Crusty coins

[angleofattack]

I got a jar of crusted pennies and clad. Will the bank exchange them?

 

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[dirtdigginfool]

Most likely not...they ask that they be washed or cleaned as the corroded coins will plug up their coin counter...same with Coinstar, they will reject them...and you're back at square one...5 gallon bucket with vinegar and water...soak, swish around, rinse, repeat...sounds like a lot of work, but hey...playing with your money is half the fun! Ddf

 

[BigWaveDave]

Do what I do....
Wrap them up, bring them to your bank, deposit them into your savings account.

 

[toolmanbutch]

What's a Savings account?

Do what I do....
Wrap them up, bring them to your bank, deposit them into your savings account.

 

[BigWaveDave]

What's a Savings account?

My wife told me about it....it's where we put money, that I never see again.

 

[kingskid1611]

I think I have had several of them savings accounts around the country but I can't remember. Anyway, yea, clean them up and try or just deposit in an account and let the bank take care of it.

 

[Loco-Digger]

I use a rock tumbler with lemon juice and a few tablespoons of salt to clean my coins. Use the concoction to do your nickels, dimes and quarters, then reuse the same solution to clean your copper and zinc pennies. I roll my clad and deposit in my hobby account at the end of the year. The pennies will get cashed at the nearest coinstar. I still have all my copper and zincs from last season. What gets rejected by the coinstar will be put in baby food jars and buried throughout the county in public spots that get detected heavily. Hopefully future MDers will dig one up and get in touch with me.

 

[SusanMN]

I have been running my clad and pennies through coin counting machines like coinstars since I started back in the hobby ten years ago and have never had an issue with any machine jamming or clogging. Clad coins regardless of their color will go through a coin star or other coin counting machine just fine. Just make sure you have given them a rinse to get any dirt off. Pennies will go through too unless they are disintegrating - I usually just separate those out and either spend them or toss them.

 

[toolmanbutch]

Add a little Tequila and you won't care what your coins look like.

I use a rock tumbler with lemon juice and a few tablespoons of salt to clean my coins. Use the concoction to do your nickels, dimes and quarters, then reuse the same solution to clean your copper and zinc pennies. I roll my clad and deposit in my hobby account at the end of the year. The pennies will get cashed at the nearest coinstar. I still have all my copper and zincs from last season. What gets rejected by the coinstar will be put in baby food jars and buried throughout the county in public spots that get detected heavily. Hopefully future MDers will dig one up and get in touch with me.