How does everybody clean wheat Cents
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Ice Scratcher
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Mine get tumbled, I'm happy with my results...
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Grumpy Since 55
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Roll them all up, nice & neat, take them to Loomis and they will return nice NEW shiny pennies for them!!, No need to worry yourself with them ever again....
zach66604
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I need a tumbler.
Oldsjunkie
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Head to goodwill or where you keep your old computer parts if you're like me, grab an inkjet printer, see my "Inkjet tumbler for $0" thread in the make it and fix it yourself subforum. Profit! Good luck and HH!
bruinvikes
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Mine get tumbled, I'm happy with my results...
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Mine go in the tumbler also
Mud-puppy
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Here is a photo of my just cleaned wheaties. They were tumbled about four hours in a 12lb tumbler with 5 lb. of aquarium gravel with a few drops of dish soap, along with all my non-rare wheat cents, copper memorial cents and zinc cents. The "shiny one" in the middle was tumbled an extra two hours 
along with the zinc cents, to try and clean off the corrosion on Lincoln's face. That was still not enough time, as you can see.
along with the zinc cents, to try and clean off the corrosion on Lincoln's face. That was still not enough time, as you can see.Attachments
Chipk
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Tumbled in white acquarium gravel, covered with water, a squirt of blue Dawn detergent, a splash of white vinegar and a splash of bleach. Tumble 4 hours. Does the job.
amc rulz
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I tumble mine also, but first I check for key dates.
I tumble for no more than 30 minutes to keep damage to a minimum.
Too bad many wheats turn 'purple' and lose that nice patina!
I tumble for no more than 30 minutes to keep damage to a minimum.
Too bad many wheats turn 'purple' and lose that nice patina!
scout23
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For a speedy clean up that does great, try about a cup of vinegar and a tablespoon of salt. Put them in a container and shake for a minute. Let it sit about five minutes and shake again. Then rinse off and most will be very shinny just like new. Since I've started doing this, I never tumble pennys. This does better job (shinny) and doesn't waste time. Add more soak time if really cruddy. GL Tom
