Help Me Clean—WHAT HAPPENED!?

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• Aug 28, 2022

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Hi!!

So, I attempted to clean these with the vinegar method and this is what happened to my coins! How to I fix this and re-clean properly??

 

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• Aug 28, 2022

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Never mix pennies with other coins using the vinegar method to clean them.

 

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• Aug 28, 2022

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SeabeeRon said:

Never mix pennies with other coins using the vinegar method to clean them.

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Very true, and if you tumble clean your clad, don't mix the copper cents in with the nickels dimes and quarters, they will come out copper colored.