What do you do with all the stuff you find?

[1goldsniper]

Bored! Snow has covered the ground and besides that it would require drilling and powder to get through the frozen ground! Was going through some of the old V-nickles, Indian heads, barber dimes etc. Wondering how they could be cleaned up nice. Has anyone besides me tried to clean a nickle up with navel jelly or some other means only to find out it turned it pinkish? As this stuff accumulates and I have not yet found any who will pay blue book price for it, why not clean it up so you are not embarrassed to show them.
Try this - get a dremmle tool ( mine runs at 15,000 rpms) at the store pick up a 3/4" diameter brass brush that is about 1/8" wide. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES!!! Run it over the silver dimes etc,they will be as shiny as a brand new dime from the bank. Nickles I found that I had ruined I thought with the pink found out it will bring back a luster removing the pink. Indian heads I had first cleaned with bar keepers friend and then hit with the brass wheel shined up real nice. Brass trinkets also shined up so they can be displayed.
I would not suggest this for any valuable coins! But If you are like me am getting quite a accumulation of of stuff so have alot to practice on.
Ebay is alot cheaper for brass wheels than your local store you will find.

 

[Goes4ever]

for nickels I just use a SOS pad, wet the coin, and SOS pad and lightly rub it under running water until you acheive the color you want. here is a few I cleaned this way this season. Most are still reddish, but I only clean them lighly, just enough to see all the details. They are appealing to me, and that is all I care, because I do not sell anything.

 

[Goes4ever]

oh and BTW, I would NEVER dream of taking a brass brush to a silver coin, or an indian penny! I do NOT want them shiny. I prefer the natural patina that old silver has on it. I simply rinse silver with water and pat dry. For indians I use a toothbrush, dish soap and water to clean. I enjoy the nice green patina they have..........some examples

 

[DukeOBass]

I ordered a pile of cardboard coin protectors and binder sleeves. My winter project is labeling the cardboard holders with the date and type of coin and then on the back where I found it and the date. I'll have everything organized in a nice 3 ring binder by the time the 2011 hunting season arrives.