cleaning

The Lesche hand digger I bought is excellent, digs through the soil like butter. However, when I took it out yesterday to clean off last weekends dirt, I realized after only two metal detecting sessions it seems to already be rusted. All down the serrated edge is a bright orange colour, and just...

I am curious what the MDF community suggests or what you are using for cleaning items using electrolysis. I have been using electrolysis for years but in the back on my mind I have always wanted to ask members what and how MDF members are using to clean their finds. So today is the day I would...

I dug this coin on a hunt Thursday, it is the same size as a penny, but it is NOT attracted to a magnet. With the level of crud built up would it more likely be an IHP rather than a Lincoln penny ? Has anyone ever had a Lincoln penny look this bad ? (maybe it's neither an IHP or Lincoln) If I...

I found this the other day, but didn't clean it right away and didn't think I would get a date, but after reading a thread on using steel wool I gave it a try. Although faint I could read the date. It is my oldest coin so far. The other wheats are next oldest. The back of the 1910 doesn't have...

Worked ok for me. Results were OK. Check out video. Really simple to do. https://youtu.be/XgUBjaEAFpA

Can someone tell me the best way to clean encrypted pennies.

Hi everyone! I started detecting back in March and about a week ago I (somehow) came across my first Morgan. Now after coming home and getting her in some water, I've found some green corrosion and a bit of tough black corrosion mainly on the heads side of the coin. Would you guys reccomend that...

To clean or not to clean? that is the question. I am switching to sites that might increase finding coins. Many You Tubes and websites say don't clean your valuable coins. If a coin is crusted to the point of not being identifiable, it goes without saying that I have to clean it - but to what...

Hey Folks- Just a general tip here. I know, it's human nature, we are curious, we want to know the mystery, but for the Love of Pete, please STOP rubbing your finds! Oh my goodness, if I see one more guy on Youtube rubbing his silver, it's going to kill me. As a numismatist, this just...

I have 2 silver rounds (not found MDing) that I stored in plastic coin-containers. One of them looks completely fine, but the other one isn't looking so good. I believe moisture may have gotten into the container when I closed it, and it looks like it is tarnished now. Any ideas on what might...

What is the best way to clean a 1858 flying eagle penny? Any good home remedies? I want to clear it up without ruining it. Thanks in advance. Turn picture sideways.

In the thread titled "Cleaning copper - If you want to" http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=256868 I showed how sodium thiosulfate, a common chemical used in B&W photography, spa treatments, and medicine, reversed the black tarnish on pennies, though not the green corrosion...

I got interested in a thread by Fool on cleaning sulfur residue off copper. I know there are a lot of cases where one wouldn't want to touch the patina on a metal, and I'm not suggesting doing anything in those cases. I mentioned in that thread a well known method I had used for silver, where...

Wondering if anyone knows of a list or website which lists ALL California beaches, and lists which use mechanical cleaning methods etc. I have been googling but not much solid results wise. I used to live in Huntington Beach for a while and personally know they do, quite a detailed job too.. I...

Had a strange find in my drawer this morning where I have some of my found coins together, just your random assortment of Wheaties, War Nickel's etc. But this morning I noticed that a Barber dime I found earlier this year was discolored (or at least was turning blackish) and noticed it was on...