manor house in the back ground cant wait to see such sites for myself! GL& HH
+David Stadtlander hello david, my pleasure! thank you for watching it! the castle in the background is one of my favorite castles! you will definitely see plenty of them yourself. . .we have more than 40 000 fortresses and castles in germany :) all the best, hans
Great job!! Thank you for teaching me a simple and effective way to clean & preserve our finds! A quick question regarding the paraffin preservation treatment....How is it properly reversed if needed or wanted. Thank you for your time Hans, Have a great day!
thank you for watching, I'm glad you like the video! if you want to remove the paraffin from the coin just drop it into boiling water for a couple of minutes. the paraffin will gather on the surface of the water. all the best and greetings from germany, hans
I know this is an older video, but I have a few questions: 1) WHERE do you find acid-free wax? 2) Would natural beeswax work as well or better? 3) HOW would you ever remove the wax if you chose to? Excellent video and thanks in advance for your reply!
I got it in a drug store years ago. ask a pharmacist for help. I can't name you a brand since I filled the paraffin in a jar when I got it. If you want to remove the wax again just drop the coin in a pot with boiling water for a while. take the pot off the flame and let the water cool down. the wax will be solid again and will float on surface of the water. thank you for watching!
Hans thanks for the video its always nice to here from you thanks for the great info on how to take care of my silver I cant wait till you get back out on the fields good luck hunting and take care my friend jim
+jcricket 1710 hello jim, thank you for watching it my friend :) hope you'll find the methods useful! haha. . me neither ! we had heavy rain half of the day. now sun is coming out. I hope the weather stays like that! take care too and all the best! GL&HH! hans
Hallo Hans! That was a very informative video, I have just one question, when you use the silver foil is it ordinary "tin" foil as one would use in the kitchen, or is it actually the metal silver?-peter lorenz
+roadpanzir hello peter! I'm happy to hear that, thank you! It's ordinary household aluminium foil :) thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best, hans
Very nice advices! Thank you very much! I use distilled water and baking soda to clean silver and billon...I do it with a q-tip I had great results. I put some 100% natural beeswax to preserve them. To me, the worst I had were this greenish part on very old coins(Roman coins)...don't know how I could take it off...maybe a suggestion?
@@TerraGermaniaTG greenish parts are my absolute nightmare (on copper coins!) I just don't know how to remove them. I use this technique (cotton swabs and baking soda) on every silver coins, from Celtic's coins to modern coins...but with moderation because I don't like them too shiny😁
Hello friend good day to you and your family, shaut out idol frm here manila philippines, very awesome amazing cleaning coiens, keep safe allways friend.💖🙏
+44selmer hello my friend, I hope they will work for you! thank you for watching and for translating the ingredients into spanish for the other guy :) all the best, hans
Hi there, that was really helpful, would like to make a humble suggestion that you add subtitles so that people understand precisely, for example a little hard for me to grasp absorbic acid. please continue to add more tips in cleaning & preserving coins.
+richard stonehouse hello richard, they were used to seal bags and bales of goods. they are very common on my fields.. . the acid is called: ascorbic acid thank you for watching! all the best, hans
thank you, I'm glad you like it. for the desired chemical reaction that removes the black tarnish on the silver coin one needs the acid in combination with the aluminium foil. baking soda is acting contrary to acids. it has the ability to neutralize them.
Excellent, clear and well-explained. Thank you for this - I will be using your methods which seem to clean the coin enough for clarity but without damaging it.
Very usefull video! Already used the same meathod for silver only without the sawdust. But i will use sawdust now also, looked very practical. Thnx for the upload!
+Digging History thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that! the sawdust is definitely a mild way to use mechanic force on coins without the risk of damaging the coin. . . thank you for watching!!! all the best, GL&HH! hans
Hi Hans, thank you for this cleaning tips! our 1800s coins come out of our mineralized ground with a hard grime like cement. I have tried mechanical cleaning but this is a skill that i am still learning to do. The only other way is to use electrolysis but it does remove the patina and most likely include some damage to our thin hammered coins. Any suggestions?
+John Moreland hello john! thank you for your kind comment! I'm very happy to hear that you like my video! thank you for watching and for your subscription! all the best, hans
+YFZMoto thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that you find my video helpful! I hope the methods work for you! all the best and thank you for watching! hans
Do you ever use an ultrasonic bath to clean your finds? They are fairly cheap these days. You can use either ethanol or water as a medium for the ultrasonic bath, depending on the material of your finds. I even clean my glasses in an ultrasonic bath (with water), it's quite amazing to watch the dirt flow out like smoke.
+Liofa I used a cheap one once and I wasn't impressed. . but I have one offer to get a real good one. I'm excited to see how it will work :) thank you for watching!
Hello again Hans! Excellent video, you really know your stuff! Here is a simple method I would like you to try sometime on stubborn dirt that will just not come off a coin. Try putting Vaseline on it, a generous amount, give it a little rub and let it sit for a couple hours... then come at it gently with a wooden toothpick or small wooden skewer...any progress you make rub in more Vaseline until late it is all gone... Let me know what you think of this method and if you are willing to try it... Best, Anna
+Anna M. Addison hello again :) cool! I've never heard of this method! I sounds to be a practical and mild method. . I will definitely try it! thank you for the hint and for watching :) all the best, hans
Let me know if it works for you, it might make the coin shimmer abit, so a long soak in your distilled water after should tidy that up nicely. TAKE care and Best, Anna
Thank you for the video. Your method is the best I’ve see so far. Can you tell me what brand ascorbic acid you’re using? I bought one on Amazon, but it doesn’t sizzle when mixed with water like your video. Needless to say, it doesn’t make noise either or release odor when I wrap it in foil. Thank you again.
thank you, I'm happy to hear that :) my ascorbic acid sizzles because it is fizzy powder. it shouldn't make a difference. the reaction with the silver foil is dependent on the purity of the silver. roman coins for example react very strongly. thank you for watching!
