3 Top methods of cleaning pennies

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  • Опубликовано: 15 июл 2013
  • Testing Two of the most popular penny cleaning methods and trying one of my own. ((Please note, pennies that have collector value or that remain in their original pristine mint condition, should not be cleaned with these products!!))
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    The first cleaning will be with vinigar and salt, the second, with vinigar and hydrogen peroxide, and the lastly, with extra virgin olive oil.
    I will be using three copper wheat pennys and one steel one, these coins carry collectors value, but they are a bit dirty so only the olive oil will be used. I will also be using some common pocket change for the other tests.
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  • @marq_porthos9749
    @marq_porthos9749 4 года назад +238

    At 4:39 when he clears his throat, he sounds like a villager in minecraft

  • @ds94703
    @ds94703 2 года назад +52

    I took Extra Virgin Olive Oil and added some salt and Balsemic Vinegar and poured it over some fresh Arugula, spinach and baby kale. Top it off with some ripe tomatos.

  • @JustinLodes
    @JustinLodes 3 года назад +5

    Bar keepers friend. Cleans copper pennies instantly

  • @MYGOLDCOIN101
    @MYGOLDCOIN101  3 года назад +13

    Urgent announcement!
    Hi Everyone, I wanted to place this here to clear up any misunderstanding about the purpose of this video, as you if you watch the video through, and read the video description, I explain about not cleaning coins that have collector value, this text is pulled directly from the Video description, ((Please note, pennies that have collector value or that remain in their original pristine mint condition, should not be cleaned with these products!!)) If you are curious about potentially rescuing a coin br sure to research the coin you intend to experiment on, be sure it does not have collector value to prevent damaging it. I hope this helps:)
    I hope this helps clear up any potential misunderstand about what the video is promoting, have a happy healthy 2021:)

    • @creatureofvenice
      @creatureofvenice 3 года назад +3

      Pin this comment.

    • @beaucoup6541
      @beaucoup6541 2 года назад

      @@pattilenz5503 Chill out. Gosh Damn.

    • @pattilenz5503
      @pattilenz5503 2 года назад

      @@beaucoup6541

    • @pattilenz5503
      @pattilenz5503 2 года назад

      @@beaucoup6541 why don't you just venture over to see the coins as advertised right here on RUclips?
      Just check out the genres as they pass overhead. You might be surprised! Oh, and you might learn something, besides how to respect your elders..

  • @richardscott8159
    @richardscott8159 Год назад +3

    I have about 100 pennies that were in a cup holder that coffee was spilt on sitting there for years, black and very ditty, I clean them with lemon juice and salt, it seems to work better than vinegar!

  • @bobbiwest6625
    @bobbiwest6625 6 лет назад +4

    I've cleaned my dirty pocket change.i used distilled vinegar and salt,then kept it agitated. Then took to sink with vinegar still on coins added baking soda and rubbed.they look great. It's a joy to have clean change, not that black stuff.good luck with your coins.

  • @seeamerica1
    @seeamerica1 7 лет назад +139

    Of course collectors don't clean their coins, but as a jewelry artist I found this helpful, thanks.

    • @craigfrancis9861
      @craigfrancis9861 3 года назад

      Thanks this was really helpfu

    • @SuperheroJunior
      @SuperheroJunior 3 года назад +6

      @@craigfrancis9861 There is a chemical named Bar Keeper's Friend that they sell in the store that comes in either powder or liquid form and they work better than vinegar, salt, and the olive oil seen in this video. The Bar Keeper's Friend takes all of the dirt off of the pennies and make them look really shiny like new. I would recommend you use this product. They sell Bar Keeper's Friend in stores like Target, Walmart, Home Depot, or any store where they sell cleaning supplies.

    • @emeleooo4440
      @emeleooo4440 3 года назад

      Stfu

    • @Ewu392
      @Ewu392 3 года назад

      ...

    • @99.99
      @99.99 2 года назад +7

      Numismatic are by far the organic definition of a humannass. Who wants an old dirty coin? "Hey it's a 900 year old coin but it's been cleaned so it's worthless." That's numi logic.

  • @gustavefrankfurter6462
    @gustavefrankfurter6462 7 лет назад +3

    I experimented with cleaning some 1943 steel pennies that were trashed already, so I threw them in a cup of Tarnex for 30 minutes and they came out awesome! This guy is a nut!

    • @annettecallihancountry_gir3519
      @annettecallihancountry_gir3519 2 года назад +3

      Why would you even Risk "Cleaning" Pennies that are so Hard to find ?

    • @daveed1797
      @daveed1797 Год назад +5

      @@annettecallihancountry_gir3519 1943 steel penny is a common coin. not that rare. The 1944 steel penny is extremely rare.

