New cleaning method?

glenny · Jan 17, 2006

After I soaked my 45 nickel in ammonia for about 2-3 days. It still had crude on it. I then remembered an old method of cleaning electronic contacts, (gold, and silver) with just the use of an eraser. I found a Sanford magic rub solid white eraser and tried it. Well I was a little impressed with results a little hard to see in the photo but it really shined up nicely. Tell me what you think? :?:

pic 1 - after
pic 2 - before

Vlad · Jan 17, 2006

Looking good, but would you want to do that to every coin you find?
I just fire 'em up in the tumbler and let it run all night :yes:

OkieDigger · Jan 17, 2006

It's worth a shot to try it on a semi decent valued coin.

l.cutler · Jan 17, 2006

Definitely do not use an eraser on any collectible coin. Polishing of any kind greatly reduces the value, the last thing you want to do is "shine it up". Original surfaces are very important to coin collectors. The best thing is to gently wash it without rubbing to remove dirt and grime.

OkieDigger · Jan 17, 2006

What I meant be "semi decently valued" is something you want to look nice and value personally, but nothing actually worth lots of $$$. For me this would be wheaties and nickels or other coins like the shown nickel that really aren't going to be sold at auction. Ones that I put in my own personal collection to look at.

Krom · Jan 17, 2006

OD... before I learned that, I had about 500, 1948 pennies that I had been collecting since I was a kid, and I wanted them to look good so I put them in a bowl with Brasso and slushed them around a bit, then took 'em out one-by-one and polished them to a glow.
Now, when I get old coins (coin store, Ebay, etc.), we don't even make skin contact.

OkieDigger · Jan 17, 2006

I check coin values first before doing anything. I actually use a copper brush on my wheats. Cleans them up real nice without scratching them. Scrub too hard though and you start to see them shine

TerryEastTexas · Jan 17, 2006

Nice Glenny. I'll have to try that next time I find some silver. What am I saying, when I find some silver. :roll:

glenny · Jan 18, 2006

keep hunting over there in east texas, I know there is something there around the sabine and red rivers. check for old ferry landing at the border and any old indian sites that are open to the public. good luck.

TerryEastTexas · Jan 18, 2006

Thanks for the info Glenny. I'll keep plugging at it.

simonthesearcher · Feb 28, 2006

I dont clean my coins<maybe some warm soapy water thats all,they need the patina on them to stay preserved

Diverman · Apr 3, 2006

I found this that uses electrolysis with simple tools. I tried it today with some regular pennies and it seemed to do the job. The only thing I would strongly recommend is latex gloves as the excess metal may be absorbed through the skin.

hoser · Apr 3, 2006

Only coins I clean are the spenders. Anything older than 64 never get any cleaning other than mild soap and water. I have cleaned some old silver ones, but they were family hand downs, and I will never get rid of them.

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