help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[treasureace14]

need help cleaning some us coins.any methods?

 

[levis_dad]

Try heating a bowl of Hydrogen Peroxide in the microwave, then place the coins in it until the "bubbles" stop. If not clean enuf for you, do it again.

 

[treasureace14]

thanks

 

[RON (PA)]

I would not try to clean any coin that you thought was valuable. I clean all my non-valuable coins in a tumbler.

Levisdad,
Thanks for the tip. I have never tried the hot peroxide to clean coins.

 

[treasureace14]

theres just pennies and dimes and stuff.how long do i microwave for?

 

[ivan salis]

only heat the the peroxide in a throw away type dish -- leave the coins out till you bring it out of the microwave --then put them in -- by the way any metal item and microwaves don't mix -- figger you know this but I've found that it never hurts to remind folks of that fact --- Ivan

 

[treasureace14]

k thats ill post pics of how it works out.

 

[levis_dad]

Heat it up to just before boiling...time depends on how big a bowl and how much peroxide is in it. Trial and error worked for me.

 

[treasureace14]

thanks

 

[BuckleBoy]

Peroxide can make silver coins turn dull or grey colored. Careful! I only use peroxide with dug coppers. For dug nickels, I use salt and white vinegar. For silvers, hard running water and a gentle brushing with a camel's hair brush--that is, IF these coins are dug.

-Buckleboy

 

[treasureace14]

k thanks all.