I'm collecting coins since my childhood days and there are many methods to clean coins gentle and correctly. Ancient bronze coins can be cleaned with Ballistol oil and bicarbonate of soda to remove dirt from the surface. Circulated silver coins I often clean with the Aluminum-Water-Salt-Reaction method to remove brown spots from the coins and for proof coins with milk spots on em I use a small strong vapor cleaner from the dental laboratory to remove spots from the coins surface. This method is very gentle to the coins and I don't get scratches in the coins surface. To prevent the coin from water spots I emmediately blow them dry with compressed air. Usually these milk spots don't show off again. That's the way I clean coins.
@@Travistyj Sure. I use a steam cleaner to remove milk spots from my coins. The hot steam does not damage the coin surface. Then blow dry with compressed air. I bought the steam cleaner used on ebay for a few bucks. Comes from a dental laboratory. This method works fine to me. I hope that helps.
I'm really no coin collector. I've only found 18 copper wheat back pennies and 3 steel wheats found in my pocket change. So I put them in CLR to see if they would look any better. THEN I thought, "maybe coin collectors don't like that". Bless Bess, I was right, but found this out after the fact they have been in the CLR. I rubbed 3 with some cleaner and my fingers. Those 3 look really good. I don't know what to do with the others. I guess wheat pennies are not much to worry about cleaning or not cleaning.
I tried cleaning some inexpensive coins using methods by other people on RUclips. And guess what they were all pitted they all got pitted they didn't get clean at all well they got partially cleaned but they got eaten up by the acids. I'm glad I did it that way to check it out.
Every time someone mentions cleaning coins, the collectors all jump in with a panicked "never clean a coin!" What a crock. Most coins are not collectible coins, and what most of us want to know is the *most efficient* way to cleaning a load of common coins, not a few collectibles, without damaging them. Right now I'm in possession of about 100 pounds of quarters that I've saved over the years. I want to clean them so that I can start distributing them to the kids. All I want to know is the fastest, easiest way of cleaning them and shining them up for when I hand them over. *Value* is not an issue here... nor is it in almost every case when this question comes up.
It's just that I don't CARE about numismatics. All I wanted to do, as many want to do, is thoroughly clean a mass of common coins. My original complaint was, and still is, that on these threads the collectors jump all over people about cleaning coins. I understand that about collectables. What I and others are talking about is a mass of common circulated quarters and the like with no value to collectors... and all I wanted is some input on the easiest way of doing it. In fact, what I ended up doing was putting about $100 worth at a time in a drywall bucket half-full of water with some dishwashing liquid, a bunch of Comet abrasive cleaner and several cut up sponges. I then shook and swirled it for about five minutes. After draining it and drying the coins, they looked great. Problem solved. Discussion ended.
Before I started collecting and I'm new to this I had a jug full of pennies grandbaby poured milk into jug we was in middle of moving time corroded them how can I know if I have a good penny or where I should clean them or not
Question: I have a ton of overly dirty dirty coins I find here and there. How would I know they are of value before cleaning them if they are not legible....?
I found a coin that may be collectable but I don't know because i can't read much at all because of all the corrosion. The only thing I can read at the bottom I think it's the bottom is liberty. I can I determine what it is without cleaning it?
I would also look into special car soaps! Many house hold soaps contain abrasives, which will leave micro scratch. High end car soaps are completely free of these abrasives and get the job done. Make sure you get all the soap off, and try to use distilled or reverse osmosis water to avoid leaving any mineral deposits. I also like to use a microfiber towel to pat the coin dry...
hello need your help i put cleaning solutions ( pro saniter) in a contener to wash all my coin copper & silver but i forget to wash .next day went going to wash all my silver coin change colour. please help what to do .
What if the coin is so dirty (oxidized?) that I can’t read anything? I can just barely tell that it’s an American penny, because yes IT IS that bad, by the Lincoln memorial on one side is kind of showing. But the other side is completely illegible. I cannot read what year it’s from but judging by the color, it looks old. However, I am far from a coin collector so I can’t know that for sure.
I found a 1943 D penny this morning in my change. It's so dirty it looked like a regular penny except for the edges and some tiny areas where the steel is showing through. How should I clean it?
The reason it looks so dirty is because it is made of steel. in 1943, the demand for copper for world war 2 was so high, the government made all pennies that year out of steel...I wouldn't recommend cleaning it.
