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BlackRain

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This coin is way more tarnished than any silver coin that I have ever dug....should I just use soap and water or? I have seen others on here that look like they done a really good job cleaning their coins...any suggestions are appreciated. .thanks
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If it isn't a key date or a valuable semi-key date, I would soak it in ammonia for a couple minutes at a time and daub it (don't rub) with cotton balls in between soaks. Rinse under a faucet after daubing to remove any loose particles without abrasion.

If it is key or semi-key, take it to an expert.
 
NMsilver said:
If it isn't a key date or a valuable semi-key date, I would soak it in ammonia for a couple minutes at a time and daub it (don't rub) with cotton balls in between soaks. Rinse under a faucet after daubing to remove any loose particles without abrasion.

If it is key or semi-key, take it to an expert.
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I will have to look it up in the redbook thanks!

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If you don't know what to do, do nothing. Please see the link in my sig line.

Contrary to all the commercials on TV, old things should look old! :laughing: Funny thing, people will take new products, and beat them up and stain them, to replicate the look of a genuine antique. Then you have people who don't know any better, take antiques and try to make them look new. :roll:
 
If not not a key date. Take some baking soda and make a past with water. Rub the coin with the past and your fingers. Rinse with water. Will make it shine like a new coin.
 
Crackerjack said:
If you don't know what to do, do nothing. Please see the link in my sig line.

Contrary to all the commercials on TV, old things should look old! :laughing: Funny thing, people will take new products, and beat them up and stain them, to replicate the look of a genuine antique. Then you have people who don't know any better, take antiques and try to make them look new. :roll:
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+1 :oldguy: Don't be in a rush to make it "shiny" :oldguy:
 
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