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Found Barber and 1st silver nickel
- Thread starter EddieB
- Start date
Soap and water should do it. Soak first to loosen the dirt and don't rub it.Jim upstate NY
New member
dont worry about ruining the war nickel, they aint worth much anyway.. a paste of water and baking soda will clean it up
jeff & Maria
Active member
It has a VERY light acid content which has proven to NOT affect silver coins. Then rinse it thoroughly in water. I have cleaned non valuable silver that way since it removes the crud still leaves the coin looking aged and not shiny new.
Erik in NJ
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Steve from Ohio
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I found this out from a professional coin cleaner.
He first uses dish soap to remove any dirt. Do not rub the coin in any way. Just allow it to soak in dish soap and water for a few minutes. Rinse and then pat dry...do not rub dry with anything because you will scratch the coin.
He then puts a teaspoon of salt, and two tablespoons of baking soda in a pan of water. He takes a piece of aluminum foil and puts the coin on the foil and puts it in the pan.
He told me to heat the water to a boil and let it boil away for at least 5 minutes. I was told that it does not destroy the value of the coin, removes any sulpher stains (black tarnish) and allows for the grain of the coin to remain intact.
I tried it on a Silver Eagle that had some serious staining and it cleaned it up to the point of looking like it was just minted. I took a look at it under a microscope and compared it to a newly minted Silver Eagle. The coins looked the same. The grain from the minting looked great on the cleaned coin with no scratches.
By far the best way I have found to clean coins without destroying the value.
He first uses dish soap to remove any dirt. Do not rub the coin in any way. Just allow it to soak in dish soap and water for a few minutes. Rinse and then pat dry...do not rub dry with anything because you will scratch the coin.
He then puts a teaspoon of salt, and two tablespoons of baking soda in a pan of water. He takes a piece of aluminum foil and puts the coin on the foil and puts it in the pan.
He told me to heat the water to a boil and let it boil away for at least 5 minutes. I was told that it does not destroy the value of the coin, removes any sulpher stains (black tarnish) and allows for the grain of the coin to remain intact.
I tried it on a Silver Eagle that had some serious staining and it cleaned it up to the point of looking like it was just minted. I took a look at it under a microscope and compared it to a newly minted Silver Eagle. The coins looked the same. The grain from the minting looked great on the cleaned coin with no scratches.
By far the best way I have found to clean coins without destroying the value.