Does this have to be one coin at a time? most coin sorters (in most bank lobbies) or coinstar want clean coins entered and I don't want to clean one at a time
I have silver coins, the ones I opened from the original casing have gone... don't know what the worst it's like it's mixed with moisture in the air? Part of the silver is not as shiny as the rest! Is that coin done for or is there a way to get it shiny again?
To clean a coin without hurting the coin use regular sensodyne toothpaste and a very soft toothbrush. Place coin in hot water for 1 min take the coin out, lay it on a soft cloth, and bush in all different direction lightly! You can use a Q-tip for the edges!!! I just cleaned 14 1964 Kennedy halves and they look great!
Vinegar/salt will kill the mint luster in two seconds!!! Combined they create a pretty decent acid... However It can be a worthy trade on a very oxidized penny where the date is barely readable! However check your red book on the value and make the call. Oh and don't even touch proof coins!!!!! Those suckers will fade and scratch if you so much as breath on them!!! I've even scratched them with quality micro fibre towels!
A lot of times cleaning a coin will cause accelerated oxidation and quickly deteriorate the mint luster. Mint Luster is a critical aspect to the grade/cost of a coin! I've seen a few gorgeous 1889-CC destroyed by cleaning! Something that could of been worth 30K is now in a genuine slab with NO grade and maybe worth 5K - but hey it's all shiney I guess?
if I got a very clean Lincoln penny and it gots a black tar underneath the Lincoln nose, I'm gonna clean it. I've had a few very prestine coins, dunno the value, but it only had minor tar spots. ty for posting the video
The coin will be a different color under the tar after cleaning. You should still do it because over time the tar will eat a hole through the coin but be prepares for pink colored spots where the tar used to be.
I'm a little bit into numismatics and I really think the "no cleaning" rule is bullshit, specially when the coin in question has noticeable rust spots that may end up ruining the whole coin, even when inside a binder. It really makes no sense to me, even as a collector with some 100 years old coins 🤷♀️
I will agree to an extent. Look if your coin is being destroyed by environmental contaminants you should probably clean it to stop it from getting completely destroyed. In that case though it is a damaged, problem coin before you clean it and it will be a damaged, problem coin after cleaning or "conserving". You aren't really losing any value by cleaning, you are stopping it from losing even more value from corrosion eating it up. When they say "don't clean" they generally mean don't take a coin that's in decent natural condition and polish it up to make it shiny or work it with tools to remove scratches. No matter how shiny you make it its still going to be a worn coin that's seen circulation and it's going to be obvious you cleaned or polished it up to try to hide the wear and tear on the coin which won't work. Nothing at all wrong with conserving when it's your only choice to stop the damage occurring. It's the "coin doctors" trying to make more money by polishing up a coin that are doing Un necessary work and killing the value of their coins.
you are correct , the "no cleaning" rule is bullshit, if you clean it without damaging , then why should that devalue it ? the whole grading thing is bullshit controlled by the grading companies
At $0.25 each, I wouldn't think expensive is relative....Unless you collect US Mint Silver Proof Sets with the five - 90% silver State Quarters or such.
>1990 penny >Literally worthless >Wants to clean it >Dude wants you to mail it to him >Will cost you more than the coins face value Are you guys retarded?
I put about 30-40 in an old sock, drive 200 miles find a local store and swing the sock at the teller and once unconscious I am able to exchange the coins for all the notes in the till (I have to take fuel and running costs in to account) and hopefully they don't need cleaning unless of course they are of a large denomination. et voila!
What do they do when, let's say a penny, that has a gunk spot on it? Almost looks like a piece of gum residue. You see these a lot of time in pocket change. Which is worse, leaving it or just a gentle water/soap quick rub with your finger? Of course if it was a real valuable coin, wouldn't that piece of hunk bring down the value anyway? Just asking. I have zero plans to clean a coin.
I have the genuine undated 20p on both sides. I want to keep it in good condition. I was given it in change and after a week it was all over the news that the royal mint made a big mistake and for got to date them. Can you suggest what I should do to keep it in its perfect condition .
