Any body clean their silver coins.

[tymber79]

Have started to clean the non key date mercs and Rosie's using the baking soda method. I just like how they look. I would never clean anything valuable but i was wondering if anybody else does this as well.

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

I only clean the ones that are environmentally damaged in some way. Cleaning a coin like that does not diminish it's value, you can't get a coin like that to be professionally graded anyway. Sometimes our silver coins here in northern California come out of the ground black with heavy oxidation, so I'll clean these. A rare coin like the 21-D Merc I found last year I left alone, it had only slight evidence of being dug. Cleaning the common silver coins is perfectly ok, most of them are junk silver anyway.

 

[Ocean7]

sure~! I use Wright's Silver Polish - takes that black right off. I like silver to shine and unless it's rare/very valuable - it looks like this after I get done.

 

[Chimacum87]

yup i clean mine with the baking soda method unless its a rare or valuable one of course then just a toothbrush

 

[OldNBroken]

unless its a rare or valuable one of course then just a toothbrush

Oh tell me you are not serious

 

[sjvalleyhunter]

Baking soda works well and is cheap and easy. However, I have found the best shine to come from polishing the coins with Mother's brand mag and aluminum polish. I take a Dremel with a buffing wheel bit and a little bit of polish. It can bring a mirror shine to the coin. Although I haven't tried it yet, I've been told that Mother's brand billet polish is very good too, including for jewelry. And yes, this is only suggested for common date / "junk silver" coins.

 

[Chimacum87]

Yea completely serious . Super soft brush just to remove the dirt . Causes no problem at all

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Yes, I like shining, unless it's rare.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

I used to use baking soda, but over the last ten to fifteen years I generally only soap and water them, no brushing. Also all silver I find gets stashed away from other coins, always use a separate keeper for the better items.

 

[beez0404]

I shine/polish every silver coin or item I find. My plan is to eventually find enough to build a display case for them and I certainly want them clean and shiny in the case. I use baking soda and that works for the majority of coins I find in my area. Some require more work and I use Flitz which is what I use to polish and protect my guns. What I live about the Flitz it leaves a protective coating that prevents oxidation.

 

[sjvalleyhunter]

Here is a before and after picture of a 1949 dime that I polished with Mothers as I described in a few posts above. The after picture doesn't really show the true shine because my phone was having difficulty focusing on it, but you can get the idea.