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May 21, 2026 - 07:01 AM
Andre's cleaning pencils work best on bronze coins like Indian Head Pennies and 2-cent pieces, as well as copper and nickel coins with moderate to heavy encrustation. The hard-point pencils remove concrete-like dirt that forms on dug coins, while the steel-wool brush pencil handles lightly soiled copper and nickel finds. Bronze coins respond particularly well because the hard-point tips cut through oxidation layers without stripping the underlying patina. These pencils are designed for dug bronze and copper finds; consult a professional for high-grade collectibles. Collectors working with Le Crayon a Andre tools typically reserve them for dug relics and low-grade coins where mechanical cleaning is the only restoration option.