Hello from USA. I just discovered you channel and subscribed! It’s excellent. First of all, your English is perfect. I’m jealous of people who speak multiple languages, I wish I could. This might be a dumb question but, you mention “silver foil” in the video. Are you referring to Aluminum foil, or is there really a foil made of silver? Thanks, I look forward to your videos.
hello! welcome on my channel! thank you for watching, subscribing and for your kind comment! why should you speak another language. . you speak the world language ;) the foil I use is aluminium foil... all the best and greetings from germany, hans
Nice video, Hans! Very useful methods, I already used the one for cleaning up silver coins and it has worked well and smelled like rotten eggs, too ;) Best regards and Gut Fund Chris
+Chris Görk hello chris :) tank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that the methods worked well for you! haha. . that's the worse part about this treatment. . it stinks quite awful :D thank you for watching!!! all the best, GL&HH! hans
I bought a lot of uncleaned roman coins recently. How I cleaned (and still cleaning some) is placing them into distilled water and leave them there for weeks/months. It's the safest way not to damage the patina and get even the hardest dust/dirt down from the coin. I separate them into 3 different based on how clean they look. On the worst ones I change the water daily, on the second lot I change it in every 3 days, on the cleanest ones I change it every week. If one lot start to run out I buy more. Sometimes when coins get cleaner they can be promoted to the better lots and evenactually go into capsules after some renwaxing. I have currently ~300+ coins soaking. :)
+Lannister ok. .interesting! 300 that's quite a lot coins ;) as I said in my video, I don't clean ancient bronze coins myself. As I'm handing them over to the archaeological department they gonna be cleaned professionally. thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best, hans
Hi Hans, thanks for sharing this interesting methods to clean different coins. Will do this for my next finds :-) The conservation method is really cool. Never heard it before. GL&HH, Paul
Can you tell me what brand and type of sawdust you use in the cleaning? I have discovered there is quite a range of sizes and shapes? I would like to order sawdust that has the same characteristics as yours. Thanks.
hi! you don't have to buy it. either you visit your local carpenter and ask for it or you make it yourself. take hard wood like oak for example and saw it with a handsaw. you don't need much.
Hello Hans! Your cleaning and conservation method is excellent! But how do you conservate bronze coins.. for example a coin from the 1700s ?..as the same method like the copper coins with the paraffin?? It would be a great help for me to know! Thanx very much my friend!! 😃
thank you, I'm happy to hear that my friend. the paraffin method is suitable for bronze coins as well. if you want to remove the paraffin again you just have to drop it into boiling water for a while. thank you for watching! all the best, hans
TerraGermania Hello Hans, actually i cleaned two billon coins with your method (boiling olive oil with the ascorbic acid).. one of them become very beautiful and with a wonderful result.. but the other one has been cleaned quite well also, but has become a red layer.. not much but it is sadly getting a little bit pink... now my question: what could be the cause of this? Can you give me a hint, what can i do, to get the coin the silver shining again?! That would be great help for me!! Thanx a lot my friend!!
Thank you very much for these professional tips. Can the second method with olive-oil be used on the Roman, pure silver coins as well, like a safe method in case someone does not know how high the copper content is?
Wish I'd have watched this vid before some of the others on YT. Excellent presentation - much appriaciated. If I may inquire as to the acid used and it's %? Also your thoughts on Ultrasonic cleaners? My thanks.
hello justin, I'm happy to hear that you like my video. I hope you will find the methods useful! the ascorbic acid I use has 5% . . . ultrasonic cleaners are quite useful. I would always carefully test how the items react though. put them into the device for short times and check what happens. this way you prevent unpleasant surprises. all the best and thank you for watching!
+Welshy67 hello paul, thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear you like it! I hope the methods work well for you! thank you for watching!!! all the best, GL&HH! hans
Thank you so much Hans,well done your the man!!! Where do you purchase your acid and can you spell it for me(Im a little hard of hearing tbh) HH&GL keep the awsome vids comming and in any language you like...its like watching national geographic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Steve Karavas hello steve! thank you so much for watching my friend :) the acid is called ascorbic acid ( vitamin c ) you should be able to purchase it in your local drug store. . . thank you for your kind comment! you made me happy with the things you've said about my videos! all the best, GL&HH! hans
Thank you for the answer Hans,Im off to the chemist in the morning !!! Also you are good at what you do and deserve more credit. again ty and untill my next question....gl&hh....lolololol!!!!
+gris186 ulrasonic cleaner are relatively mild for cleaning coins. . you just have to be careful with the chemicals you add to the water. I would recommend to put a few drops of dish detergent to the water and you should be on the safe side. . . thank you for watching!
Very good video and got some new tips to clean my finds. Subscribed your channel and going to enjoy rest of your videos :) Happy hunting and greetings from snowy Finland :)
+Paramedio hello my friend, thank you for subscribing, watching my video and for your kind words! I hope you will like my other videos too! all the best, GL&HH! hans
Nicely done as always Hans. I was initially confused in the conservation section by "parafine", then realised you were using paraffin wax. Paraffin as in sharks FIN.GL &HH, I hope you can get out and about soon, still very cold though.
+Deluk thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear you like my video! haha. . that would be a hard to get and cruel ingredient :D thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best, hans
Hello I'm Gabriele from Italy. First thank u 4 your video, are great inspiration for me! I have a question for you. When u clean copper coin the granules into the plastic cup is caustic soda? Thank u!
hello gabriele, thank you for watching my videos, I'm happy to hear you like them :) the granule in the plastic cup is beech- sawdust. all the best and greetings from germany, hans
my pleasure :) In my opinion the XP Deus is the best metal detector one can get. actually you buy at least 10 different detectors in one and you can profit from future free upgrade downloads out of the internet. for the conditions of my fields (ancient settlement grounds) nothing can compete with the deus in terms of response and recovery speed or the ability to handle bad mineralisation. it's quality lightweight, wireless construction is second to none as well.
Hello Hans. I am pretty new to the hobby of metalldetecting and i love your fantastics your videos, thank you very much. As I have some difficulties with English would you be so kind to write down the components that you use ? Thank you and all the best !
great video my friend.i have a coin I found its not very old its a 50 cent piece from 1974 and its pretty black and not solid silver.would the olive oil work with vinager or lemon juice I don't have ascorbic acid?
