Coin Star rejects..

[worldtalker]

For the last 2 years it started to add up,so I finally got a tumbler to start cleaning it.I'd say there is enough to pay for it with $$$ left over.This was the first run with coins only.

What do you guys use for an abrasive??



GOD Bless

Chris

 

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[ButteCo.Bedrock]

Nice coin haul! I use natural (unpainted) aquarium gravel, works well for me.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Natural aquarium gravel, water and just a couple drops of dish soap.

Clad run separately from pennies.

 

[worldtalker]

Natural aquarium gravel, water and just a couple drops of dish soap.

Clad run separately from pennies.

What is the reason for separation?

 

[No gold in NY]

I crush my own white quartz from the stream when prospecting, water and a couple table spoons laundry detergent.

 

[No gold in NY]

What is the reason for separation?

Your silver coins will turn pink if run with pennys

 

[DeepseekerADS]

What is the reason for separation?

The copper turns the clad pink

 

[worldtalker]

The copper turns the clad pink

Zoom in and you will see that.. Will they be rejected again??

 

[Rookster]

Water, white vinegar (just)A little A touch of salt. With the gravel.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

The first time I tumbled coins I put too much dish soap in with the mix and it turned into a mess - like a pudding.

Then of course I mixed clad & pennies and I really don't cotton to the color pink....

Another time I tried the vinegar and salt mix, didn't like that either.

So now is just use the water, gravel and just a little soap. Simpler and better.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Zoom in and you will see that.. Will they be rejected again??

I'd say they will be rejected!

I tumble mine for about an hour, maybe I should push it a little longer but an hour gets them spendable - but I've never spent any! I guess I'm a hoarder.

I also found that if I put too much clad or pennies in it doesn't do well - and I think the weight overloads the tumbler motor. One time with too much soap in it the cap of the drum was trying to burst open. So I'm a lot more conservative with it now.

 

[CaptEsteban]

Be sure not to overload the tumbler, either.

 

[Loco-Digger]

I used to use small gravel and Mr Clean when I began. Now I use real lemon juice and a couple table spoons of salt. I barely cover the coins with the juice. Tumble your clad 1st and then use the same mix to tumble your pennies.

 

[worldtalker]

I used to use small gravel and Mr Clean when I began. Now I use real lemon juice and a couple table spoons of salt. I barely cover the coins with the juice. Tumble your clad 1st and then use the same mix to tumble your pennies.

Will separating cents from clad and re tumbling get rid of that pink?

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Will separating cents from clad and re tumbling get rid of that pink?

Yep!

 

[No gold in NY]

Will separating cents from clad and re tumbling get rid of that pink?

Been a long time since I learnt my lesson, but I think re tumbling my clad did restore it.

 

[worldtalker]

Been a long time since I learnt my lesson, but I think re tumbling my clad did restore it.

Going to go get some gravel here shortly.

 

[PullTabPete]

I use pea gravel that I had for some landscaping it was cheaper then the aquarium gravel. I usually put a squirt of dish soap in and let it tumble for a few hours. I tumble the clad and pennies together because I dont care if the other coins are pink. Usually I roll the bigger coins and just run the pennies through the coinstar.

If I have have nicer coins I want to clean up like my wheats I tumble them in sand.

HH,

Pete

 

[a2jones]

use no water just dry pecan shells all sizes.you can purchase from a good hobby shop or lapidary equipment shop. Some people use dry saw dust. Both work well.

 

[T.C.]

I used to use small gravel and Mr Clean when I began. Now I use real lemon juice and a couple table spoons of salt. I barely cover the coins with the juice. Tumble your clad 1st and then use the same mix to tumble your pennies.

That's the "old receipe" I use, Loco. I stumbled across it on TNET. Half hour, forty-five minutes you're done. Easy clean up as well!