  • @lisamiller8739
    @lisamiller8739 2 года назад +14

    I have a 1942 a 1943 & 1944 steel and a 1964 I am so glad I read the comments before trying any of these steps. I am not a collector these are just a few of the coins that my Grandpa had in his drawer. When he passed my Grandma gave me the coins he had aside from other coins. She said since I was always picking up pennies off the ground she thought I would like to have them. I was 22 I am now going on 56 by the sound of it I guess these pennies are worth something. Like I said no collector I just hung on to them because they were Grandpa's.

    • @MYGOLDCOIN101
      @MYGOLDCOIN101  2 года назад +3

      For sure Lisa, in your case I would see in the couns may have a premium and if they do leave those untouched by conservation, unless they are in danger of extream corrosion or turn out to be of little collector value.
      The safest method I covered in the video, and I still believe in this method to this day for copper coins is the olive oil rinsed with very hot water and gently dried. I have manyy coins I used this method on years back and they still look excellent.
      Ultimately, err on the side of caution as I state in the video and description and comments.
      I wish you good fortune on your coin collecting ventures and I think it quite thoughtful you've kept your grandfather's coins after all these years.

    • @HueMongussD
      @HueMongussD 2 года назад +2

      YOU HAVE A 1944 STEEL PENNY? Are you sure? WOW!

    • @lisamiller8739
      @lisamiller8739 2 года назад +2

      @@HueMongussD yes

    • @HueMongussD
      @HueMongussD 2 года назад +1

      @@lisamiller8739 that's awesome!

    • @melreslor2114
      @melreslor2114 Год назад +1

      @@lisamiller8739 A steel penny weighs approx. 2.7 grams. The old copper pennies weigh around 3.1 grams and the zinc cents weigh 2.5 grams. If the 1944 error penny weighs over 2.8 grams, it's likely not an steel coin.

  • @johnroberts5285
    @johnroberts5285 2 года назад +14

    Thanks. Great video. I’m new to collecting and I save my pocket change so that my granddaughter and I can check the coins out. I know now not to clean them before doing some research. At this point we just set aside anything older than 2000 or is in excellent circulated condition. The Olive Oil method seems to be a great, fairly non-destructive method for cleaning any coins that we determine are not rare. We will wash with water to date/ identify our coins if we have to. I didn’t know cleaning a coin devalues it. Thanks again..

    • @Alibabablah
      @Alibabablah Год назад +4

      The guy has led you astray do not do it

    • @strhaivenswr
      @strhaivenswr 9 месяцев назад

      They are more valuable covered in nasty than cleaned no matter how light the cleaning may seem

  • @christianingmarkjlsvik7872
    @christianingmarkjlsvik7872 4 года назад +31

    I wanted to polish up a 2006 lucky penny I found in New York, so I tested 3 grimey wallet pennies with the salt+vinegar solution.
    Two of them (1982 and 2015) lost some of their grime but turned a horrible matte pinky color. The third, a 1972 one, lost some of its grime, but was hardly effected by the solution.
    So be careful guys!

    • @DP-hy4vh
      @DP-hy4vh Год назад +10

      Pennies that were minted up to the year 1982 are solid copper. All pennies after 1982 are copper plated zinc. This process only works on pure copper pennies.

    • @tinalouise8584
      @tinalouise8584 Год назад +2

      Try soaking in warm soapy water then dry and put into a tumbler with walnut media

    • @Crimin4L
      @Crimin4L Год назад +2

      @@DP-hy4vh they aren't solid copper, just 95%.

    • @bubbabaker6244
      @bubbabaker6244 Год назад

      I can't stand listening to this guy! I swear his diaper must be too tight. Since I'm already knocking the man I'll just say he's not much for brains either!🤢🤮

    • @Pindol235
      @Pindol235 Год назад

      Hi

  • @dbuc4671
    @dbuc4671 3 года назад +14

    i have entire bulks of coins mainly pennies, kinda just stashed away in the basement forgotten. ive been going thru them and its so cool finding overseas currencies and stuff

  • @melr6859
    @melr6859 4 года назад +7

    “ACROSST”....LMFAO!! Haven’t heard that in a while...use to tease my husband for the exact pronunciation. Gotta show him this one!😂🤣

    • @71mopartony
      @71mopartony 3 года назад

      I know ....It's not a word....I laugh every time also...

    • @torrieross2550
      @torrieross2550 3 года назад

      LMAOOOO

  • @lilly_h2157
    @lilly_h2157 4 года назад +3

    Ahhhh that 1943 steel wheat penny at the beginning is worth like BIG 💰💵💸

  • @joannegonzalez9878
    @joannegonzalez9878 6 лет назад

    Olive oil is fantastic thank you so much.

  • @latoyitaalllifematteranoin1511
    @latoyitaalllifematteranoin1511 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for showing me how to clean the pennies you did a fantastic job

  • @arctictimberwolf
    @arctictimberwolf 11 лет назад +419

    This video should be titled:
    "How to make sure your penny will only be worth 1 cent"

    • @sj3802
      @sj3802 4 года назад +7

      LOLL

    • @DB-et2vs
      @DB-et2vs 4 года назад +5

      😂😂😂😂

    • @tree479
      @tree479 4 года назад +2

      Unless u went through a old cash register like me and found some keepers

    • @lisa-fg8zh
      @lisa-fg8zh 4 года назад +24

      First, rule #1 never clean coins

    • @MelindaMc
      @MelindaMc 4 года назад +3

      Hahaha

  • @irwinsaltzman979
    @irwinsaltzman979 5 лет назад +11

    Wow. All coin collectors say donot Clean the coins!

