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coin cleaner
- Thread starter topman13
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I clean my keepers, unless they are worth a lot of $$$$. Pennies clean up nicely by placing them in a batch of hydrogen peroxide, about an ounce per coin. The silver get a soap scrub with a toothbrush, then I lightly massage them using my thumb using a slurry of baking soda + water.
Uncle Willy
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Uncle Willy
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Bill
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Never try to remove the natural oxidation from coins, such as the tarnish on silver. This is called "toning" and the coin is worth more with it intact. Removing it will damage the coin's surface and greatly reduce its value. In other words, no dipping, polishing, or chemical solutions should ever be used on coins.
The best way to clean clad coins is with a tumbler. Never tumble pennies along with any other coins, as this will leave your other coins with a copper tone. Tumble clad pennies by themselves for a couple hours with water and a little dish soap. Nickels, dimes and quarters can be tumbled together with water and dish soap. I like to tumble my nickels seperately as I have noticed that they will make the quarters and dimes a bit dull.
I also like to put some beach sand in the tumbler with the coins, but this is not necessary. Best of luck to you. Happy Hunting!
The best way to clean clad coins is with a tumbler. Never tumble pennies along with any other coins, as this will leave your other coins with a copper tone. Tumble clad pennies by themselves for a couple hours with water and a little dish soap. Nickels, dimes and quarters can be tumbled together with water and dish soap. I like to tumble my nickels seperately as I have noticed that they will make the quarters and dimes a bit dull.
I also like to put some beach sand in the tumbler with the coins, but this is not necessary. Best of luck to you. Happy Hunting!