You can do whatever you like. Personally I would start with neutral pH like distilled water soak for 5 minutes and blow dry and see where you are at. If the distilled water doesn't work, then try pure acetone, also neutral pH ( no fragrances or additives) and give it a less than 1 minute dip then back to distilled water to rinse then blow dry. Anything harsher than that might damage the item. Any acid or base might damage the item. Leaving the item to long even in distilled water or acetone can damage the item. Baby steps if you are conserving and use the least harsh methods first and see where that gets you.
Chloe Gallardo You know he isn’t talking about not cleaning a coin like that. Most of us that collect coins would have never cleaned that Walking Liberty he used as an example, (an $8 coin). If one tries to grade a coin they clean they will get back from the graders, “xxxx Details Improperly Cleaned.” A coin I actually look for on Ebay...
Was that a silver coin he cleaned? Looked like one. I still don't like the way he was rubbing to wipe it off. I've tried this on SILVER coins and it works great. Get a glass baking dish 2. tear a piece of aluminum foil so that it fits in the lower part of the dish. 3. add clean warm water which will be sufficient to cover a few coins, and not a whole bunch of them. 4. BAKING soda.............i usually just pour a little bit into the liquid and a slight stirring to help it dissolve. Lay individual coins on the bottom not touching each other After about 10 minutes turn the coins OVER and allow the liquid to work on the other side of the coin, another 10 minutes or so. Afterwards just remove the coins and rinse each off with cool or warm water NOT HOT The chemical process between the ingredients create some-type of "electro-bla bla" cleaning lol Forgot the correct explanation, but "it works great" especially to remove tarnish from the silver. It just "floats right off" Then lie each on a dry paper towel, let it air-dry and then flip them to do the other side. DO NOT RUB.................only "pat try" I have NO idea about NON-silver coins. It might or might not work. Good luck.
Hi d, I collect coins too, the best way to find a MS 70 coin is to buy rolls of coins from a bank, pennies, nickels, dimes at your age would be a great way to start. Look for the prettiest shiny ones that aren't scratched up or dented, dinged, and chances are sooner or later you might find one, although I will say it's not going to be easy, a magnifying glass will soon be your best buddy...lol and remember always have fun after all that's what this hobby is all about!!
@americansovereign Thanks. I paid a bit more per ounce then regular silver because they have a design (I.E. collector's value). What type of gloves should I get if I wish to touch them and where can I get these gloves? Thanks!
The old junk silver coins that I have, none are collector value, just pre 1964 junk pocket change with silver in them, I clean by making a thick slurry of baking soda in warm water and soak the coins in them. Then, after a day or so of soaking, I use a toothbrush to brush away the crud off of them. It makes them look good, doesn't leave anything, doesn't really make them look like polish was used on them but that they are just clean. Hope this is helpful to someone. Respectfully,
I gave a like, though I generally hate the 'patina' argument. Most collectors are likely taking off the life span of the item. It isn't just for you to enjoy them, but future generations as well. As many as possible. Many old military rifles, for example, gained most of their 'patina' from the lazy owners' attics, garages, cases, etc. Not from use. All the while active rust eats away the steel parts under the wood, because they don't want to turns any screws to disassemble it.
It's not a gun and it's not steel. Gold, silver, copper doesn't rust it oxidizes slowly and creates a film. Only if it comes in contact with environmental contaminants like strong acids or bases does the metal get eaten away, otherwise a film appears on the metal and that layer actually protects the surfaces although it will get thicker and thicker and turn dark until brown or black over time. Now if it's a coin buried in the ground for 100 years exposed to fertilizers and salt and sulfur and all kinds of contaminants it will corrode. But "patina" or "toning" is completely natural to happen and unavoidable although it can be slowed down by keeping coins dry and protected from air the best you can. Cleaning will leave scratches. There is no way possible to keep a coin blast white for 100 years unless you are cleaning it and if you are cleaning it you are wearing down the surfaces by doing it. A mint state coin becomes an AU an AU coin becomes an XF ect. At some point a person decides to polish the scratches to make it look better and then does the irreparable damage by altering the surfaces from natural through polishing or sanding ect. Do what you want with your stuff. It's your stuff, generally speaking if you are trying to hide flaws and damage from polishing then you are destroying the value of the coin and the life of the coin. If you are cleaning to remove a contaminant that is actually eating away at the coin then you are conserving. You are stopping it from losing even more value and prolonging it's lifespan.