    • @KingDecahedron
      @KingDecahedron 5 лет назад +1

      oh yeah, it will diminish the value of a penny

    • @ichigocalico6397
      @ichigocalico6397 3 года назад

      D. C. Idc i'm doing it anyway also my coins are going turquoise lmao

    • @ichigocalico6397
      @ichigocalico6397 3 года назад

      D. C. Also some of the ones that are dirty and turquoise were made in 2017

  • @jeffveron8783
    @jeffveron8783 5 лет назад +14

    I like to sandblast my most valuable coins. Really puts a shine on them

    • @davefrommaine9822
      @davefrommaine9822 5 лет назад +3

      lol good one!

    • @graciethankful4643
      @graciethankful4643 5 лет назад +2

      Good one

    • @KittyKat-en3un
      @KittyKat-en3un 4 года назад +2

      😂😂😂💀 people might as well if they've already tried this bullshit 💅

    • @kimled2226
      @kimled2226 4 года назад +3

      Jeff Veron ... I am laughing out loud!!!! Thanks, I needed that!

  • @chrisedward7659
    @chrisedward7659 4 года назад +3

    That was great!
    Thanks Mr. Rodgers😁

  • @robertbrandywine
    @robertbrandywine Год назад +10

    00:29 - vinegar and salt
    04:05 - vinegar and hydrogen peroxide
    06:45 - olive oil and rubbing

  • @shuzhou6769
    @shuzhou6769 3 года назад +12

    Don’t clean old pennies if you’re planning to sell them

  • @chelseymichelle9115
    @chelseymichelle9115 2 года назад +1

    Thank you sir! the first technique with vinegar worked instantly!

    • @MYGOLDCOIN101
      @MYGOLDCOIN101  2 года назад

      You are welcome friend, please feel free to try the other methods shown, but read my pinned comment to guide you in choosing the right coin to test.

    • @rorywest770
      @rorywest770 Год назад

      @@MYGOLDCOIN101 is this coin worth certifying ? 1922 wheat penny, no mint

  • @kimberlyhoutz9939
    @kimberlyhoutz9939 4 года назад

    thak you for sharing this
    i found a all the way black penney it looked super old and its in the salt and viniger right now hopefuly its one of those really old pennys

  • @lorenzomaximo1818
    @lorenzomaximo1818 4 года назад +9

    A 40 grit open coat grinder works wonders.😁

    • @bettyschneider5268
      @bettyschneider5268 4 года назад +1

      Lorenzo Maximo .... Ya why wait to destroy coins! 😲 .... Lol 😆

  • @Youtubsucks5
    @Youtubsucks5 Год назад +4

    You can also put a slit in a tomato and stick your penny in there for a couple of days they clean up real good

  • @jaxonfondren3513
    @jaxonfondren3513 4 года назад

    God Bless you for sharing.Thank you.MeMe

  • @freddymilton3966
    @freddymilton3966 2 года назад +1

    Brilliant thank you

  • @wheretonow3106
    @wheretonow3106 6 лет назад +9

    I was looking to watch a paint drying video. This will do.

    • @theSpiritofTamzin
      @theSpiritofTamzin 4 года назад +1

      Lololololololololol!!!...

    • @wheretonow3106
      @wheretonow3106 4 года назад

      @scott nyc I put them down, let the glue dry. then polish them.

  • @bethbartlett5692
    @bethbartlett5692 4 года назад +10

    I use Ketchup and Salt - Works like a Charm - on Copper 1 cent pieces.

    • @andregessoartes7344
      @andregessoartes7344 2 года назад

      Obrigado Beth Barrlett .. vou limpar as minhas moedas dessa forma que você enviou e já me inscrevi em seu canal confere... Abraço

    • @justcallmekari1
      @justcallmekari1 Год назад

      I have a chrome polish that I have used on coins from early 1800s. Takes the grime off and leaves the coin in it's original color

    • @carolynjeanettemadison9687
      @carolynjeanettemadison9687 4 месяца назад

      Best ever!

  • @ariesmight6978
    @ariesmight6978 5 лет назад +9

    I had visisted two repital coin appraisers today. There is a new collector that was in the second store. She asked him why some of the exact same coins were being sold at two different prices. The lower priced coins were polished to a mirror shine. The more expensive ones were dirty. His reply was the owner cleaned them. Cleaning coins dramatically lowers its value. As a collectable which as you see. Depreciated their financial value. After the same appraiser/salesman helped me. I asked him if there is a safe way to clean dirty coins. He stated soak them in olive oil. After what he had told the collector. I am very nervous about coin cleaning. And am still not going to clean them.