+Kevin Solomon you can do it with vinegar but I would dilute it a bit in order to make it less aggressive. thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend.. all the best, hans
Can you tell me what ascorbic acid you use? I have it at home as well (vitamine C) but when I throw it in to the water I didn't start bubbling! It almost looks like you use bicarbonate instead of ascorbic acid?
Servus Hans! I believe I found a brass sestertius. Any advise on how to clean it. It has been soaking in distilled water for about a month now. Not much result so far....just a very small amount of green patina starting to show.
hello! unfortunately I have no experience in cleaning ancient coins other that soaking them in water. I hand my finds over to the department of archaeology where they get restored professionally. thank you for watching!
danke für die infos und für das klasse video :) ... woher hast du die vorgehensweise zum reinigen (selbst beigebracht, von deinem archäologie-lehrgang etc.) und welches buch würdest du mir für die reinigungs-grundlagen (chemischer hintergrund etc.) empfehlen?
+Der Chris danke fürs anschauen, chris! freut mich, dass es dir gefällt! ich habe die methoden von youtube, internet etc. . .das mit dem sägemehl ist meine idee ;) ich habe leider kein wirklich gutes buch das ich dir empfehlen kann. . . LG, GL&HH! hans
ah ok :) trotzdem danke für die antwort...dann werd ich mich auf jeden fall an deine vorgehensweise orientieren und selbst mal recherchieren ;) ...schönen restsonntag dir noch :) schöne grüße und allzeit gut fund ;)
gute frage.. ich denke aber mal, dass man mit destilliertem wasser nichts falsch machen kann. wichtig ist, dass man die einwirkung von säuren stoppt und dafür ist dieses wasser ja geeignet. danke fürs anschauen!
Really informative Hans, thank you. As I have a coin collection, not found by detecting I might add but still dirty, which method do you consider is the safest to try if you have no idea what metal the coin is? By the way your English is impeccable I love the way you say Mucky!!Best RegardsKathy from Central England
hello kathleen, glad you find my video informative :) thank you for watching! I'm not a collector but I know that collectors doesn't like cleaned coins so one has to be careful to maintain the value of the coins. I think you can do nothing wrong by cleaning them with a Q-tip and a mild dish detergent solution. thank you for your kind and flattering words about my english! i'm happy to hear that :) all the best and greetings from germany, hans
Thanks Hans for that so that is what I shall do. I have a Groat and Charles 2nd, I think, in my collection although they are a little battered! Can I ask where you leaned your English? We are very bad as a nation for teaching other languages.Best Wishes Kathy
my pleasure :) I've learned basic english in school and the rest by myself. I'm still making notes when I'm hearing a new vocable. I still feel a bit insecure when it comes to grammar though. . . all the best, hans
thank you, I'm glad you like it :) I'm not familiar with collectors standards as I'm not a collector and I'm not interested in the monetary value of the finds I make. I'm only interested in the historic and archaeological value. thank you for watching!
Hi from england Just a qwick one What was the name of the acid in the 1st to coin cleans and were could i obtain it All so what wood happen if i did the same thing with lemon instead chears
hey! I use ascorbic acid and you can obtain it as a powder in drug stores. you can try lemon but I would start with milder solutions and work your way up like with the ascorbic acid. greetings!
Thank you for this information Hans, I was wondering how you cleaned your coins so well ! I will use this to clean some of my old coins. Is there a way I can write you and send you pics of mine ?
I see you get some complaints about not doing this video's in German. I understand the conflict and wanted to express my gratitude for doing it in English. I have put the video in my favorites list.
Perfect video!
Thanks Hans
+Ronald van den Boogaardt hello my friend!
thank you for watching, your kind comment and for your understanding! I think about making all my videos in english again.I get more dislikes in my german videos and I also get more hate and weird comments. this channel is supposed to be fun for me. I can't be bothered to deal with these psychos anymore haha. . .
thank you for your support!
all the best,
hans
@@TerraGermaniaTG interesting :) It's almost a full time hobby for you just cleaning the coins :). Good job though. The coins look great. Have a great one from North Carolina, plenty of weirdos here but I'm not one of them I don't think LOL :) Later. Off to detect today. Peace.
Thanks for this Hans. When l was young in the late 1950's l found a large 14th/15th cent' token in a ploughed field. Just found it again now, 2023!! l think it is copper so will have a go at gently cleaning it. Thanks, John.
Danke Hans. Ich wünschte, ich hätte mir das angesehen, bevor ich versucht habe, ein paar alte Kupferstücke zu reinigen, die ich kürzlich gefunden habe. Ich liebe deinen Kanal!
danke fürs Anschauen meiner Videos. Es freut mich zu hören, dass sie dir gefallen :)
Tried the ‘deep frying’ in paraffin wax finish to my cleaned 1930s UK copper coins today … and it is excellent! The patina, colour, & protective finish is perfect 👍🏻 My copper cleaning workflow involves initial tap water & soft toothbrush scrub -> precision graphite (HB pencil) removal of all surface corrosion & crud (patina & fine details are preserved with no scratching whatsoever) -> clean off graphite & degrease with ‘Elbow Grease All Purpose Degreaser’ dilute solution -> ‘deep fry’ in paraffin wax for protective finish (as described in this YT video). I must make the effort to record & publish my workflows as you have done. Cheers from the Scottish Highlands. Eric
Thank you so much for sharing the details of your process. I am transcribing your recipes and methods for my husband. I am going to gather the cleaning agents, print off the transcription and put it in my husbands Christmas stocking. I am sure he will watch the video as he is cleaning as well. Thank you for sharing!!
hello rebecca,
my pleasure! I hope your husband will find the methods useful. you are a good wife to support the hobbies of your husband :) thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
Very nice to see someone else their cleaning methods! I'll certainly remember them. Thanks for sharing!
