How do you guys clean your coins?

[smf399]

I have seen videos where people find v nickels and indian heads all black and corroded and then they clean them in some way that they look brand new. How do you guys clean your coins?

 

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[Tom_in_CA]

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Different coins/metals get cleaned in different ways. So for example, nickels you'd use naval jelly (IMHO), while IH's have a different metal composition. I'd use ammonia one them. And silver is yet another metal, so there's different methods for them (I use ezest).

But go figure, you'll get lots of different answers, as different people use different methods, all of which have their pro's and con's.

Whichever method you decide to try, be sure to practice on junky worthless ones first, before trying it on key date ones. The goal is to leave no trace of your effort (no shiny whizzed "cleaned" appearance, that is un-natural).

 

[TonyTiger]

Hi I put my modern beach find coins in a solution of salt and vinegar,they come up ok,don't know how it will work with U S coins?

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I use a rock/coin tumbler on the modern US coin I want to re-paitorat into circulation.

 

[lastleg]

Coin cleaning is a science not easily learned. Save the salt and vinegar for salads, coins aren't edible.
The vast majority of dug coins are not valuable but it you find one that is post a photo on the forum
for cleaning and preservation before applying acidic kitchen condiments. Get the Redbook to see
what the coin you found is made of. Cleaning should mean preservation not damaging a find.

 

[TonyTiger]

Hi the coins I clean with salt and vinegar are modern euro coins found on the beach and used for spending.Any collectible coin I found would be cleaned in distilled water or olive oil

 

[Tnmountains]

I use peroxide warmed on my reading lamp for old copper coins and Indian heads. It is amazing the way it cleans off just the crud. Many experts on here try the goggle advanced search bar here at t-net for may tutorials.

 

[Frankn]

Ok, here's the simple non harmful way to clean any coin. I place the coins in a plastic tube type container and half fill it with CLOTHES WASHING DETERGENT. I place this plastic tube in sand in my vibrating type tumbler. Check them after about an hour. What some people don't realize is that clothes detergent is formulated to remove water base material while dish washing detergent is formulated to remove grease and oil base material. Once you get the dirt off, you can decide which way you want to go from there. Hay, it cleans my Indians! Frank...