    • @davefrommaine9822
      @davefrommaine9822 5 лет назад +2

      You should never ever clean coins

    • @bonjovirocks24
      @bonjovirocks24 Год назад +1

      I'm a germaphobe & the nastiness of crap on coins is disgusting. Literally, there is fecal matter on most,

    • @ariesmight6978
      @ariesmight6978 Год назад

      @@bonjovirocks24 Fruits and vegetables has fecal matter. Including every thing else, people who. Do not wash their hands. After wiping their ass.

  • @nikkippppppp
    @nikkippppppp 5 лет назад +2

    For those saying don't clean the coins it really depends on the WHY. I am making a penny table and tried the new and old looking coins. I prefer the uniform and sparkle you get from new coins. Also l have coins so dirty you can't see the beauty of the coin. I agree if you are collecting coins part of the intrigue is the weathering of the piece.

    • @johnchalleen3278
      @johnchalleen3278 5 лет назад +2

      Get rolls of shiny new pennies from the bank.

  • @pentiuman
    @pentiuman 5 лет назад +5

    Phrases borrowed from these sources:
    3:16 "Give it a little swirl if ya like" - Bully pulling prank ("swirlie") using toilet on smaller kid.
    6:29 "There's a lot much ..." - Donald Trump
    6:42 "Alrighty then" - Jim Carrey
    8:24 "Once you get all your items oiled and rubbed all that you want..." - Ho Instructions
    8:31 "Turn on just a trickle, just a trickle of hot water..." Blues Clues

    • @PeachSt8Digger
      @PeachSt8Digger 4 года назад +1

      Oh I NEEDED that laugh today!!!

    • @sireeshindle7010
      @sireeshindle7010 4 года назад

      OK EVERYONE! The word of the day is "Take" - Pee Wees playhouse! And whatever you do, take your finger. "acrosst" the coin! 11:52. ROFLMBO. I don't smoke weed (any more) but can only imagine watching this if I did! This is pee your pants funny!

    • @sireeshindle7010
      @sireeshindle7010 4 года назад

      You are HYSTERICAL Don!

  • @tiffanybriley6256
    @tiffanybriley6256 5 лет назад +4

    I will never look at McDonalds the same way again after finding a mercury dime in my change, the boyfriend fought me in a barage of texts until buying it from me for $10.00 we still check our change for wheaties though. Great video!

  • @maribel98
    @maribel98 Год назад

    Thank you.

  • @leeart6297
    @leeart6297 5 лет назад +1

    totally worked with the oil!! I found a 2003 penny! my birth year!

  • @user-hz6hw5hs3f
    @user-hz6hw5hs3f 3 года назад +5

    This was helpful!!
    You gained a new subscriber!!

    • @MYGOLDCOIN101
      @MYGOLDCOIN101  3 года назад

      Glad to help, and thank you so much!

  • @lischlopy443
    @lischlopy443 5 лет назад +24

    STOP BATHING ABRAHAM LINCOLN

    • @yep6633
      @yep6633 3 года назад +1

      Lol right

  • @ThePirateDuckDigger
    @ThePirateDuckDigger 9 лет назад +1

    Nice video. Thanks

  • @1tsjaboisam973
    @1tsjaboisam973 5 лет назад +112

    Taco Bell always giving me 1920s Pennies in my change

    • @TRICK-OR-TREAT236
      @TRICK-OR-TREAT236 5 лет назад +13

      WHICH ONE ?

    • @candylove2015
      @candylove2015 5 лет назад +13

      The oldest wheat penny I have is minted in 1919. Got it from the Taco Bell drive-thru.

    • @user-on9ue9eq1s
      @user-on9ue9eq1s 5 лет назад +8

      The oldest wheat penny I have is a 1916-D and my oldest coin is a 1899 V-Nickel

    • @cuylerreactsmore209
      @cuylerreactsmore209 5 лет назад +6

      The oldest wheat I’ve found is a 1911 d. My oldest coin is from 1846

    • @BOMBERMARKET
      @BOMBERMARKET 5 лет назад +3

      well if you got it from a drive through its not minted lol smh @@candylove2015

  • @laceyharris3357
    @laceyharris3357 3 года назад +8

    By scrubbing your coins or by using the salt & vineger; you LOSE THE VALUE OF YOUR COINS! PLEASE NO ONE DO THIS IF YOU VALUE YOUR COINS! It will devalue your coins ☹️

    • @andregessoartes7344
      @andregessoartes7344 2 года назад

      Oi lacey... Muito obrigado por sua explicação... Eu ia acabar danificado as minhas beijos minha amiga...

  • @alanduncan1980
    @alanduncan1980 5 лет назад +10

    You should always clean your coins with barkeepers friend and a wire brush. For those stubborn stains you can use an angle grinder.

  • @RColon-rc9ob
    @RColon-rc9ob 6 месяцев назад

    🥊🥊🥊Thanks for the video.

