Peroxide bath for pennies....

[Ray-Mo.]

I just put the regular cheap in the brown plasic bottle 3% peroxide undiluted in a old coffee cup about 1/2" deep and microwave till it is boiling and then carefully slide up to 3 coins into hot bath and watch them bubble.It removes that extreme tuff coating as well as light soil from the coins after a few min.I like to check them after 3 or 4 min. to see how they are doing and rub them a bit with a very soft micro fibre cloth.If still have some crud on them repeat over and check.When they are mostly cleen you can use a Qtip and a wooden tooth pick to get into the detailed areas.Just dont over do it or the nice dark green patina can fade and the coins will turn a strange color some times.
Any one else using this method feel free to chime in as I am no expert by any means,Ray.
PS. Best to practice on a more common coins untill you get your method perfected
Another thing I have found is to not use water at all on Indians and early wheats for best results...
One more thing,after cleaned I like to put a drop of pure olive oil on them and wipe with a soft dry cloth as a means preservation..

 

[DirtFlipper]

(Ray - I responded with a similar recipe on your other thread; feel free to move it here!).

 

[Bayrat76]

Try heating the Peroxide up in the microwave for a about a minute, it will knock off the build up faster. doesn't seem to hurt anything on the coin.

 

[digitrich]

That drop of oil rubbed on after, you mentioned is way important, the ones I didn't do that to got real dry and faded in just a few days Some guys use canuba wax afterward, olive oil seems to work fine.

 

[NiagracountyNY]

I use my wifes old Electric pot pori/sented wax burner.You can pickem up for 10 bucks..maybe less. I fill it with peroxide(its ceramic) and drop the coins in ..It gives them a steady warm temp until they are clean..Ive left it run for days on the really dirty old coppers.Change the peroxide when it stops fizzing.As long as peroxide stays warm it keeps working.

 

[nwayrue]

When you say undiluted do you mean household hydrogen peroxide? Household peroxide is heavily diluted. Because placing copper,silver,nickel,iron,or any organic substance into undiluted hydrogen peroxide it could result in a powerful explosion. I'm not ragging on you I just want people to be safe. Never underestimate the power of people to blow themselves up. Meth heads do it every day with stuff you can find under your kitchen sink.

 

[NiagracountyNY]

I wouldnt even know where to buy peroxide like that lol...i use the good old dump on a your cuts kinda peroxide

 

[nwayrue]

Most people don't know. But all it takes is that one person like the lady who sued mcdonalds for the coffee being hot. And Boom!!! I really don't want to sound like a know it all because everybody hates those guys. Actually I tried his technique this evening and it works well. Thanks for the tip.

 

[nwayrue]

ray-mo very cool of you to edit your post. And this method works awesome thanks.

 

[Ray-Mo.]

And I want to thank you nwayrue for bringing the dangers to my attention,Ray.

 

[silvereagle]

i also used amy wifes small butter warmer dish with the cheap candle under it to keep the peroxide boiling.

 

[kak]

I use an old coffee cup and put it on my coffee maker (after warming the peroxide up in the microwave). The base heats up enough to keep it bubbling for a few hours. And the inside of the cup is really clean after too.

Don't forget to use the 3% solution, about a quarter cup for 4-5 coins on the bottom.

I heard that olive oil can actually rot (if you use too much and seal it in a coin pocket) but I use a bit anyway as coppers really tend to dry out.

I've used this on many coins but it doesn't work so well on heavily crusted coins from the beach.

kak

 

[CONDUCTOR7E]

Ray,that is exactly what I do.It works great on the Large cents.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Yes, from what I've seen here - heating the Peroxide almost to the boiling point makes it work ten times faster than Peroxide at room temperature.

 

[Barry NY]

I have a product I use that I got from the pool store - it's called Baquacil Oxidizer and is 27% peroxide vs. 3% for the cuts and bruises type...
I haven't tried heating it up though.

 

[ScottTX]

Ant organic oil, olive or vegetable oil, can go rancid and begin to stink with time. It would be better to use a mineral oil or something similar.