If im going to boild hydrogen peroxide to clean coins.

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I always put it in for one minute and when it's done take it out and drop the coins in for 3 to 5 minutes and start over with fresh peroxide if you have to do more . Take a wooden tooth pic and clean the crud off.
 

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I always put it in for one minute and when it's done take it out and drop the coins in for 3 to 5 minutes and start over with fresh peroxide if you have to do more . Take a wooden tooth pic and clean the crud off.

Exactly what I do with my copper coins, works excellent.
 

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I just did it. It works unbelievably! Does it clean up brass nice?
 

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Haven't tried it on brass
 

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would you mind putting up some before and after pics, I am new at this and really curious on what to clean my finds with.
 

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would you mind putting up some before and after pics, I am new at this and really curious on what to clean my finds with.

I usually dry brush my finds with an extra soft toothbrush and sometimes do that with water. Next time I can cleanup the stuff ill put pics up. I found something that I assumed was a coin and ended up being a 1961 penny in really good condition you couldn't even tell what it was before hand. Instead of using a tooth pick (it scratches the coins up pretty good)after soaking the coins in the boiling peroxide use a q-tip it wipes the dirt right off.
 

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A note of caution. Make sure you are using a diluted form of hydrogen peroxide, say 10%. It is used to fuel some types of small jet engines full strength.
Frank...

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