I did this to my 1879/O just to make it shiny....because that coin dont worth a lot of money...but i cant do that on my 1914 D buffalo nickel😂believe it or not the dust that had covered the original mint luster came away and now it looks like an Ms-63...also i saw a mint error...the eagles head is connected with his right wing with a straight line....all this things were impossible to see because it didnt move from an old case for more than 30 years
why didn't I watch your channel earlier? oy vey!! I have a 1982 D small date that weighs 2.5 grams. I cleaned it in a white vinegar kosher salt solution. uh oh!!
I have Bactrian coins which are worth like over a couple grand. I have about 16 of them. I cleaned one perfectly. Then the next one I ruined. I'm never cleaning coins again
One and only problem in India is HOW TO CLEAN BUTTHOLE IN TOILET WHEN TAP GOES DRY. PLEASE post video about means and methods of DRY-CLEANING OF BUTTHOLE
I usually just put them on rubbing alcohol for a few seconds, take them out and let them air dry. I never rub them at all. The only reason I do this is to remove all oils and other foreign materials before I put them in a 2×2 flip book to avoid oxidation.
where do i get the glove? I touched my silver with bear skin which made it look dusty :( I want to rub the dust off with the gloves... I bought these coins for protection against inflation, and they are silver/nice, and are about $38.00 a coin.
nonsense clean coin is taboo...get a life man....if the coin is full of corrossion and you could only see a 1mm black layer and see nothing, how can anyone know what coin is tht and how to identify the value of the coin... silly !!
This is only for very inexpensive coins, that don't cost much...quite redundant, inexpensive means it doesn't cost much...or are there inexpensive coins that cost a lot :-)
Click Baited coin collector's hope crushed to properly learn how to Dip rare coins.....Only to discover the misleading title should have been named "Just Say No To Cleaning Coins"
I don't get this, I don't know of I am doing something wrong, but it appears that my pennies are not getting cleaner at all, so I fell like I wasted my time. Don't try this unless you are an idiot and you want to waste like 10 minutes of trying to clean a single coin.
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I'm collecting coins since my childhood days and there are many methods to clean coins gentle and correctly. Ancient bronze coins can be cleaned with Ballistol oil and bicarbonate of soda to remove dirt from the surface. Circulated silver coins I often clean with the Aluminum-Water-Salt-Reaction method to remove brown spots from the coins and for proof coins with milk spots on em I use a small strong vapor cleaner from the dental laboratory to remove spots from the coins surface. This method is very gentle to the coins and I don't get scratches in the coins surface. To prevent the coin from water spots I emmediately blow them dry with compressed air. Usually these milk spots don't show off again. That's the way I clean coins.
Hey man would you mind telling me about this strong vapor cleaner you use?
@@Travistyj Sure. I use a steam cleaner to remove milk spots from my coins. The hot steam does not damage the coin surface. Then blow dry with compressed air. I bought the steam cleaner used on ebay for a few bucks. Comes from a dental laboratory. This method works fine to me. I hope that helps.
I'm really no coin collector. I've only found 18 copper wheat back pennies and 3 steel wheats found in my pocket change. So I put them in CLR to see if they would look any better. THEN I thought, "maybe coin collectors don't like that". Bless Bess, I was right, but found this out after the fact they have been in the CLR. I rubbed 3 with some cleaner and my fingers. Those 3 look really good. I don't know what to do with the others. I guess wheat pennies are not much to worry about cleaning or not cleaning.
I tried cleaning some inexpensive coins using methods by other people on RUclips. And guess what they were all pitted they all got pitted they didn't get clean at all well they got partially cleaned but they got eaten up by the acids. I'm glad I did it that way to check it out.
Soap and water will never clean a dirty coin that's been n the ground for a long time
cocacola and sea salt
@@danmorley3486 where is a nigga going to get seawater if he lives in Nevada?
_j_o_s_u_e_ _ pee in a cup and drop it in there the acid eats off the coin
I use my heavy duty grinder with 36 grit stone, Shines them up good..like a whole new coin..
LOLOLOLOL!!!!!! I love it!
Will, i normally put mine on a train track, makes them very smooth
I put mine in a pillow case and have pillow fights with them....
LMAO U KNOW IT WILL, carve some notches in em with an angle grinder while ur at it.
