Coin Cleaning

[Whsprwmn]

I am very new to metal detecting. I found my 1st coin in my backyard, a newer dime. My problem is I have tried to clean it with baking soda without much success. I then made my own electrolysis device using a phone charger. It works great, but the "rust" is not coming off as quickly as I thought. It is still quite rusty. I don't want to ruin it. Any advice?

 

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[ticm]

I am very new to metal detecting. I found my 1st coin in my backyard, a newer dime. My problem is I have tried to clean it with baking soda without much success. I then made my own electrolysis device using a phone charger. It works great, but the "rust" is not coming off as quickly as I thought. It is still quite rusty. I don't want to ruin it. Any advice?

Spend it at your nearest store.

 

[Whsprwmn]

Thanks for the advice, but I want to keep this one. I also want to learn what to do with this type of problem.

 

[gleaner1]

No matter what you do, you really wont take away its value. Oxidized nickle is very very difficult to polish out to make look new, and impossible to do if you want to keep the details, especially on old nickels like shield nickels and v nickels and even buffs. They take a beating like the copper coins up here in the acid rain belt.

 

[cudamark]

With modern coins, just run them through a rock tumbler to clean them up good enough to spend. For coins you want to keep, it will depend on the coin and what type of deposit is attached to the coin. Look in the "Clean and Preserve" forum for details.