How To Tell If A Coin Is Cleaned

[CoinHELP!]

I am sure many of you are use to cleaning coins that have been dug, but in case some of you wonder how to tell if some coins are cleaned I created a video to help.

 

[Woodsy]

Can tell if a coin was soaked in baking soda?

 

[Dozer D]

On my silver coins and wheat cents, I usually soak them a few days with a few drops of DAWN LIQUID SOAP with hot water in a Rx bottle, shaken every time I might pass the sink in the bathroom. It removes the greasy touch of the coin and cleans them up (not polished).

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Good information, Thank You for sharing!

 

[Rookster]

Some good technetics.

 

[A2coins]

Good info

 

[Woodsy]

I would think that most circulated coins have been cleaned at one point or another. I can see how cleaning can hurt the value of an uncirculated coin, but I dont see how it can destroy the value of a filthy dirty circulated coin.

After I purchase a coin for my collection, I clean it immediately. I dont like germs and filth.

 

[Johnnybravo300]

It's just that cleaning removes silver so it removes some fineness from the details. I wouldn't think wiping them off once or twice gently would hurt anything. Aggressive repeated cleanings or an abrasive wouldn't be good.
Copper and silver are both antibacterial.