+Bram V thank you for watching and for your kind comment :)
Greetings from México! We love your videos, the way you explain and the photography are amazing! Thank You so much for your effort.
hello ruben,
greetings back from germany :) I'm very happy to hear that you like my videos! thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
all the best,
hans
I don't do metal detecting (will do after full retirement,) but this video was so informative and interesting. My blood pressure went up a couple of notches after you described and demonstrated dropping a 2000(?) year old coin into acid. However, BP went down because of your soothing voice. Another well done vid, Hans.
+Agent Fungus hello my friend, I'm glad that you find my video informative and interesting! haha. . it sounds reckless to do that but as I said in the video: pure or high percentage silver is not very affected by acids especially when they are as mild as the solution i prepared.
thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
all the best,
hans
@@TerraGermaniaTG¹1q
Greetings from England Hans. Thankyou for your excellent informative video, keep them coming.
By the way your English is beautiful!
+Patrick Tucker hello patrick,
greetings from germany :) thank you for watching and for your kind comment! I'm happy to hear that you like my video! I'm also happy to hear that you like my englisch. . i always thought that it must sound dreadful with my german accent ;)
all the best,
hans
I enjoyed your clear and informative explanation style. Subscribed
I'm happy to hear that :) thank you for subscribing!
Outstanding work Hans!! Thank you for this very informative video. I look forward to seeing more of your hunts.
+JohnnyReb hello johnny,
thank you for your kind words my friend, I'm happy to hear you like the video! thank you for watching!
all the best,
hans
Greeting from Australia. I’ve been battling with verdigris on my dug coins for a while now. This looks like answer to my problem. Thanks
Very good knowledge. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Fantastic video Hans and some really useful insight into cleaning coins of different metals. I've damaged way too many coins being way too impatient to clean them. Thanks again my friend.
hello my friend, thank you for watching and for your kind words! I'm happy to hear that you like my videos and that you find the methods to be useful :)
haha. . I know what you're talking about. . impatience is dangerous when it comes to cleaning coins :D
all the best,
hans
Hello Hans, I've just found you on here. I find you very informative and love your thoughts on the things you find, also your English is very good.
hello!
welcome on my channel! thank you for watching and for your kind words! I'm happy to hear that you find my videos informative. please stay tuned :)
all the best,
hans
Thanks Hans - nothing less than great - and very informative - and its what I have been seeking - I have some larger bronze ancient things which I will neutralize for the time being - no boiling for these items !! - very professionally presented - well done
+john g thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that you like my video! I hope you will find the methods useful!
thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
all the best,
hans
Excellent Hans, looking forward to a new season of your videos.
+Ian Clay hello ian,
I'm happy to hear you like the video! I hope to be able to upload my new detecting video soon. . .but first the weather has to change lol
thank you for watching!
all the best,
hans
Funny to see how everyone has their own way of cleaning and preserving! Some are similar in ways but yet a different approach; will try yours as well. Thanks Hans! Grüße aus den Niederlanden
Excellent tips. You gave some very good advice and the video was very professionally done.
+D Scott hello!
thank you for watching and for your kind comment! I'm happy to hear that you find my video useful!
all the best,
hans
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I am sure that many detectorists will find this so useful. I look forward to your next video. Good luck 🍀 Hans and happy hunting Mary-Ellen UK
+M Johnson hello mary- ellen,
my pleasure :) I hope these methods are useful for everyone who tries them. . thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
all the best,
hans
I love your videos Hans. I am pretty new to the hobby of metalldetecting and i have learned so much from watching your videos. Keep safe and keep up the fantastic work! Greetings from Sweden.
thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend :)
Lieber Hans, dieses ist mit Abstand das beste Video zum Thema Münzreinigung und -konservierung. Danke, dass du dein Wissen mit deinen Followern teilst!
Ich folge bei RUclips mittlerweile mehr als 150 Sondelgängern (national und international) doch deine Videos sind mit Abstand die besten. Kameraführung und -einstellung, Bild- und Tonqualität, der gesamte Aufbau eines Videos und nicht zuletzt die ganzen Hintergrundinformationen zu den Fundstücken machen deine Videos stets zu etwas Besonderem. Bitte mach' weiter so!
Da ich nun endlich meine eigenen Fundmünzen bearbeiten möchte, habe ich noch ein paar Fragen:
1. In welcher Drogerie finde ich "säurefreies Paraffin"? DM hat's nicht. Bzw. welches benutzt du? Ist es die Sorte, die man für dermatologische Behandlungen verwendet?
2. Welche Körnung hat dein Sägemehl? Muss es ein bestimmtes Holz sein?
3. Könnte ich deine Billon-Methode denn auch für modernere Münzen (bspw. 10 Rentenpfennige) benutzen?
Danke schon mal für deine Antworten.
+Xan Tus lieber xan tus,
vielen, vielen dank für deinen netten kommentar! es freut mich sehr zu hören, dass dir meine videos so gut gefallen! kommentare wie deiner sind der beste lohn für die zeit und arbeit die ich einsetze :)
zu deinen fragen:
1. ich habe mein paraffin in der apotheke gekauft. da es vor ort abgefüllt wurde, kann ich dir leider keinen hersteller nennen.
2. das sägemehl stelle ich selber her. ich nehme buchenholz, da es schön hart ist. die körnung ist schwer zu sagen. . .ich benutze aber eine grobe säge.
3. kar, das kannst du versuchen. manchmal wuchert das kupfer aber aus diesen aluminium-bronze münzen und bildet starke verkrustungen, die du mit dieser methode wahrscheinlich nur schwer entfernen kannst. für solche fälle nehme ich essig essenz, da die münzen keinen historischen wert haben. lege die münze in die essenz und überprüfe in kurzen abständen den fortschritt. zum abreiben und neutralisieren kannst du für diesen münzen auch natron verwenden.
viele grüße und danke, dass du meine videos anschaust :)
hans
+TerraGermania Vielen Dank für die schnelle Beantwortung meiner Fragen. Deine Antworten helfen mir definitiv weiter... so werde ich das Sägemehl jetzt selber herstellen. Oh Mann, auf die einfachsten Dinge kommt man irgendwie nie - ich hatte vor es zu kaufen.
Freue mich auf deine weiteren Videos.
