Only thing I dont like about this hobby.

[Mr.T]

Can you not just put your clad in a vending machine and press cancel and refund?

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

I've used the tumbler with just Palmolive and water. The coins tend to act as a media themselves.

I do this too...thou i use cheap Dishwasher Dry Soap....no need for gravel or anything...they clean themselves well enough...You just want to cash them in, not polish them

 

[debintn]

We take our clad and use a "coinstar" machine...it will accept most clad. It will spit out a few but you will get rid of most of the clad. You can cash it out for 10% fee, or you can get a gift card and you get 100% back. I am in Tennessee. I don't know why its a secret...lol...

 

[SoCalBeachScanner]

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[SoCalBeachScanner]

im in the cold part brrrrr detecting season is closing fast

What is detecting season?


Sorry Joe Hunter, just some Southern California humor

 

[Argentium]

I agree with those who've mentioned aquarium gravel and a rotary tumbler (I actually used to use a vibrating tumbler - worked fine )
I'd throw all the cupro- nickel clad - including nickels - into the tumbler , with water , a tiny bit of dish soap - though I think a half cup
of vinegar without soap will do a better job ! Keep the copper coins separate unless you don't care about everything coming out looking
like copper . Don't subject any older obsolete coins to this treatment - unless you know value/rarity is not an issue !
I too enjoy knowing generally where people are located - but these days folks are increasingly touchy about their privacy on the internet
with good reason . Most will share with you what kind of rig they're running - you can PM them with detailed questions - I for one am
currently on medical leave (herniated disc) so not getting out for a while . I operate the Whites MXT. - prefer the elliptical coils to the stock.
I'm happy to see that you are getting out and finding some sites and hopefully some goodies too ! Cheers.

 

[Pointman]

Just use a coin counter ( free at some banks) - that should hid your shame of cashing in dirty money.

I would make sure theirs not grime on them, but the black/red patina is fine for a coin counter.

I see no shame in finding and turning in dirty change. I feel that we are helping the economy by re-circulating lost coins.

 

[Nickleanddime]

I just wipe the dirts off and spend it as I go. Paid for gas many times spending a few hours in the park or school.

 

[lookindown]

Absolutely no need to clean clad and modern coinage before you turn it in, except to wash loose dirt off. Banks will take it and 99% will go through a coin counting machine just fine. I have been running all my coins through the machines since 2007, and the only thing that gets rejected are Canadian coins, crusty pennies and bent/damaged coins. I just toss those back in my purse and spend them.

so clean if you want to look at a shiny coin, but don't bother if you are just cashing it in.

Same here. My bank has taken my discolored coins twice a year for three years and have never said a word and most of the coins are black. I wash the coins with water so they have no physical dirt, just discoloration. I throw the crusty zincolns away.