How to Clean Silver the Easy Way!

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  • Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
  • In this video, you'll learn not only how to clean your silver in a non-abrasive way, but you'll also learn why it works. This video is great for home school groups or kids coming up with ideas for a science project. It's also great for metal detectorists and coin collectors!
    I used a silver dime I found while metal detecting at San Refugio Beach in Southern California. If you'd like to see that video, look here:
    • Metal Detecting at San...
    All you need for this is a pan, simmering water, aluminum foil, salt, and baking soda. For the background on the science of it all, go to:
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    Here's a link for the toothpaste I used:
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    Subscribe if you enjoyed! Thank you :)

Комментарии • 100

  • @PastorRob77
    @PastorRob77 9 лет назад +8

    Nice. I like the idea of the baking soda/aluminum hot water bath. I'm going to try it.

    • @marie-annecooper4738
      @marie-annecooper4738 6 лет назад

      Me too! I have Aus 10 & 20 cent -ie only current face value- coins that need a clean. This method looks easy and safe. Thank you!

    • @usmanghani2745
      @usmanghani2745 4 года назад

      H

  • @wilsonrodriguez3291
    @wilsonrodriguez3291 4 года назад +1

    Im a metal detector my self!! Yea o see it WORKS! Thanks

  • @TheDukesOfDerbyshire
    @TheDukesOfDerbyshire 2 года назад +1

    Great video, I am yet to try this technique but I have several silver coins and artefacts I would like to clean. Your coin was in pretty bad condition

  • @TGBCH
    @TGBCH 5 лет назад +3

    nice video, thanks for sharing.very helpful

  • @crazyscott2646
    @crazyscott2646 3 года назад +2

    Never never never never never clean a coin!

  • @astar.9254
    @astar.9254 2 года назад +1

    except for a shiny effect, you just damaged the coin. Sandpaper would do less damage :D. Now it looks like a painting from Mr Bean after sulphur damaged.

  • @WhoStew
    @WhoStew 5 лет назад

    I never thought that clean you think cleaning a penny with toothpaste works really good thank you for give me that idea

  • @giovanniyvesbaguio2762
    @giovanniyvesbaguio2762 4 года назад +1

    this is nice idea thanks

  • @roblewis3147
    @roblewis3147 4 года назад +1

    Thanks brother, definitely going to try this.
    One quick question, I have a 1966 Canadien silver dollar,any idea how much it's worth?

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  4 года назад +1

      I don't know for sure. If an American silver quarter is worth about US$2.40, I'm guessing a silver $1 coin should be worth no less than the silver quarter. I can honestly say I'm not sure about the size comparison, though. I just assume a Canadian dollar coin would be big like the US silver dollar

    • @roblewis3147
      @roblewis3147 4 года назад

      @@junkisdeleted yeah, the older Canadien silver dollars are pretty big, about the size of one and a half American quarters.

  • @therrienmichael08
    @therrienmichael08 5 лет назад +4

    The dime I dug today is covered in green.

  • @WhoStew
    @WhoStew 5 лет назад +3

    It looks too far gone to me at work too much right now because it’s it’s really scratched up being beaten up

  • @peterkearns2413
    @peterkearns2413 4 года назад +3

    Oh no you never wanna clean silver like that it devalues taking off the patina tarnish just a word of advice you can make a coin worth hundreds or even thousands make it worth scrap value

  • @Aileensjournal
    @Aileensjournal 5 лет назад +1

    WOWOW THANKS FOR SHOWING THIS

  • @srlewis29
    @srlewis29 5 лет назад +2

    Just use crest toothpaste and a cloth towel , it will be clean and smell minty

  • @bestoonjaff3864
    @bestoonjaff3864 4 года назад +6

    This is how you damage your coin! Yay!

    • @coolkingwistune1323
      @coolkingwistune1323 4 года назад +1

      Bestoon Jaff this is how you be rude. yay!

    • @steelemerald300
      @steelemerald300 2 года назад +1

      Time to ruin all the silver coins I have that are worth melting value (kills all value bc that’s how that works)
      😈😈😈😈😈

  • @josephbragg5445
    @josephbragg5445 4 года назад +1

    Cleaning coins destroys the value of them so if they are old dont clean them or you will be sorry they wont grade them if they have been cleaned.

  • @markfannin3975
    @markfannin3975 8 лет назад

    Very informative video. I definitely will keep that method in mind. How much salt did you sprinkle into the water? Cheers.

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  8 лет назад +1

      +Mark Fannin I put a couple pinches in when I clean silver. Thank you for watching!

