NevTrac
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I've been finding a lot of buffalo nickels and older Jefferson's lately. I've tried some different cleaning methods, but was never satisfied enough with the results. I wanted to restore them to their original color to put them in coin books.
I finally found a method that works. It's pretty simple, just takes some elbow grease.
Step 1: A brass brush, some dish soap and A couple minutes of scrubbing on each side removes all the dirt and grime, but the coin is still usually A dull purple/ gray color.
Step 2: A brass brush, some Bar Keepers Friend, and a couple minutes of scrubbing each side. The coin is going to turn dark purple/ black. Don't panic, the chemicals are working. Rinse and repeat step 1.
I didn't take before pics, everyone knows what dug nickels look like. Here are the after pics. I know you're not supposed to clean old coins, but these coins were worth 5 cents before and they are still worth 5 cents.
Now they will look better in my coin book.
I finally found a method that works. It's pretty simple, just takes some elbow grease.
Step 1: A brass brush, some dish soap and A couple minutes of scrubbing on each side removes all the dirt and grime, but the coin is still usually A dull purple/ gray color.
Step 2: A brass brush, some Bar Keepers Friend, and a couple minutes of scrubbing each side. The coin is going to turn dark purple/ black. Don't panic, the chemicals are working. Rinse and repeat step 1.
I didn't take before pics, everyone knows what dug nickels look like. Here are the after pics. I know you're not supposed to clean old coins, but these coins were worth 5 cents before and they are still worth 5 cents.
Now they will look better in my coin book.