Wenn ich mir was wünsche dürfte für die Zukunft, so wäre dies die Fortsetzung deines Videos Nr. 59 (Stream of Coins). Da warte ich die ganze Zeit schon drauf. Es wäre toll zu sehen, was dieser Bachlauf noch so an kleinen Schätzen zu bieten hat. :-)
gerne :)
mich haben schon viele nach einer fortsetzung des "stream of coins" videos gefragt. . ich wäre auch schon längst wieder dort gewesen, wenn der wasserstand nicht so hoch wäre. ich hatte damals während einer dürreperiode gesucht und der wasserstand war extrem niedrig. mal sehen, wie trocken der kommende sommer wird ;)
LG,
hans
Very interesting and informative videos. I work with silver jewellery and wondered if a little bicarbonate of soda added to the final rinse in distilled water would be better at neutralising the acid? It also halts the effect of the eggyolk patina when you reach the desired result.
thank you, I'm happy to hear that :)
it would be even more effective, I agree. I will do that next time!
thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
Hello Hans, hope you keeping well, a great video and a very good cleaning method, never heard of the use of sawdust for cleaning coins, all the very best Hans, Regards Richard GL&HH
+booeddie100 hello richard,
thank you my friend, all is well :) I hope all is well with you too! thank you for watching my video, I'm happy to hear that you like it. . using sawdust is the most gentle way to clean coins in my opinion :)
all the best, GL&HH!
hans
Great techniques Hans, and good point about leaving some black to give it contrast. Thanks
+byerd1962 thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that you like the methods and that you agree about the black patina. . i don't like polishes silver coins..
thank you for watching!
all the best,
hans
+TerraGermania Thanks for the sub, much appreciated.
Very informative, good video.
One question though, to neutralize the ascorbic acid in the final step of coin cleaning, instead of soaking in distilled water overnight, couldn't you speed up the acid neutralization by soaking in a mix of baking soda and warm water?
hello!
thank you, I'm glad you find it informative!
I think that would work too. . but I have no experience with this method. .
thank you for watching!
Basic solutions can also be corrosive. By using it you could end up creating silver chloride (white discolouration). Better to use a neutral solution to neutralize the acid 🙂
Thanks for video. This is the best one out there. Can you please show how to clean brass and bronze coins?
my pleasure :) thank you for watching! towards the end of the video I show how I clean copper coins. I might make a video about mechanical cleaning of copper coins in the future.
Thank you for such an informative video! Always happy to see a new post from you! love the large manor house in the back ground cant wait to see such sites for myself! GL& HH
+David Stadtlander hello david,
my pleasure! thank you for watching it! the castle in the background is one of my favorite castles! you will definitely see plenty of them yourself. . .we have more than 40 000 fortresses and castles in germany :)
all the best,
hans
Hans, another great video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and educating people. Take care and good luck hunting, Bill
+magooman1 hello bill!
thank you my friend, It's my pleasure :) all the best and thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
hans
Great job!! Thank you for teaching me a simple and effective way to clean & preserve our finds! A quick question regarding the paraffin preservation treatment....How is it properly reversed if needed or wanted.
Thank you for your time Hans, Have a great day!
thank you for watching, I'm glad you like the video! if you want to remove the paraffin from the coin just drop it into boiling water for a couple of minutes. the paraffin will gather on the surface of the water. all the best and greetings from germany,
hans
Thank you for all information shared! Going to try your method on mine coins.
All the best,
Dennis
+Marder2601 hello dennis,
it's my pleasure! thank you for watching my video! I hope you will find the methods useful!!!
all the best,
hans
Wonderfully informative video...most helpful to conserving history.
thank you for watching and for your kind comments :)
Very good and helpful video.
Lots of useful advice.
You rock!
Best regards from Sweden.
+SuperLaplander I'm glad to hear that you find my video helpful! thank you for watching it!
:) thank you for your kind words and all the best,
hans
I know this is an older video, but I have a few questions: 1) WHERE do you find acid-free wax? 2) Would natural beeswax work as well or better? 3) HOW would you ever remove the wax if you chose to? Excellent video and thanks in advance for your reply!
I got it in a drug store years ago. ask a pharmacist for help. I can't name you a brand since I filled the paraffin in a jar when I got it. If you want to remove the wax again just drop the coin in a pot with boiling water for a while. take the pot off the flame and let the water cool down. the wax will be solid again and will float on surface of the water. thank you for watching!
Hans thanks for the video its always nice to here from you thanks for the great info on how to take care of my silver I cant wait till you get back out on the fields good luck hunting and take care my friend jim
+jcricket 1710 hello jim,
thank you for watching it my friend :) hope you'll find the methods useful!
haha. . me neither ! we had heavy rain half of the day. now sun is coming out. I hope the weather stays like that!
take care too and all the best! GL&HH!
hans
Hallo Hans! That was a very informative video, I have just one question, when you use the silver foil is it ordinary "tin" foil as one would use in the kitchen, or is it actually the metal silver?-peter lorenz
+roadpanzir hello peter!
I'm happy to hear that, thank you!
It's ordinary household aluminium foil :)
thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
all the best,
hans
Very nice advices! Thank you very much! I use distilled water and baking soda to clean silver and billon...I do it with a q-tip I had great results. I put some 100% natural beeswax to preserve them. To me, the worst I had were this greenish part on very old coins(Roman coins)...don't know how I could take it off...maybe a suggestion?
thank you :)
do you mean greenish parts on roman silver coins?
@@TerraGermaniaTG greenish parts are my absolute nightmare (on copper coins!) I just don't know how to remove them. I use this technique (cotton swabs and baking soda) on every silver coins, from Celtic's coins to modern coins...but with moderation because I don't like them too shiny😁
Hello friend good day to you and your family, shaut out idol frm here manila philippines, very awesome amazing cleaning coiens, keep safe allways friend.💖🙏
thank you my friend :) all the best to you and yours too!
Another great learning experience, Thank you Hans!! Keep up the good work!!
+Ellwood Bear thank you for watching my friend! I hope the methods work well for you!
all the best,
hans
thanks for showing these easy ways and explaining it understandable in detail ,
my pleasure :) thank you for watching and appreciating my video!
