will a tumbler for brass work on coins?

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cableguy417

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• Dec 27, 2006

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i have a brass tumbler for rifle rounds, can i use it for coins? any ideas out there.

 

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• Dec 27, 2006

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Tumbling is tumbling. The principal is the same for anything so I don't know why it wouldn't work!

 

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In fact, if ya try it let us know how well it works !!!

 

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• Dec 27, 2006

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cableguy417 said:

i have a brass tumbler for rifle rounds, can i use it for coins? any ideas out there.

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Are you talking about the kind that uses walnut shells? If so I wouldn't bother trying to use it.. I have a tumbler and use aquarium gravel and a little soap and water in it and I usually let it tumble for an hour or so depending on how clean I want the coins to be.

 

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the tumbler i have has a fine granualr material in it and it cleans spent brass from guns. i will try it this weekend and let you know. thanks keith

 

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• Dec 28, 2006

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If it is a tumbler it will work with the right media loaded in it. If you are speaking of one of those vibrating units, it probably doesn't give enough "action" to clean coins. I bought a rock tumbler many years ago. It is used for rocks, ammo reloading, and cleaning coins.

 

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I'm curious if tumbling is too "rough" on the coins. I would be hesitant to tumble any older coins. I think it would be great to clean up the clads for re-circulation.

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