  • @coins_816
    @coins_816 Год назад +1

    thanks dude your very helpfull

    • @MYGOLDCOIN101
      @MYGOLDCOIN101  Год назад

      You're welcome, I hope you have an amazing week!

  • @Yellowpick10
    @Yellowpick10 2 года назад +7

    If you want to clean coins, make sure they are only normal coins that could be used for paying for things, and not valuable if you plan to sell them. Some coins are valuable. There are error coins and such you want to look out for. Typically, American coins having an S or a W on them go for more than a D, a P, or no letter. Keep these in mind, even if you don’t sell the coin, and please do your research. Also find a price chart.

    • @keithelledge7216
      @keithelledge7216 Год назад +1

      Where do you sale a error coins. I have a bunch but no out let

    • @FelipeZELDAguy
      @FelipeZELDAguy Год назад

      Why not clean the older ones? Theyre filthy

  • @jkroundumup365
    @jkroundumup365 Год назад +6

    When you realize he’s about to clean a one million dollar penny 🤦‍♂️

  • @onedayati
    @onedayati 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks.

  • @X_Spence
    @X_Spence 3 года назад +2

    So from what I take use method 2 (vinegar and hydrogen peroxide) for somewhat better detail and to retain luster better and method 3 (olive oil) for better detail, and method 1 if the coin is extremely dirty

  • @nlite10nd1
    @nlite10nd1 4 года назад +7

    if you want to clean your coins this is how you do it...……...NEVER EVER CLEAN YOUR COINS..PERIOD

  • @IrocOn2
    @IrocOn2 9 лет назад +4

    From a production viewpoint - I thought this was definitely one of the best and I have seen many. I thought your David Attenborough style voice over was excellent. I appreciate your sharing of ideas and you covered all the points. I have destroyed / maimed / injured too many coins trying to rebirth them. Your tips and demonstration confirm what I know now. Well done. Cheers done mate. GL & HD Ian

    • @MYGOLDCOIN101
      @MYGOLDCOIN101  9 лет назад +1

      Why, thank you very much. It's nice to get a cheerful comment every now and then.

    • @mikebunce4429
      @mikebunce4429 4 года назад

      Nicely put

    • @johncall293
      @johncall293 2 года назад

      Thanks mom! Haha

  • @NathanEDavis
    @NathanEDavis 5 лет назад

    This dude would be a good water aerobics teacher.

  • @robertoperezcatalan3043
    @robertoperezcatalan3043 2 года назад

    Interesante vídeo amigo gracias por compartir un abrazo buenas tardes 👏👏👍

  • @COPPERMOUNTAINCOINS.
    @COPPERMOUNTAINCOINS. 5 лет назад +5

    You should never clean a coin, even if it looks BU if you clean it, it gose down to Good. So if you clean a coin that's worth a hundred dollars in fine, clean it and it knocks it down to good which is worth less.

    • @deadnoise63
      @deadnoise63 2 года назад

      Yea its worth less and worthless so all in all its just worthlessness

    • @Thebomen
      @Thebomen 2 года назад

      I’m cleaning it cause I found it at my moms funeral so I wanna keep it

  • @finthechat4167
    @finthechat4167 5 лет назад +72

    Me:cleans 1944 wheat penny with salt and vinegar
    Gold coin 3 minutes later: oh yeah, don’t do that

    • @michaelserby7697
      @michaelserby7697 5 лет назад +1

      That would absolutely ruin the gold coin...now its worth only gold amount

    • @about19wookiees14
      @about19wookiees14 5 лет назад +2

      Michael Serby gold coin is the guy who made the video 😂

    • @james10739
      @james10739 5 лет назад +2

      Wouldn't gold be fine i would not expect a weak acid like vinegar to touch gold

    • @bettyschneider5268
      @bettyschneider5268 4 года назад +2

      NotAStepBack .... Ya someone else said he like to ruining and mess up coins? 😲 hopes that's not true! Just sad 😥 if it is true! Because it's hard enough to find good coins!

    • @peachyglam7787
      @peachyglam7787 4 года назад +2

      @@bettyschneider5268 well it makes less valuable

  • @SJsmixedAdventures
    @SJsmixedAdventures 4 года назад

    Fantastic

  • @rick31869
    @rick31869 Год назад +1

    its the BOB ROSS of the coin world LOL. I KEPT waitng for you to say , HAPPY LITTLE COINS !!!

  • @pauldaciuk4431
    @pauldaciuk4431 5 лет назад +8

    I though they said never to clean coins

  • @AllerNuttin
    @AllerNuttin 5 лет назад +3

    i swear to god this is daily dose of internet

  • @michaelharrington75
    @michaelharrington75 Месяц назад

    When I was a kid I would shine pennies up with brasso. Its best to leave them as they are if they're valuable.

