Monty
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- Jan 26, 2005
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Don't clean your coins with KABOOM!
I saw an ad on TV recently about a cleaning product called KABOOM. It shows a guy dipping an old copper penny in it and it comes out shiney and clean. I was going through my clad I have found and noticed my wife had ordered a bottle of that KABOOM and thought well....what the heck, why not clean my coins with it? After wiping a few off with the product and seeing pretty good results, I poured some into an old coffee can and tossed a handful of clad coins in to soak. After about an hour I went to take them out and found that the coins had all turned black! I tried wiping them off one at a time and found that now the silver colored change had a nice copper patina. The pennies nearly dissolved in just that short time! Live and learn I guess, but if you have any KABOOM on hand, use it in the shower and don't try it on your coins. Luckily I didn't have any coins of value or I would be crying now.
I saw an ad on TV recently about a cleaning product called KABOOM. It shows a guy dipping an old copper penny in it and it comes out shiney and clean. I was going through my clad I have found and noticed my wife had ordered a bottle of that KABOOM and thought well....what the heck, why not clean my coins with it? After wiping a few off with the product and seeing pretty good results, I poured some into an old coffee can and tossed a handful of clad coins in to soak. After about an hour I went to take them out and found that the coins had all turned black! I tried wiping them off one at a time and found that now the silver colored change had a nice copper patina. The pennies nearly dissolved in just that short time! Live and learn I guess, but if you have any KABOOM on hand, use it in the shower and don't try it on your coins. Luckily I didn't have any coins of value or I would be crying now.
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It kinda acts like baking soda.....