  • @khaledpescacoins3206
    @khaledpescacoins3206 5 лет назад +2

    Great video like 👍👍⭐⭐

  • @nenitacapistrano3273
    @nenitacapistrano3273 4 года назад

    Nice video tips bro

  • @trainjam6596
    @trainjam6596 7 лет назад +1

    I own a lot of high value coins, they say never clean them, I am suspect that half or more have been cleaned. How would a buyer know? This is the question.

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  7 лет назад +1

      That's a great question. The only way I think I could tell, if I were a collector, would be through a magnifying glass. I would imagine a cleaned coin will have smoothed over edges vs a mint coin having more defined ridges...I think that's what I would look for. I would think that the rubbing that takes place in cleaning the coin would likely dull those ridges/edges. Thanks!

    • @shawnkrestar977
      @shawnkrestar977 5 лет назад +2

      Being a collector for over 20 plus years. It’s easy to detect to be honest. You can clean it several times over, and be very delicate. However, when looking at the coin with a powerful loupe, the coin shows you spots, that the “cleaner” can’t see.
      I have multiple coins that were cleaned 10-15 years earlier and you can still tell it was cleaned at one point. The coin shows spots of tarnishing and dirt, etc....that are naked to the human eye.

  • @jibjab351
    @jibjab351 4 года назад

    Or buy a pot of jewellers silver dip, much easier and non abrasive. I only used it if the coin has an ugly tone or the coin is stained.

  • @cordelballenger6244
    @cordelballenger6244 3 года назад

    I just put the foil in a bowl with the baking soda and pour the hot water over the coins. I rub some of the baking soda on the coin like a paste with my fingers or a microfiber cloth comes off like butter. I hope you will not be using that pan again to cook with!

  • @teru797
    @teru797 4 года назад

    How do you get the green part that didn't come off, off?

  • @1jessetaylor
    @1jessetaylor 3 года назад +2

    Remember not to buy any silver from him

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  3 года назад

      It would be hard to anyway...I don't sell it

  • @joshuajones9035
    @joshuajones9035 3 года назад +1

    TOOTHPASTE HAVE ABRASIVE!!!!! DONT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

  • @asmodeusasteroth7137
    @asmodeusasteroth7137 4 года назад

    I use a bowl lined with foil fill hot water, toss in silver and soda
    Can clean a bunch of jewelry but,,,.
    Don't do hollow silver jewelry, such as bracelet Beads and some things with pin hinges, rings and solid Is ok, no Amber, celluloid, nelio enameled anything damaged by heat,
    Some things will be damaged and need polish,
    I use metal polish
    Collectors? Ah old coins mostly just junk

  • @gregsneed2297
    @gregsneed2297 5 лет назад +1

    Thankyou

  • @roxiemendez2873
    @roxiemendez2873 4 года назад

    Hi I just want to ask you regarding a 1 oz 14 k gold coin from 1979 South Africa I have I want to know how much is worth it now if I want to sale it and also I have another coins from here there are from 1954 &1958&1946 this ones are quarters ok & I have much more coins and $2 bills with one star note in the serial # and I want to know where I can sale it and how much are worth it can you let me know the information pls

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  4 года назад

      I'm the wrong person for asking for valuations on coins and bills. Good luck!

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg 5 лет назад +1

    Not worth the time for a dime...It cost more for the materials, plus the time and the coin was junk anyway...

  • @knowledgepedia1995
    @knowledgepedia1995 5 лет назад +3

    lo there is no need to do that.just take dishing saop and add bakins soda and rub over the coin.this method makes the coin devalued

    • @leahbromlow7585
      @leahbromlow7585 5 лет назад

      I was just watching a u tube on copper pennies where they used olive oil, and your finger- thumb, wouldnt that work on silver too???

  • @joshuajones9035
    @joshuajones9035 3 года назад

    ... welp for anyone thinking of cleaning a coin,.... cleaning is the quickest way to make your coin worthless...

  • @therrienmichael08
    @therrienmichael08 4 года назад

    I would like to just get a date on another coin I dug that is really beat up and has hard crud on it.

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  4 года назад +1

      An ultrasonic cleaner may be the way to go

  • @indiana146
    @indiana146 4 года назад

    Listen to srllewis the best thing is not a frying pan use ordinary tooth paste an old jeweller
    Friend told me this it makes silver like new especially coins

  • @deltapizzas
    @deltapizzas 3 года назад

    You'd use a tripod

  • @mariabacea4270
    @mariabacea4270 5 лет назад

    Cool

  • @montasarmekhael503
    @montasarmekhael503 4 года назад

    I have the one coin romay

  • @phualooheng
    @phualooheng 4 года назад

    If I do this . Can my coin from vf to become ms ?

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  4 года назад +1

      No. You'll likely lower your grade and thus lower its value

    • @phualooheng
      @phualooheng 4 года назад

      @@junkisdeleted ooh . Thank you .

