abbynormal
Elite Member
Ok, so this is not about coins I found, but ones that my mother had in a metal box in her basement when it filled up with 4 feet of water last month.
I rescued a good bit of her stuff, including this box. These coins have sentimental value to her as they were coins that her late father had been saving.
There are wheat pennies and silver. I was planning on tumbling the wheats.
But as I was sorting them (everything is black) I noticed that some of them looked a bit shinier at the edge and a bit rustier. A phone call to Mom later, and she said that yes, some were steel wheaties.
I had told Mom I'd try to clean up her coins. How the heck do I clean up the rusty wheats? She isn't worried about their value for sale to collectors, she just wants them to look better than they do now.
Any suggestions?
Also, what would you do with the silver? There's a good handful each of Mercs and war nickels. Do I tumble them, or clean them individually with baking soda or something?
These coins are way blacker and dirtier than most coins I've ever pulled from the dirt.
Thanks!
I rescued a good bit of her stuff, including this box. These coins have sentimental value to her as they were coins that her late father had been saving.
There are wheat pennies and silver. I was planning on tumbling the wheats.
But as I was sorting them (everything is black) I noticed that some of them looked a bit shinier at the edge and a bit rustier. A phone call to Mom later, and she said that yes, some were steel wheaties.
I had told Mom I'd try to clean up her coins. How the heck do I clean up the rusty wheats? She isn't worried about their value for sale to collectors, she just wants them to look better than they do now.
Any suggestions?
Also, what would you do with the silver? There's a good handful each of Mercs and war nickels. Do I tumble them, or clean them individually with baking soda or something?
These coins are way blacker and dirtier than most coins I've ever pulled from the dirt.
Thanks!
