ollievon
Elite Member
Just curious how many of you use a rock tumbler to clean crusty coins, especially Wheaties?
I have a Lortone tumbler I bought 10 years ago. Currently in the process of cleaning last years clad. Once I get every thing done I will post a thread start to finish. I discard bent, rotted or other damaged coins so they won't mess up the banks sorting machine. Cashed in 108 dollars this morning, still have a couple hundred more to go.
Tumbling clad takes about 30 minutes, pennies 15 with my process. Every thing comes out shiny and clean.
I use a cheap tumbler from harbor freight.
Without it I would have rolled up a standing liberty.
Tumbling made it stand out from the rest.
I found it night hunting on a beach and thought it was just a crusty quarter.
Makes the pennies look good.
Walrus,
Will tumbling green crusty beach found coins clean them up pretty good? is that what you are talking about?
Yep. I used natural aquarium gravel, dish soap and lime away.
Tumble for 30 minutes to get them in acceptable condition, 30 minutes more to shine them up.
excellent, i'll give it a try. thank you!
will this stuff work? it's a cheap add-on currently but am curious if whatever makes them flourescent will cause issues in the tumble...
https://www.amazon.com/GloFish-Aqua...id=1527020018&sr=1-4&keywords=aquarium+gravel
You run the risk of the coating coming off and transferring to the coin.
I suppose it could work with frequent solution change and the right ratio of soap and water. Keep the coating in suspension.
Same reason you separate pennies from the other types of coins.
ok thanks. I'll probably just pick up some basic stuff at walmart. That one just happened to be cheap on amazon while i was ordering other stuff but i'll skip the potential hassle.
thanks again!
I have a Lortone tumbler I bought 10 years ago. Currently in the process of cleaning last years clad. Once I get every thing done I will post a thread start to finish. I discard bent, rotted or other damaged coins so they won't mess up the banks sorting machine. Cashed in 108 dollars this morning, still have a couple hundred more to go.
Tumbling clad takes about 30 minutes, pennies 15 with my process. Every thing comes out shiny and clean.