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Old 05-12-2012, 11:44 PM
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I found a aluminum 1930's missouri tax receipt token any ideas on cleaning aluminum?
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Old 05-13-2012, 01:25 AM
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I use baking soda and water paste to scrub it. Maybe a quick bath in lemon juice or vinegar, then neutralize in baking soda and water. Also a plastic dish scrub pad, finger nail, or toothpick.

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I have used lemon juice and then baking soda and it works pretty good.

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ok, I'll give it a try thanks guys.
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Aluminum jelly has been talked about many times..
Some good results..
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I usually just use toothpaste and toothbrush, seems to work pretty decently. Not quite done with this one but this is just a couple mins with the scrub.
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Missouri tax tokens... AFAIK, they were made of zinc and later plastic. They don't tend to cleanup very well.

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Oklahoma tokens are aluminum too and hard to clean. Some cleaning methods will damage the aluminum, pitting it.

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Missouri tax tokens... AFAIK, they were made of zinc and later plastic. They don't tend to cleanup very well.

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I agree..!! Even getting them wet will make them worse & fade in color, best to leave them as is straight out of the ground..

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