  • @suzzetteallam6695
    @suzzetteallam6695 5 лет назад

    thank you

  • @donjonlon2909
    @donjonlon2909 7 лет назад +4

    do you think people in the future will collect coins ,stamps or sports stuff ? I think your video is kinda interesting ...yeah gave me som ideas wow on what else to use to clean dirty ole nasty cruddy rusty etc coins like the ones metal detectors find or treasure hunters find. on utube I saw this person throw them into machine that really cleans them real good but ....

  • @lindamarieoconnordrake1006
    @lindamarieoconnordrake1006 6 лет назад +3

    hello mr. rodgers..try ketchup put a bit on each side and rub lightly with thumb and pointer finger. just as u did with olive oil...sigh thank you i enjoyed watching and listening to the paint dry :) thanks

    • @scottfirman
      @scottfirman 5 лет назад +1

      I did that with an indian head penny and it destroyed the penny. NEVER clean an old coin. It devalues them instantly.

  • @jersyballerda5170
    @jersyballerda5170 Год назад

    Yeah, very nice. Simple cleaning...i like it.i have a coin.1903 and 1907.american phiippine.coin.80.percent.silver coin.but its may collection.

  • @TreasureByMeasure
    @TreasureByMeasure 7 лет назад

    Fun experiment

  • @neilwilliams8608
    @neilwilliams8608 5 лет назад +3

    Would it help if you lined the bowl with aluminum foil?
    Awesome video. Thanks so much.

  • @tafaoatauhrle2534
    @tafaoatauhrle2534 4 года назад +1

    Hello thanks for ur video u mention it down the materials so that we buy them to clean am a pennies collector thanks

  • @BrianClunie
    @BrianClunie 4 года назад

    Just subscribed, I’ve heard of used all these methods. Good information thank you for sharing!

    • @BrianClunie
      @BrianClunie 2 года назад

      @@pattilenz5503 why is it useless?

    • @pattilenz5503
      @pattilenz5503 2 года назад

      @@BrianClunie ai sent you a lengthy reply earlier. I am not seeing it posted
      I hope it shows up.

  • @Elaphae
    @Elaphae 6 лет назад +15

    I've always been told to never clean a coin that might have collecting value. That makes a lot of sense.
    BTW, the spoon you are using looks like a teaspoon. One tablespoon equals roughly three teaspoons.

    • @oldschoolrr6077
      @oldschoolrr6077 5 лет назад +5

      @Elaphae - What you learned is absolutely right. NEVER clean any coin. Some people have lost a lot of money by cleaning coins, that no dealer or knowledgeable collector, will buy.

    • @bettyschneider5268
      @bettyschneider5268 4 года назад +3

      Elaphae .... Yes never clean coins! I had to stop! 😲 he is an idiot people are saying he is messing up coins to get a kick out of it! Sick 😷

    • @sandycrawford2602
      @sandycrawford2602 2 года назад

      @@bettyschneider5268 ppl on

    • @shelia385
      @shelia385 Год назад

      2teaspoons = 1 tablespoon exactly

  • @edmerkle5688
    @edmerkle5688 4 года назад +4

    Acetone is the favored thing for getting rid of dirt and grime without affecting the metal of the coin.

    • @rogersowers9837
      @rogersowers9837 3 года назад

      If you put your coins in a Styrofoam cup.......your coins will get cleaned but the cup will disappear from the acetone.

    • @annettecallihancountry_gir3519
      @annettecallihancountry_gir3519 2 года назад +1

      I would think, being a user of acetone for paint removal etc which works Extremely well I'm those surfaces, would also be Extremely Damaging to any coin !

    • @edmerkle5688
      @edmerkle5688 2 года назад +2

      @@annettecallihancountry_gir3519 no, coins are metal and are not affected by acetone or xylene either.

    • @StonemanRocks
      @StonemanRocks 2 года назад

      The favored thing huh? According to who? You? Ok Bill Nye the science guy!

  • @kathrinequartz4799
    @kathrinequartz4799 4 года назад +1

    I’m 16 year old girl who likes coins but I have a little ocd so I love cleaning now I found out that if I clean my coins they’ll be worth 1 cent but if I leave them like they are they could be worth a lot

  • @ceovenusworld4108
    @ceovenusworld4108 2 года назад +1

    Thank you immensely, regret not taking chemistry seriously. Can you use hydrogen peroxide on wheat pennies? Liked, how you showed seven zeroes nonchalantly with extreme coyness. Salute to you Sir, Couthed & #1st Class...

  • @vladimarputinkgb3369
    @vladimarputinkgb3369 7 лет назад +17

    THANKS COLLIN! CLEANING ANY OLDER COIN WILL DEVALUE HOW MUCH ITS WORTH PLUS YOUR MANIPULATING A COINS STATE FROM ITS ORIGINAL INTENDED MINTED STATE. I CAN SPOT A CLEANED COIN USED BY ANY METHOD A MILE AWAY. DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS!!!