I just throw mine on the ground and take a axe to them
so how about pennies ?? is the vinegar and salt dumb ??? should i leave the crusty stuff alone ? thank you for your time
I just cleaned a coin by getting unwanted varnish off by using vaseline and leaving it on the coin for 2 days. Worked well for me!
Every time someone mentions cleaning coins, the collectors all jump in with a panicked "never clean a coin!" What a crock. Most coins are not collectible coins, and what most of us want to know is the *most efficient* way to cleaning a load of common coins, not a few collectibles, without damaging them. Right now I'm in possession of about 100 pounds of quarters that I've saved over the years. I want to clean them so that I can start distributing them to the kids. All I want to know is the fastest, easiest way of cleaning them and shining them up for when I hand them over. *Value* is not an issue here... nor is it in almost every case when this question comes up.
Post a photograph of literally every quarter you have.
And the purpose of doing that would be... ?
TomKaren94 You must know nothing about numismatics.
It's just that I don't CARE about numismatics. All I wanted to do, as many want to do, is thoroughly clean a mass of common coins. My original complaint was, and still is, that on these threads the collectors jump all over people about cleaning coins. I understand that about collectables. What I and others are talking about is a mass of common circulated quarters and the like with no value to collectors... and all I wanted is some input on the easiest way of doing it. In fact, what I ended up doing was putting about $100 worth at a time in a drywall bucket half-full of water with some dishwashing liquid, a bunch of Comet abrasive cleaner and several cut up sponges. I then shook and swirled it for about five minutes. After draining it and drying the coins, they looked great. Problem solved. Discussion ended.
TomKaren94 *cleaning silver quarters from before 1964*
I don't CAAARE about numismatics.
Before I started collecting and I'm new to this I had a jug full of pennies grandbaby poured milk into jug we was in middle of moving time corroded them how can I know if I have a good penny or where I should clean them or not
Question:
I have a ton of overly dirty dirty coins I find here and there.
How would I know they are of value before cleaning them if they are not legible....?
Thanks for the informative video 🙏 love from India 🇮🇳
I found a coin that may be collectable but I don't know because i can't read much at all because of all the corrosion. The only thing I can read at the bottom I think it's the bottom is liberty. I can I determine what it is without cleaning it?
i need a good method to clean a 1899 USA - Barber Dime which is 90% silver
any recommendations
I would also look into special car soaps! Many house hold soaps contain abrasives, which will leave micro scratch. High end car soaps are completely free of these abrasives and get the job done.
Make sure you get all the soap off, and try to use distilled or reverse osmosis water to avoid leaving any mineral deposits. I also like to use a microfiber towel to pat the coin dry...
My wife uses an expensive hair shampoo to wash her new car, it's the best way she was told by the vehicle company,
hello need your help
i put cleaning solutions ( pro saniter) in a contener to wash all my coin copper & silver but i forget to wash .next day went going to wash all my silver coin change colour. please help what to do .
Thanks Bryan for a great tip!
What if the coin is so dirty (oxidized?) that I can’t read anything? I can just barely tell that it’s an American penny, because yes IT IS that bad, by the Lincoln memorial on one side is kind of showing. But the other side is completely illegible. I cannot read what year it’s from but judging by the color, it looks old. However, I am far from a coin collector so I can’t know that for sure.
I found a 1943 D penny this morning in my change. It's so dirty it looked like a regular penny except for the edges and some tiny areas where the steel is showing through. How should I clean it?
The reason it looks so dirty is because it is made of steel. in 1943, the demand for copper for world war 2 was so high, the government made all pennies that year out of steel...I wouldn't recommend cleaning it.
Thanks.
+Channing Curry Yes xD i got copper form my nickelll lol 1884
So my 100 hunder year old coin, i should never clean it? Leave it dirty as it is?
Could be shortened to:
1) Never clean valuable numismatic coins.
2) If you're going to clean a coin, wash it.
BRILLIANT!!!
How much patina on a coin is a good thing before it starts to devalue it? I've seen some old coins that are so caked in patina that they're illegible.
I want to display the diff quarters w pictures on the back those arent worth anything right? HOW CAN YOU TELL ITS BEEN CLEANED?
We have a 1902 Mexican coin but it's black with tarnish so how can we clean it?
Is it alright to clean silver and gold coins?
