Potato really works on Wheats.

[Colorado Kidd]

O.K. I saw a reply to a cleaning question by cryptodave the other day about using a Potato to clean pennies so I just had to try it. It works. Here is a before and after pic of a 1910 Wheat that was pretty crusty. I put it in a potato for 24 hours and this is the result:

Thank you cryptodave. I've been trying to find a way to clean these suckers for 2 years. This works the best yet. I'm sticking it in for another 24 hours to see what happens.

 

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[Colorado Kidd]

Oops, Here's the pic.

 

[Jeffro]

I resized it for you- looks like the potato did a bang up job!

 

[Jeffro]

shoot, this whole thread is too wide, LOL!

Under 1000 wide works best for pics, I usually run mine 800 or even 600 or so.

 

[mountainplayer]

Thanks for posting the pics, Kid. I've got a couple of really stubborn wheats that I just gave up on. Gotta give the potato thing a try....it worked so good even your FINGERS are cleaner!

Sometimes after a TH I stop by the mini mart for a cold one. The clerks have stopped commenting on my hands always being dirty. Still get funny looks from the other customers, though.

MP

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Trying it now, 10 min in...

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[fiatboy]

I've had mixed results using potatos. Most of my cruddy old coppers came out rather nicely after about a day. A few didn't. I think it all depends upon what kind of dirt and grime is on the coin.

 

[SC_hunter]

Geeeezzzzz..I thought Crypto said bake the tater...lol ooooppppsss

 

[CaptainRobin]

Thanks.....

I got about twenty pounds of MDed found wheats.

I was thinking about a rock/gem tumbler........

Robin