ga5150
Elite Member
Nope....you need to dig 1600 pennies to afford that with shipping!
I gotta dig 700 pennies to afford that?
Cleaned with Conklin Gel
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muerte33
Full Member
Just buy a case of it like I did. This makes the shipping seem more "reasonable". It is good for other things besides coins.
I am tempted to run the Indian Head I found the other day through "the process".
I am tempted to run the Indian Head I found the other day through "the process".
I also bought a case and just sold the other bottles to my friends just $2 higher per bottle to cover shipping cost.
JWalker3
Forum Supporter
I'm not questioning your results, pennies look great!
From the conklin website the ingredients is 87.5% acid. Plain, cheap readily available vinegar would probably work just as good as it is 5% to 8% acetic acid.
I use about 50/50 vinegar(3% to 4% acid) and water with a dash or so of non iodized salt, and a drop of Tide HE (less foaming) detergent in my tumbler with my clad. I also try to separate my coins by quarters, dimes , nickles, copper pennies and zinc pennies before tumbling them. They turn out looking as good as a dug coin can, nice and shiny. Except the zincs which are usually beyond all hope but spendable in small quantities. Vinegar is also available for $2 gallon at most stores.
https://www.conklin.com/files/MSDS/002543.spec.pdf
From the conklin website the ingredients is 87.5% acid. Plain, cheap readily available vinegar would probably work just as good as it is 5% to 8% acetic acid.
I use about 50/50 vinegar(3% to 4% acid) and water with a dash or so of non iodized salt, and a drop of Tide HE (less foaming) detergent in my tumbler with my clad. I also try to separate my coins by quarters, dimes , nickles, copper pennies and zinc pennies before tumbling them. They turn out looking as good as a dug coin can, nice and shiny. Except the zincs which are usually beyond all hope but spendable in small quantities. Vinegar is also available for $2 gallon at most stores.
https://www.conklin.com/files/MSDS/002543.spec.pdf
REAL_RAT_FINK
Forum Supporter
Conklins still available?
I went to Conklins website and it appears they don't sell direct anymore?
Does anyone know where I can buy this online?
I went to Conklins website and it appears they don't sell direct anymore?
Does anyone know where I can buy this online?
Digger-Dave
Forum Supporter
Real, give them a phone call. Customer service should be able to do something for you. Some chain of hardware stores might be supplied by them.
