Wheat pennies and buffalo nickles.

[Garabaldi]

Sorry I'm posting this here, but I'm not getting any responses on "cleaning and preservation". If its not a rare date, should I tumble my wheat pennies and buffalo nickles? Anyone else tumble them? I don't think there that valuable and they would look better cleaned.
Thanks you for your opinions.

 

[texjim]

i soak my wheat pennies in windex and use a tooth brush to scrub them. good luck Tex

 

[tymcmurray]

I have some cleaning tips at this website.

http://www.justgometaldetecting.com/

Good luck and let me know how it goes!


Ty

 

[TommNJ]

Experiment a little ? That's the only way you will know ? I don't have a tumbler yet but that's what I will do with some bad wheat's, some mentioned tumbling with walnut shells ?? I know what you mean, I posted a simple question on the bottle/glass forum and got no responses, did I insult them ?? But as know some will have no hope, some will look better, some

Good Luck,
TommNJ

 

[allen]

if they arent key dates and you plan
on just keeping them, tumble away !

 

[Garabaldi]

I agree with tumbling. I am going to tumble away. I checked the dates.
Thanks for your imput all.

 

[ashleysflyr]

I have some cleaning tips at this website.

http://www.justgometaldetecting.com/

Good luck and let me know how it goes!


Ty

Nice plug...

I often use "CLR" or Limeaway on my no date, or unvaluable buffs. I just let them soak overnight...hope this helps!

~Tom

 

[harpp]

if you want fast results... its cheap, its nasty, dont get any on you... soak them in muratic acid about 15 minutes... they will be clean!!

 

[prodrigsr]

Surefire way to clean pennies: Tumble with few drops of soap and add some lemon juice also. I buy mine at dollar store. Guarantee to come out shiny. Be sure to "burp" because the rubber will expand.

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

Tumble away, but do the wheaties and buffs seperately or you will have pink buffs.

Ray S ECenFL

 

[Garabaldi]

Sounds like a plan, buffalo nickles seperately and when I run out of special cleaning solution I will use soap, lemon and burp occasionally.

 

[seger98]

I clean all of mine in Hydrogen Peroxide. They both come out nice.

 

[zaxfire69]

Tumble those babies with some soap, aquarium gravel and water and you have a new penny.

 

[Goes4ever]

I have had good luck cleaning nickels with lime a way but recently I started tumbling them and I think they turn out nicer.