HOW CAN I CLEAN COINS AND NOT DAMAGE THEM:wiggle:

[jesus p. lazaro]

HELLO !! CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME HOW TO CLEAN COINS ( COPPER , CLAD , COPPER NICKLE AND SILVER ) HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL

 

[Roscue2]

For clad I've invested in a tumbler, which makes the coins their original color again. For older coins that are silver, copper, and copper nickel I usually just clean them as best as I can with a totthbrush, water, and some soap.

 

[bountyhunter1972]

With some of your older coins you can leave them in Olive Oil for a week or two and then just use a wooden toothpick to pick off what remains.

 

[cwilk]

My advice. Tumble clad. There are a million posts in the archives about how to do it. Search the archives for it. Don't clean old silver coins. Hydrogen peroxide is great for old coppers. I never put anything too collectible in it though.

Chris

My new tumbler and coin box (2007.)

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Before tumbling.

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After 12 hours.

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I tumbled some of the coins on the for 12 more hours and they ended up like this. Perfectly spendable.

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[jesus p. lazaro]

HELLO CHRIS WHAT KIND OF GRIT DO YOU USE FOR CLAD COINS ,ORE WHAT DO YOU PUT IN THE TUMBLER

 

[Uncle Willy]

For your non-silver get a rock tumbler. For silver ( unless valuable ) use TARN-X or EAGLE ONE NEVER DULL.

Bill.

 

[Mick56]

The most common is a handful of aquarium gravel, a handful of coins, a squirt of dishwashing soap, and water. Most people tumble the copper pennies separate from the clad.

 

[Uncle Willy]

I use aquarium gravel or steel BB's with water, a concentrated cleaner, and a half of a brillo pad.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah that's a must unless one wants brown clad. HA.

Bill

 

[jhettel]

You would never want to clean an old copper coin, the patina means a lot. Silver should come out of the ground pretty good. My question is why clean clad coins? The new style penny's if they are deteriorating just get thrown away, the rest I just clean with a toothbrush and put them back into circulation. I would never waste my time tumbling clad coins to make them look new or good. They are currency and no one has ever refused to take a coin I put back in circulation. Over time they will kind of clean their selves anyway.

 

[jesus p. lazaro]

THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS GUYS !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Uncle Willy]

I see you visited Harbor Freight.

Bill

 

[JPinLV]

Hi, I was in Harbor Freight today & noticed they have batterys on sale about 50% off in case anybody has to stock up.
The sale ends December 14 Have fun everybody, & find the good stuff, Jim

 

[shegub]

White Vinegar, Salt and fish gravel in an old mayonnaise jar seem to work pretty well for clad coins. Keep pennies separate from the rest.

On an unrelated subject, Harbor Freight sells a pin pointer for under 20 bucks. Just an FYI for folks looking for a back up pin pointer; and in my case, the only pin pointer that I have right now.