Cleaning my collection

[treasuregirls]

Hey everyone,

I don't know of you've seen it in the news but Louisiana got hit by a massive flood last week. My house was in this flood. I got 5 feet in my house. Luckily all of my favorite coins in my collection were in a shadow box high enough to not get ruined but all my other coins (a bunch of wheat pennies, some Indian heads, a couple Susan B. Anthonys, silver quarters, etc.) all ended up in the water. They were in sleeves. I pulled them out as soon as I found them and set them out to dry.
I was wondering if anyone can tell me the best way to clean them to disinfect as well as preserve.

Thanks yall.

 

[kingskid1611]

Sorry to hear of your tragedy. I will leave the best way to clean and preserve to the experts. Good Luck and my prayers are with you.

 

[jerseyben]

Rinse them individually in distilled water. Then pat dry (do not rub). Additionally, rinse them individually in acetone to remove any crud.