    • @phualooheng
      @phualooheng 4 года назад

      @@junkisdeleted how I can make my coins to be a good coins . Can anyone tell me . ??? thank

  • @mr.d.4175
    @mr.d.4175 5 лет назад

    BEWARE. IF YOU USE BAKING SODA THE BLACK OXIDATION WILL RETURN. WITH A VENGEANCE. COINS CLEANED LIKE THIS ARE REFERRED TO AS "CLEANED" AND ARE WORTH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. LEAVE THEM IN ORIGINAL CONDITION.

  • @michaelbrady2015
    @michaelbrady2015 4 года назад

    Cleaning rag dolls a lot better and faster

  • @billgoldstein4215
    @billgoldstein4215 5 лет назад +1

    Not one of the best cleaning methods I've seen. This is somewhat of an obsolete way to make silver look better. Ask any jeweler who you are on a first name basis with. He has a little machine thingy that I dropped in a 1996 Silver American Eagle and it came out PRISTINE..!

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  5 лет назад

      Thanks for the tip. Is it anything like the jewelry cleaners I've used on my channel?

    • @billgoldstein4215
      @billgoldstein4215 5 лет назад

      @@junkisdeleted To be honest with you this was your first video I've seen. I meant no harm nor disrespect toward you or the method you used. I just use what is for me a quicker and more through way to shine it up. Sorry if you took my comment wrong.

    • @kuyanatnatdkrx7
      @kuyanatnatdkrx7 4 года назад +1

      machine thingy doesnt help

  • @raketata4
    @raketata4 7 лет назад +2

    Cleaned or not this coin has no collectors value. The condition of it is crap anyway.

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  7 лет назад +4

      +raketata4 yes, but it's now my crap... ;)

  • @Dante343
    @Dante343 6 лет назад

    Boom! This guy's related to the Crazy Russian Hacker

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  6 лет назад

      That's funny. He got me saying it. Lol

  • @drutter
    @drutter 4 года назад

    If you want to use abrasive, why not baking soda? Skip the whole toothpaste step, just rub the coin with damp baking soda and rinse, repeat until shiny. Toss it back into the hot aluminum bath if necessary.

  • @julianamallory3547
    @julianamallory3547 2 года назад

    Don't clean your coins they won't been worth anything. No coins.

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  2 года назад

      I guess you forget that clean silver and dirty silver are still worth their weight in silver... at worst case, they're worth the face value of the coin, so as long as USD still has value, my shiny silver coin will still be worth something... 😆

  • @percys9427
    @percys9427 5 лет назад +3

    And for all the drug addicts out there
    This is also how to cook crack

  • @jesuslumba6750
    @jesuslumba6750 5 лет назад

    Who will buy my old coins penny’s ang dimes and five cents and philippine pesos

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  5 лет назад

      That's a great question. I don't know. Check with your local bank if you're looking for converting the coins to a different currency, otherwise look up coin collectors in the area.

  • @munbaba
    @munbaba 5 лет назад

    IF THEY ARE 90 PERCENT SILVER ANCIENT COINS THERE IS NO NEED TO DO THAT.JUST APPLY LITTLE WASHING SOAP AND THEN GIVE A GENTLE RUB AND THEN RUB A PINCH OF BAKING SODA.

  • @thewanderer6981
    @thewanderer6981 4 года назад

    You made it even worse

  • @craneoperator4
    @craneoperator4 5 лет назад

    I just dip mine in some jewel luster

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  5 лет назад

      That's prob better for the silver you're cleaning...

  • @dilipbhaikharadi6431
    @dilipbhaikharadi6431 5 лет назад

    Sir,WhatsApp naber ?

  • @garthdonovan5373
    @garthdonovan5373 4 года назад

    I would rather have the dirty y do u people keep doing this

  • @Briggz30
    @Briggz30 8 лет назад +1

    most experts and collectors will tell you - never ever try to clean your coins .. actually de values the coin - spraying it with water is about it ..

    • @dorothycarubia9987
      @dorothycarubia9987 6 лет назад

      Wheat penny older onewhat price

    • @johnmartin488
      @johnmartin488 5 лет назад

      I have a lot dirty coins they look good and have a lot of miss Ed d fir punches

  • @DERANGEDFUCKFACE
    @DERANGEDFUCKFACE 6 лет назад

    Seems like a lot of work for 1 fuckin dime

    • @junkisdeleted
      @junkisdeleted  6 лет назад

      You're right....but it's probably best to learn on a dime before using the same process on something more expensive

  • @jaymasterscrapper301
    @jaymasterscrapper301 4 года назад +1

    Ten cents before ten cents after