How To Spot Cleaned Coins & Does Cleaning Coins Damage Them?
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- In the past we have tried out various methods of cleaning coins but overall our advice has always been not to clean them. Today we are looking at the damage cleaning coins can do and how to spot and avoid buying ones that have been cleaned.
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I am so tempted to clean some of my coins as I really want them shiny, but I feel I must resist that as I don't want them to loose value. Cheers for this Christopher.
I've cleaned a 1984 20p with soap water and hands
Why do you absolutely want your coins to be shiny ? Respect the coin history !
@@aadigard85 i didnt want it to be shiny i found it on the street.
That is the best advice -CC
@@BritanniaCoinCompany what do you mean?
I've cleaned coins before. They were in a drawer with a battery that leaked. I put the coins in a bowl and poured vinegar on them. At the end of the day, though, I am not worried about it because I plan on never getting rid of them. :)
Oh definitely, if they are already damaged then there's no harm done I guess -CC
Good subject matter BCC, I personally don't like to clean coins, however I have done so in the past and regret it. It takes too long and wasn't that great in the end. Happy days CC 👍🥋
We all live and learn 👍 -CC
Some sound advice
Great stuff Christopher & BCC 👍🏻
Thanks! -CC
Such a sensitive issue well covered. I have only cleaned two coins in my collection, both silver and covered in nasty black stuff. But lukewarm water, baby shampoo and a chamois cloth brought them back to better condition. I recently bought an album of farthings, and the 1910 coin has been polished by another owner (☹️) It's a shame but I'm looking for one in original condition and I'm hopeful it won't be too long before I can get one 😉
Thanks! Yes if a coin is already damaged or like yours has really bad dirt or debris then I see no harm in removing that -CC
Thanks for sharing Christopher 👍 😊
Glad you liked the video 😁👍 -CC
Very informative video Christopher👌👍
Thank you! -CC
*This is the proper video new collectors need to see. DON'T, EVER, CLEAN YOUR COINS!* 👍
🤣👍 -CC
Hi Christopher I remember that video you did where you clean some coins with different ways to clean coins but i don't think the coins you used were not Rare coins but good info on not to clean any of them thanks to you and BCC 😃👍
Yep all the coins we have cleaned in videos have been very common ones with no collectors value -CC
I will have to check my coins to see if I have any great video thank you
Thank you! -CC
Thanks for sharing 🎉
Could you make a video on coin conservation
That's a great idea! -CC
Thank you .
For me I only clean coins that have the green sulfur on them
And then it has to be distilled white vinegar that isn't to strong
It will actually not only remove all of the sulfur but reduce future decay too.
Yeah, if a coin has already been damaged then what's the harm -CC
Hi Christopher, great information 👍
Thanks! -CC
So does our finger sweat acid hurt coins. Should I always wear cotton gloves when handling coins?
The monetary value of coins is strictly based on the amount of metal within them, year of circulation, how many were struck that year, manufacturing defects, and overall condition. Not how much dirt is on it. By the way, patina is a type of corrosion; a form of damage.
Ultrasonic cleaning is fine as it only removes dirt
Feel free to do with your coins as you wish 👍 -CC
The only coins I ever clean are rusty pennies I find on the floor just out of curiosity of what the date is 😄 (it could be an NIFC), there is the equivalent in banknotes collecting too, if a note is washed it’s the same as a cleaned coin 👍
Very true, if damage is already done to the coin then what's the harm -CC
Almost as controversial as the haircut Sir.
Good video, some great info and advice. Still no matter how many times you say it, almost every noob will try to clea a coin, believing that they can do such a great job that nobody else will notice 🤣🤣🤣
Hahahaha! Yes it is a really often asked question -CC
I’d never clean my coins. The real difficulty is identifying whether a coin i buy has been cleaned. I collect silver crowns and two recent Queen Victoria ones (1891 and 1897) are very silver shiny. Now that could just be because they have been well preserved or they might have been cleaned. They look evenly shiny and the features are all very fine at least but as a collector you would have to be a total expert sometimes to spot a clean from non cleaned. It’s more obvious as you say with modern proofs. But any tips on circulated coins over 100 years old. Or should I just look for the coin ‘fineness’ and ignore whether shiny or not? Hard problem
One question please /I have silver coins i but it an vinger clean at half hour then it changes to bronze
Interesting video but please google the UK pronunciation of 'Patina'. It seems like all UK RUclipsrs have adopted the US version (0:47)
Pat-In-Ah ...... sounds weird hahaha! I'll stick with my way and blame the Canadian half of me thanks -CC
I love cleaning coins. I clean coins so often,. I don't think it's all bad I just think that some people talk shit about shit with this stuff.
At the end of the day you can do with your own coins as you wish 👍 -CC
@@BritanniaCoinCompany Yes thank you
What if you just want to soak in tepid water with a drop of dish detergent and air dry on a paper towel to merely sanitize collectors' coins?
What about protecting your coins in coin capsules
Capsules or flips both are good options 😁👍 -CC
Thanks for the info but one question if the capsules aren't from companies like leuchtturm or more well known companies do they still protect the coin well
Hot water and dish detergent to clean a penny? Yes or no?
If you really want to then you can. The overall advice is not to clean coins though. But if you have common coins or ones with little or no collectors value then you can't really damage the value of them by cleaning the coins -CC
I would tell a novice NOT to attempt to clean a coin or dip it … but dipping I do not consider it a form of cleaning it’s more of a form of improving the coin if it done right ! I have seen dark toned coin dipped in a diluted solution and sent into grading to receive a higher grade …. Again NOT every coin is a candidate for “dipping” some coins are best left alone in their natural patina they developed over the years …. “Cleaning” is what I consider wiping , scrubbing, whizzing and so on … Most Morgan dollars that are bright white has been dipped at one time in their life is it a bad thing ? Not really if it done by right person knows what they are doing
Majority of the coins i have of 1933 British penny's they've been in h*** in a War Zone 2nd World War experimental of wide range of experiments on humans coins industry. I have been cleaning coins since I was 12 years old then I used to spend them at the Rank Rits Dance Halls Dollars and Dimes date 1970s
huh?
This whole cleaning coins ruins value debate is nonsense. Every museum collection (including numismatic museums) cleans their coins, and sometimes even harshly. It seems American collectors prefer dirty coins that do not allow you to see the beauty of the design. Image if car collectors had the same values as coin collectors in the U.S.A. Car museums would be filled with broken down hunks of scrap metal. The value of a coin collection is based on what someone is willing to pay for it. My personal collection of cleaned old foreign coins value is based on the enjoyment I get from seeing the fantastic designs on them, that I would not be able to see if I left them dirty. I see no value in dirt on coins and apparently no museum does either.
Agreed. I think it's a way for the museums and professional cleaners to buy up your precious coins on the cheap then restore them themselves to claim high value. If you know what you are doing and do not use abrasive or corrosive cleaning methods your coin will be far more valuable when it is in more pristine condition.
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Beard 🤣-CC
Very interesting Christopher thank you..
Thanks! -CC
I has coin had written one world coin, ldont know what is it
If you post a picture on social media and tag us we can have a look 👍 -CC
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😁👍 -CC