Interesting methods Hans, I'll try them! Thanks for sharing!
+44selmer hello my friend,
I hope they will work for you! thank you for watching and for translating the ingredients into spanish for the other guy :)
all the best,
hans
+TerraGermania
My pleasure Hans! All the best from Italy and happy hunting!
ciao :)
all the best to you too my friend!
GL&HH!
hans
Great video Hans. I started detecting myself and this is really useful info. Got to clean my first bronze coins :)
Keep up the good work, cheers
thank you, I'm glad you find my video useful. thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best and good hunting,
hans
Simple, easy and effective! Thanks Hans.
+Mendi Mundi hello my friend,
thank you for watching! I'm happy to hear you like it!
all the best,
hans
Thanks from California, truly enjoy the videos
Hi there, that was really helpful, would like to make a humble suggestion that you add subtitles so that people understand precisely, for example a little hard for me to grasp absorbic acid.
please continue to add more tips in cleaning & preserving coins.
Hans,thanks again for your help, and very informative to, 👍 thanks. Best regards Kelvin 😀
Another high quality video, Hans. Keep them coming!
+William Austin thank you william I'm happy to heat that :)
thank you for watching!
all the best,
hans
Awesome educational video even though it was from 6 years ago very informative I just subscribed!
thank you for subscribing and for your kind words :)
Thanks for the video, very informative. Really enjoy all your videos.
+TTJ Naylor thank you for watching it and for your kind words! I'm happy to hear that you like my videos!!!
all the best,
hans
what were lead bag buttons used for ? seed bags ? how do you spell the kind of acid used in video ? thanks Hans...
+richard stonehouse hello richard,
they were used to seal bags and bales of goods. they are very common on my fields.. .
the acid is called: ascorbic acid
thank you for watching!
all the best,
hans
+richard stonehouse DANKE
Sehr gut!
Thank you for the eye-opening techniques. I look forward to using your copper method as soon as I get some paraffin.
+GioTheGreek hello my friend, my pleasure, thank you for watching!! I hope you will find the methods useful!
all the best,
hans
An excellent video! Do you think ascorbic acid works better than baking soda in combination with the aluminum foil?
thank you, I'm glad you like it. for the desired chemical reaction that removes the black tarnish on the silver coin one needs the acid in combination with the aluminium foil. baking soda is acting contrary to acids. it has the ability to neutralize them.
Excellent, clear and well-explained. Thank you for this - I will be using your methods which seem to clean the coin enough for clarity but without damaging it.
I hope you will find the methods useful! thank you for watching and for your kind words!
Very Nice.
Kudos from Portugal
Very usefull video! Already used the same meathod for silver only without the sawdust. But i will use sawdust now also, looked very practical. Thnx for the upload!
+Digging History thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that! the sawdust is definitely a mild way to use mechanic force on coins without the risk of damaging the coin. . .
thank you for watching!!!
all the best, GL&HH!
hans
Saw appears to make an effective mild abrasive,well done.
Sehr lehrreich, ich habe eine Menge aus Ihrem Video gelernt. Ich danke Ihnen vielmals.
das freut mich :) danke fürs anschauen!
Hi Hans, thank you for this cleaning tips! our 1800s coins come out of our mineralized ground with a hard grime like cement. I have tried mechanical cleaning but this is a skill that i am still learning to do. The only other way is to use electrolysis but it does remove the patina and most likely include some damage to our thin hammered coins. Any suggestions?
excellent...thats is the best coin cleaning video i have seen so far..most informative..so i subcribed..thankx
+John Moreland hello john!
thank you for your kind comment! I'm very happy to hear that you like my video! thank you for watching and for your subscription!
all the best,
hans
Excellent Video Hans, very helpful.
+YFZMoto thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that you find my video helpful! I hope the methods work for you!
all the best and thank you for watching!
hans
Do you ever use an ultrasonic bath to clean your finds? They are fairly cheap these days. You can use either ethanol or water as a medium for the ultrasonic bath, depending on the material of your finds. I even clean my glasses in an ultrasonic bath (with water), it's quite amazing to watch the dirt flow out like smoke.
+Liofa I used a cheap one once and I wasn't impressed. . but I have one offer to get a real good one. I'm excited to see how it will work :)
thank you for watching!
Hello again Hans! Excellent video, you really know your stuff! Here is a simple method I would like you to try sometime on stubborn dirt that will just not come off a coin. Try putting Vaseline on it, a generous amount, give it a little rub and let it sit for a couple hours... then come at it gently with a wooden toothpick or small wooden skewer...any progress you make rub in more Vaseline until late it is all gone... Let me know what you think of this method and if you are willing to try it... Best, Anna
+Anna M. Addison hello again :)
cool! I've never heard of this method! I sounds to be a practical and mild method. . I will definitely try it!
thank you for the hint and for watching :)
all the best,
hans
Let me know if it works for you, it might make the coin shimmer abit, so a long soak in your distilled water after should tidy that up nicely. TAKE care and Best, Anna
I'm looking forward to trying it :)
thank you!
all the best,
hans
I am watching this 5/27/21, loving all your videos
Thank you for the video. Your method is the best I’ve see so far. Can you tell me what brand ascorbic acid you’re using? I bought one on Amazon, but it doesn’t sizzle when mixed with water like your video. Needless to say, it doesn’t make noise either or release odor when I wrap it in foil. Thank you again.
thank you, I'm happy to hear that :) my ascorbic acid sizzles because it is fizzy powder. it shouldn't make a difference. the reaction with the silver foil is dependent on the purity of the silver. roman coins for example react very strongly. thank you for watching!
Hello from USA. I just discovered you channel and subscribed! It’s excellent. First of all, your English is perfect. I’m jealous of people who speak multiple languages, I wish I could.
This might be a dumb question but, you mention “silver foil” in the video. Are you referring to Aluminum foil, or is there really a foil made of silver?
Thanks, I look forward to your videos.
hello!
welcome on my channel! thank you for watching, subscribing and for your kind comment! why should you speak another language. . you speak the world language ;)
the foil I use is aluminium foil...
all the best and greetings from germany,
hans
the best video and a lot of inf. What is your opinion regarding the ultrasound cleaning machine.
