Cleaning Clad?

[Coinstriking Michigan]

I find lots of clad. I try to rinse them off and dry them to bring them to the bank but the never take them...they say the coins won't go through the counter and they refuse to take them. Is there an easy way to clean clad enough to bring back to the bank? I have a coffee can right now full of ones they wouldn't accept.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska - Grab it through Amazon!

[treasurehound]

I just wash and dry. The quarters and dimes I may use Worchester sauce on. I hate finding clad but we all find them while hunting for the older coins. I put mine in the paper sleeves at the end of the year and take to the bank. Much faster and they never question. The bank will give you the sleeves for free. I don't spend a lot of time cleaning clad coins. If you want to clean then you can put the quarters and dimes in a bowl of Worchester sauce. I hear that a tumbler works well as well.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

You can go to our new site and find out how to clean just about everything!

http://www.justgometaldetecting.com/

 

[Dano Sverige]

Rock tumbler and/or an old cell phone battery Charger with crocodile clips on the end. One clip on a teaspoon, the other on a coin, put them in a glass of water, plug in for a few minutes.

 

[Rockin Chairs Gold]

I clean all my copper and clad with a rock tumbler (separately). I use aquarium rock a couple drops of dish soap and enough water to cover rocks and coins. let them tumble over night, rinse them off and they look just like what you carry around in your pocket. Any bank will take them.

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

Thanks a bunch guys, now I just have to get a rock tumbler.

 

[Dano Sverige]

Try get one with a rubber drum, the plastic ones are way too noisy. Do your coins seperately too, copper in one wash, silver in another etc. Mixing will turn silver coins orange.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Try get one with a rubber drum, the plastic ones are way too noisy. Do your coins seperately too, copper in one wash, silver in another etc. Mixing will turn silver coins orange.

True......I bought a double rubber tumbler from Harbor Freight, works great......

 

[mlayers]

Yea go to harbor freight and get a rock tumbler that is where I got mine and I have been using it for 3 years now......Matt

 

[Rockin Chairs Gold]

The double Chicago Rock Tumbler at Harbor Freight is on sale right now for $69.99

www.harborfreight.com/rock