First Indian Head - Plus a 1911 wheatie w/ mint mark - need help cleaning

[Mr. Silver Stash]

I found a 1905 indian head penny (first one) and two wheaties, one is 1911 w/ mint mark (hard to tell if it is s or d) and another wheatie, cant make out date, maybe 1919.


What is the best way to give the wheaties a gentle cleaning/soaking to get some more detail out of the dates? Thanks for your help!

 

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[Coinstriking Michigan]

Heat some peroxide in the microwave til it's bubbling...take it out and drop the wheaties in...cleans them pretty good.

 

[Minrelica]

Congrats! I just found my first Indian last weekend, a 1906.

and thanks CSM, I forgot about the heated peroxide technique

 

[OtraVez]

Don't do the peroxide bath if you think it is a key or semi key. Soak it in olive oil for about a week and pull it out and gently rub some baking soda on it. The olive oil does a few things. It loosens the caked on dirt and acts as a lubricant to keep from seriouse meat being taken off of the coin. Below is an example of the results of a coin with the same caking you had.

 

[Giant056]

Congrats on your first Indain