Cleaning Silver.

[silvershark]

I managed to pull a few mercs out of the drawer at work today and I was wondering is there is a safe way to clean them without reducing the value. I have heard that the olive oil soak works well but I want a collective opinon of everyone on here.

thanks.

-SS

[Ant]

I have never heard of one. I use silver cream like others if it's not a key coin, which I have never found one of.

[l.cutler]

Just rinse off any dirt and pat them dry with a soft cloth. Do not rub or polish them. Even a non key date mercury dime can be worth a fair amount in better condition, a polishing will reduce them to silver content.

[mgdigger]

any cleaning will hurt the value. but a little toothpast works to polish them up

[WheatbackDigger]

Why do you want a shiny circultated coin? I've never quite understood this. It looks unnatural and takes away any potential value. So whats the point?