    • @harry9392
      @harry9392 6 лет назад +1

      Do you not comment back very bad manners as well

    • @rayhoulette1674
      @rayhoulette1674 6 лет назад

      Vladimar Putin KGB

    • @dwaynegriffeth9143
      @dwaynegriffeth9143 5 лет назад

      Putin KGB

    • @jamesdarnell8568
      @jamesdarnell8568 5 лет назад

      These are well circulated and worn pennies. Most were worth $0.01. After cleaning, they are still worth $0.01.

  • @tree479
    @tree479 4 года назад +7

    Video outdated: Penny exploded

  • @redskulltreasurehunter1658
    @redskulltreasurehunter1658 2 года назад

    Very cool coin

  • @christymckee8133
    @christymckee8133 3 года назад

    Holy shit! Thats amazing AF!

  • @matthewwittmayer2476
    @matthewwittmayer2476 Год назад +4

    Thank you, I just got my 1932 D quarter nice and clean! It was all rainbow looking before but I gots it looking brand new. Steel wool helps too! 😁

  • @donball5918
    @donball5918 5 лет назад +39

    I've read many of the comments to this video and am inclined to agree with the general consensus that coins should not be cleaned inasmuch as it severely diminishes their collector value. This being said, in the process of literally examining tens of thousands of pennies over the past several years I have occasionally come across some coins that were so heavily corroded that the date and mint mark were wholly or partial illegible. Such coins are already at the very bottom of the collectibility scale. How much, one might reasonably ask, would you pay for an encrusted coin with no visible date? Chances are that such a coin is a common date but on the off chance it is more desirable what is lost in salvaging a scare date "filler" coin? I think it reasonable to comment that while all collectors would obviously prefer the highest grade they can afford of a given scarce coin affordability is always an impediment to acquiring such pieces and a poor example of a hard to find item such as a 1914 D would as a matter of necessity be prefered over having an empty hole in their coin album.

    • @shelleythompson-brock6412
      @shelleythompson-brock6412 2 года назад +2

      There are solutions that will temporarily 'reveal' the marks.

    • @keithmitchell8660
      @keithmitchell8660 Год назад

      ⁶_

    • @EpicAndrew97
      @EpicAndrew97 Год назад

      What if the coin has a lot of green stuff on it and the date is not legible?

    • @lonniecaravello9728
      @lonniecaravello9728 Год назад

      This is for epicandrew97. You can send your coin into PCGS and you can pay them to restore it!

    • @jennrichau5555
      @jennrichau5555 Год назад

      @@lonniecaravello9728 I didn't know they restored, ty 4 advising.

  • @LesBelltexas
    @LesBelltexas 11 лет назад

    Cool tips

  • @hippiblue
    @hippiblue 3 года назад

    I use the vinegar by the gallon to clean shovels, sledgehammers, picks and axes, etc.

  • @pentiuman
    @pentiuman 5 лет назад +6

    What about using an ANGLE GRINDER, followed by drain cleaner and coke to thoroughly clean my most valuable coins? They are NOT pennies, (which your video description cautions about cleaning.) I just want to try to get double the coins face value and get rich!!!

  • @optimuss66
    @optimuss66 Год назад +3

    Okay, if collecting to keep or sell don’t clean them. If for experimental purposes only, use 50% vinegar and 50% water. The penny will keep the luster and the grime will wash away.

    • @xlreneg4delx44
      @xlreneg4delx44 Год назад

      Why should you not clean valuable coins? Cuz I want to so badly and its not so easy for me to just not

    • @tombudas6623
      @tombudas6623 Год назад

      @@xlreneg4delx44
      It will damage them and devalue them.
      You said "valuable", keep them valuable, DON'T clean them.

    • @belasarkar7197
      @belasarkar7197 10 месяцев назад

      मेरे पास भी है जो coin आप साफ कर रहे है ईसका मूल्य क्या ह । मै बेचना चाहती हूँ।

  • @tyhroneskyles4873
    @tyhroneskyles4873 3 месяца назад

    you have chocolate pennies now, acetone and a Q-tip seems to works better on copper because it dries off quick, PCGS & NGC can’t even tell as long as you get the grime off the edges, if you don’t know what you’re doing your best to get them clean professionally if they’re collectible.

  • @terrypowers9820
    @terrypowers9820 Год назад

    By saying you choose that means that is your opinion I am doing a test right now myself on pennies that are pretty much worthless but I am putting peroxide pickle juice and salt all together in one with a few napkins in the jar to help rub off the smut let's see if that works

  • @tonymiller6858
    @tonymiller6858 5 лет назад +11

    i cleaned a 1943 copper penny with metal polisher and i feel great about that !

    • @memphisweyant5201
      @memphisweyant5201 5 лет назад +1

      Tony Miller do you know how much those are worth $50,000!!!!!!

    • @tonymiller6858
      @tonymiller6858 5 лет назад +2

      I know isnt it great !

    • @memphisweyant5201
      @memphisweyant5201 5 лет назад

      Tony Miller did you ever sell it?

    • @tonymiller6858
      @tonymiller6858 5 лет назад +3

      it was a joke id never clean that coin if i had it lol

    • @Psychogoddess
      @Psychogoddess 5 лет назад

      Memphis Weyant is it really? I have a TON of pennies, at least 1/4th of it is 1940’s and before.