Nice video, Hans! Very useful methods, I already used the one for cleaning up silver coins and it has worked well and smelled like rotten eggs, too ;)
Best regards and Gut Fund
Chris
+Chris Görk hello chris :)
tank you my friend, I'm happy to hear that the methods worked well for you! haha. . that's the worse part about this treatment. . it stinks quite awful :D
thank you for watching!!!
all the best, GL&HH!
hans
I bought a lot of uncleaned roman coins recently. How I cleaned (and still cleaning some) is placing them into distilled water and leave them there for weeks/months. It's the safest way not to damage the patina and get even the hardest dust/dirt down from the coin. I separate them into 3 different based on how clean they look. On the worst ones I change the water daily, on the second lot I change it in every 3 days, on the cleanest ones I change it every week. If one lot start to run out I buy more. Sometimes when coins get cleaner they can be promoted to the better lots and evenactually go into capsules after some renwaxing. I have currently ~300+ coins soaking. :)
+Lannister ok. .interesting! 300 that's quite a lot coins ;) as I said in my video, I don't clean ancient bronze coins myself. As I'm handing them over to the archaeological department they gonna be cleaned professionally.
thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
all the best,
hans
Hi Hans, thanks for sharing this interesting methods to clean different coins. Will do this for my next finds :-) The conservation method is really cool. Never heard it before. GL&HH, Paul
+hotliner my pleasure paul, thank you for watching my friend! I hope the methods work well for you! all the best,
GL&HH!
hans
Another excellent video, thanks for teaching!
glad you like it :) thank you for watching!
Can you tell me what brand and type of sawdust you use in the cleaning? I have discovered there is quite a range of sizes and shapes? I would like to order sawdust that has the same characteristics as yours. Thanks.
hi! you don't have to buy it. either you visit your local carpenter and ask for it or you make it yourself. take hard wood like oak for example and saw it with a handsaw. you don't need much.
Any tips on cleaning gold broach which has a thick black patina on.. thank you.
hmm.. are you sure it's gold? normally you wouldn't find patina on gold..
Gold in colour..
Hello Hans! Your cleaning and conservation method is excellent! But how do you conservate bronze coins.. for example a coin from the 1700s ?..as the same method like the copper coins with the paraffin?? It would be a great help for me to know! Thanx very much my friend!! 😃
thank you, I'm happy to hear that my friend. the paraffin method is suitable for bronze coins as well. if you want to remove the paraffin again you just have to drop it into boiling water for a while.
thank you for watching!
all the best,
hans
TerraGermania Hello Hans, actually i cleaned two billon coins with your method (boiling olive oil with the ascorbic acid).. one of them become very beautiful and with a wonderful result.. but the other one has been cleaned quite well also, but has become a red layer.. not much but it is sadly getting a little bit pink... now my question: what could be the cause of this? Can you give me a hint, what can i do, to get the coin the silver shining again?! That would be great help for me!! Thanx a lot my friend!!
Thank you very much for these professional tips. Can the second method with olive-oil be used on the Roman, pure silver coins as well, like a safe method in case someone does not know how high the copper content is?
Wish I'd have watched this vid before some of the others on YT.
Excellent presentation - much appriaciated.
If I may inquire as to the acid used and it's %?
Also your thoughts on Ultrasonic cleaners?
My thanks.
hello justin,
I'm happy to hear that you like my video. I hope you will find the methods useful!
the ascorbic acid I use has 5% . . .
ultrasonic cleaners are quite useful. I would always carefully test how the items react though. put them into the device for short times and check what happens. this way you prevent unpleasant surprises.
all the best and thank you for watching!
Thank you for your reply, time & knowledge - much appreciated*.
what is the best way to clean "fire pattina"... silver coins witch was in fire and have that black heavy sludge
Excellent video Hans, thanks for sharing my friend, will be using your method from now on
GL & HH Paul
+Welshy67 hello paul,
thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear you like it! I hope the methods work well for you! thank you for watching!!!
all the best, GL&HH!
hans
Thank you so much Hans,well done your the man!!! Where do you purchase your acid and can you spell it for me(Im a little hard of hearing tbh) HH&GL keep the awsome vids comming and in any language you like...its like watching national geographic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Steve Karavas hello steve!
thank you so much for watching my friend :)
the acid is called ascorbic acid ( vitamin c ) you should be able to purchase it in your local drug store. . .
thank you for your kind comment! you made me happy with the things you've said about my videos!
all the best, GL&HH!
hans
Thank you for the answer Hans,Im off to the chemist in the morning !!! Also you are good at what you do and deserve more credit. again ty and untill my next question....gl&hh....lolololol!!!!
my pleasure :)
thank you for your kind words!
haha. . don't hesitate to ask :)
best wishes, GL&HH!
hans
Wouldn't adding a base like baking soda to regular water neutralize any acid much faster?
probably. . I'm just used to this method. thank you for watching!
Can I use one of those machines used for cleaning jewelry where you put the item into water and it sends in vibration or will it ruin the coin?
+gris186 ulrasonic cleaner are relatively mild for cleaning coins. . you just have to be careful with the chemicals you add to the water. I would recommend to put a few drops of dish detergent to the water and you should be on the safe side. . .
thank you for watching!
+TerraGermania That sounds great I will try that, thank you
Thanks Hans, looking forwards to using those techniques..... Newbie detectorist
I hope they will do the job :) thank you for watching!
Very good video and got some new tips to clean my finds. Subscribed your channel and going to enjoy rest of your videos :) Happy hunting and greetings from snowy Finland :)
+Paramedio hello my friend, thank you for subscribing, watching my video and for your kind words! I hope you will like my other videos too!
all the best, GL&HH!
hans
Nicely done as always Hans. I was initially confused in the conservation section by "parafine", then realised you were using paraffin wax. Paraffin as in sharks FIN.GL &HH, I hope you can get out and about soon, still very cold though.
+Deluk thank you my friend, I'm happy to hear you like my video! haha. . that would be a hard to get and cruel ingredient :D
thank you for watching and for your kind comment!
all the best,
hans
hey, nice video, where do you get the fine sawdust?
thank you :) I make the sawdust myself.. take hard woods like oak.
greetings,
hans
Hello I'm Gabriele from Italy. First thank u 4 your video, are great inspiration for me! I have a question for you. When u clean copper coin the granules into the plastic cup is caustic soda? Thank u!
Or is it baking soda?
hello gabriele,
thank you for watching my videos, I'm happy to hear you like them :)
the granule in the plastic cup is beech- sawdust.
all the best and greetings from germany,
hans
TerraGermania thank u for your answer! I hope to see a lot of your videos in the future! Last question! The XP deus v4 that u use how much is good?
my pleasure :)
In my opinion the XP Deus is the best metal detector one can get. actually you buy at least 10 different detectors in one and you can profit from future free upgrade downloads out of the internet. for the conditions of my fields (ancient settlement grounds) nothing can compete with the deus in terms of response and recovery speed or the ability to handle bad mineralisation. it's quality lightweight, wireless construction is second to none as well.
TerraGermania, o man thank u! Watching the video u look so far away but u ask to me every questions! Thank u for your time!! And good luck!
Very interesting ideas. I will try these methods for sure. Thank you for your ideas..
Hello Hans. I am pretty new to the hobby of metalldetecting and i love your fantastics your videos, thank you very much.
As I have some difficulties with English would you be so kind to write down the components that you use ?
Thank you and all the best !
great video my friend.i have a coin I found its not very old its a 50 cent piece from 1974 and its pretty black and not solid silver.would the olive oil work with vinager or lemon juice I don't have ascorbic acid?
+Kevin Solomon you can do it with vinegar but I would dilute it a bit in order to make it less aggressive.
thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend..
all the best,
hans
Can you tell me what ascorbic acid you use? I have it at home as well (vitamine C) but when I throw it in to the water I didn't start bubbling! It almost looks like you use bicarbonate instead of ascorbic acid?
it started bubbling because I was using a ground vitamin c tablet. thank you for watching!
Very nice. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
my pleasure! thank you for watching!
Servus Hans! I believe I found a brass sestertius. Any advise on how to clean it. It has been soaking in distilled water for about a month now. Not much result so far....just a very small amount of green patina starting to show.
hello!
unfortunately I have no experience in cleaning ancient coins other that soaking them in water. I hand my finds over to the department of archaeology where they get restored professionally.
thank you for watching!
danke für die infos und für das klasse video :) ... woher hast du die vorgehensweise zum reinigen (selbst beigebracht, von deinem archäologie-lehrgang etc.) und welches buch würdest du mir für die reinigungs-grundlagen (chemischer hintergrund etc.) empfehlen?
+Der Chris danke fürs anschauen, chris! freut mich, dass es dir gefällt! ich habe die methoden von youtube, internet etc. . .das mit dem sägemehl ist meine idee ;)
ich habe leider kein wirklich gutes buch das ich dir empfehlen kann. . .
LG, GL&HH!
hans
ah ok :) trotzdem danke für die antwort...dann werd ich mich auf jeden fall an deine vorgehensweise orientieren und selbst mal recherchieren ;) ...schönen restsonntag dir noch :)
schöne grüße und allzeit gut fund ;)
danke, wünsche ich dir auch :)
GL&HH!
Mal ne Frage. Wenn ich Kupfer Münzen nicht sofort reinigen kann, wie lagere ich diese am besten? Kann man die zB in destiliertem Wasser aufbewaren?
gute frage.. ich denke aber mal, dass man mit destilliertem wasser nichts falsch machen kann. wichtig ist, dass man die einwirkung von säuren stoppt und dafür ist dieses wasser ja geeignet.
danke fürs anschauen!
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO.NOW I HAVE A BETTER IDEA HOW TO CLEAN COINS .
Really informative Hans, thank you. As I have a coin collection, not found by detecting I might add but still dirty, which method do you consider is the safest to try if you have no idea what metal the coin is? By the way your English is impeccable I love the way you say Mucky!!Best RegardsKathy from Central England
hello kathleen,
glad you find my video informative :) thank you for watching!
I'm not a collector but I know that collectors doesn't like cleaned coins so one has to be careful to maintain the value of the coins. I think you can do nothing wrong by cleaning them with a Q-tip and a mild dish detergent solution.
thank you for your kind and flattering words about my english! i'm happy to hear that :)
all the best and greetings from germany,
hans
Thanks Hans for that so that is what I shall do. I have a Groat and Charles 2nd, I think, in my collection although they are a little battered! Can I ask where you leaned your English? We are very bad as a nation for teaching other languages.Best Wishes Kathy
my pleasure :) I've learned basic english in school and the rest by myself. I'm still making notes when I'm hearing a new vocable. I still feel a bit insecure when it comes to grammar though. . .
all the best,
hans
Great video! By using this cleaning method, days it take away the value or degrade the coin grading by PCGS or NCG?
thank you, I'm glad you like it :)
I'm not familiar with collectors standards as I'm not a collector and I'm not interested in the monetary value of the finds I make. I'm only interested in the historic and archaeological value. thank you for watching!
Well done. Great information.
thank you for watching :)
Hi from england
Just a qwick one
What was the name of the acid in the 1st to coin cleans and were could i obtain it
All so what wood happen if i did the same thing with lemon instead chears
hey!
I use ascorbic acid and you can obtain it as a powder in drug stores. you can try lemon but I would start with milder solutions and work your way up like with the ascorbic acid.
greetings!
@@TerraGermaniaTG top man and thank you for such a qwick reply 🙌
Thank you for this information Hans, I was wondering how you cleaned your coins so well ! I will use this to clean some of my old coins. Is there a way I can write you and send you pics of mine ?
Was für ein interessantes und nützliches Video!
vielen dank, das freut mich zu hören! danke fürs anschauen!
Very good methods, and very informative video. Thank you.
All the best
/Per
+The Swede hello per,
thank you, I hope they work for you too! thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend.
all the best, GL&HH!
hans