  • @unioia7384
    @unioia7384 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you this helped me a lot

  • @anarchytelevision8445
    @anarchytelevision8445 Год назад +1

    Listening to this was like listening to Bob Ross teach us how to clean a coin, happy little coins

  • @gia777gia
    @gia777gia 7 лет назад +5

    Your methods worked great for me! Thanks! I think stressing the container being glass is. Key! Cheers!

  • @Paige-yx4qs
    @Paige-yx4qs 5 лет назад +24

    WOW! THIS SHOULD BE TITLED........ HOW TO DESTROY ANY VALUE YOU HAVE IN YOUR COINS...

    • @bettyschneider5268
      @bettyschneider5268 4 года назад +3

      Paige .... I know right! People are saying he likes to mess up coins he thinks it's funny! 😲 just sad 😥

    • @alicewong9935
      @alicewong9935 4 года назад +1

      Betty Schneider I’m not collecting them for the sake of value, just trying to clean it up to turn into jewelry.
      . - .

    • @louisbouvier6679
      @louisbouvier6679 4 года назад +1

      Triffty well not if you don’t live in the United States

    • @Malamockq
      @Malamockq 4 года назад +2

      @Triffty Read the laws more carefully, re-purposing coins for art or jewelry is perfectly legal.

  • @discoveryofcoins
    @discoveryofcoins 2 года назад +1

    Good
    Ur video really.. Helpful hopefully.
    Thanks

    • @MYGOLDCOIN101
      @MYGOLDCOIN101  2 года назад +1

      Thank you, it's a bit old, but I'm glad you still enjoyed. I would like to start having history based videos exploring hidden sites and lost landmarks

  • @josechavez-tl3yz
    @josechavez-tl3yz 5 лет назад +2

    coin cleaning with ross...lmao

  • @jimbo3833
    @jimbo3833 4 года назад +8

    "Tap it jently, then flip it and tap again..."

    • @bettyschneider5268
      @bettyschneider5268 4 года назад +3

      Jimmy Bob Bojangle ..... Lol 😆 ya then just keep taping until you see no markings or picture! Then throw in trash 🗑

    • @wheretonow3106
      @wheretonow3106 4 года назад

      That's what she said.

  • @katelyn6819
    @katelyn6819 6 лет назад +4

    That 1943 coin could be worth over 1 million dollars

    • @bw-leftturnracing7779
      @bw-leftturnracing7779 4 года назад

      It's steel

    • @michaeld6147
      @michaeld6147 4 года назад

      only if it is copper.

    • @williamduke6088
      @williamduke6088 4 года назад

      It’s a steel penny and if it was copper in G4 it will be about 100,000 to bad it isn’t. But there’s like 43 known to exists

  • @virendragalani7774
    @virendragalani7774 4 года назад

    very Nice video. Thank you. from: India (Gujrat)

  • @EivinSukoi
    @EivinSukoi Год назад +1

    Sand blasting works wonders .

  • @rogersowers9837
    @rogersowers9837 5 лет назад +4

    Ketchup works very good......but I wouldn't try cleaning any coins that are collectable.

    • @mrmark8603
      @mrmark8603 3 года назад

      Very well. Jesus, didn't anyone go to school?

  • @thenoob69
    @thenoob69 8 лет назад +3

    Can you use vinegar with out salt?

  • @CrucesNomad1
    @CrucesNomad1 3 года назад

    How to use olive oil for cleaning was excellent, I did not know that.

  • @collorcha
    @collorcha 4 года назад +2

    The 1943 steel is worth 100 grand

    • @mikehewitt4518
      @mikehewitt4518 Год назад

      Hey if you're interested I got a couple 1943 steel pennies that are in really good condition

  • @pinkbadger9
    @pinkbadger9 9 лет назад +5

    I just used a 1934 wheat penny with the vinegar-salt strategy and it looks like a 2010 circulated coin. AMAZING.

    • @HueMongussD
      @HueMongussD 2 года назад

      Great job! Now throw it in your pocket and put it in the first gumball machine you come across. Make sure to blow a big bubble until it bursts all over your face.

    • @pinkbadger9
      @pinkbadger9 2 года назад +6

      @@HueMongussD i was 9 years old when i wrote that lmao

    • @z0mbiezrising
      @z0mbiezrising Год назад +3

      @@pinkbadger9 Does the coin still look like its from 2010? lol

  • @robertaviles8451
    @robertaviles8451 5 лет назад +10

    Good job! Not only did it get the grime off, but about 20-30% of the value too!
    The lesson here - NEVER clean your coins!

    • @dcollins112233
      @dcollins112233 5 лет назад

      lol right!

    • @michaelcrosby5177
      @michaelcrosby5177 5 лет назад

      Robert Aviles wh6 does not the marker of the video tell people the coin is worthless or face value. I'll never clean a coin