I find a quarter that looks like is damaged from the factory is Tha normal in coins?
Thx I will be using this on not so old coins with little value
I have a king William the 3rd coin dated 1701. any advice on cleaning it?
Ask at numistaDOTcom forums. They will know better.
Does this have to be one coin at a time? most coin sorters (in most bank lobbies) or coinstar want clean coins entered and I don't want to clean one at a time
I have silver coins, the ones I opened from the original casing have gone... don't know what the worst it's like it's mixed with moisture in the air? Part of the silver is not as shiny as the rest! Is that coin done for or is there a way to get it shiny again?
To clean a coin without hurting the coin use regular sensodyne toothpaste and a very soft toothbrush. Place coin in hot water for 1 min take the coin out, lay it on a soft cloth, and bush in all different direction lightly! You can use a Q-tip for the edges!!! I just cleaned 14 1964 Kennedy halves and they look great!
Vinegar/salt will kill the mint luster in two seconds!!! Combined they create a pretty decent acid... However It can be a worthy trade on a very oxidized penny where the date is barely readable! However check your red book on the value and make the call.
Oh and don't even touch proof coins!!!!! Those suckers will fade and scratch if you so much as breath on them!!! I've even scratched them with quality micro fibre towels!
I know not to clean coins but I'm wondering about olive oil just putting a little bit on them to knock the dust off is that cool or no
A lot of times cleaning a coin will cause accelerated oxidation and quickly deteriorate the mint luster. Mint Luster is a critical aspect to the grade/cost of a coin!
I've seen a few gorgeous 1889-CC destroyed by cleaning! Something that could of been worth 30K is now in a genuine slab with NO grade and maybe worth 5K - but hey it's all shiney I guess?
Wait do how do I make my coins look better? I don’t want my coins to be shiny but just not full of dirt…
Nice and very informative
how much value is the cut-off point for cleaning
Will there ever be a method of cleaning dirty coins without damaging it?
Petroleum-based degreaser mixed with citrus degreaser...
Put it in the washing machine
Thank you (answered my question in 19 seconds) so im actually taking time to comment :)
White vinegar and water works. Rinse in cold water then dry with a towel after leaving it to soak for 5 minutes.
is the half dollar for sale
And if you dont have a local coin dealer?
Oculus Rift
can i still clean my 1872 silver coin?
Excellent
if I got a very clean Lincoln penny and it gots a black tar underneath the Lincoln nose, I'm gonna clean it.
I've had a few very prestine coins, dunno the value, but it only had minor tar spots.
ty for posting the video
The coin will be a different color under the tar after cleaning. You should still do it because over time the tar will eat a hole through the coin but be prepares for pink colored spots where the tar used to be.
“This is for cleaning inexpensive coins where there is not much value to them” (starts cleaning a silver walking liberty half dollar🤦🏽♂️)
I'm a little bit into numismatics and I really think the "no cleaning" rule is bullshit, specially when the coin in question has noticeable rust spots that may end up ruining the whole coin, even when inside a binder. It really makes no sense to me, even as a collector with some 100 years old coins 🤷♀️
I will agree to an extent. Look if your coin is being destroyed by environmental contaminants you should probably clean it to stop it from getting completely destroyed.
In that case though it is a damaged, problem coin before you clean it and it will be a damaged, problem coin after cleaning or "conserving". You aren't really losing any value by cleaning, you are stopping it from losing even more value from corrosion eating it up.
When they say "don't clean" they generally mean don't take a coin that's in decent natural condition and polish it up to make it shiny or work it with tools to remove scratches. No matter how shiny you make it its still going to be a worn coin that's seen circulation and it's going to be obvious you cleaned or polished it up to try to hide the wear and tear on the coin which won't work.
Nothing at all wrong with conserving when it's your only choice to stop the damage occurring.
It's the "coin doctors" trying to make more money by polishing up a coin that are doing Un necessary work and killing the value of their coins.
you are correct , the "no cleaning" rule is bullshit, if you clean it without damaging , then why should that devalue it ? the whole grading thing is bullshit controlled by the grading companies
Is there any safe way to remove milk spots from modern coins without ngc or pcgs knowing it.
pencil eraser works great
Baking soda and lemon juice, maybe even a little ketchup. They clean up beautifully with no damage.
Yep should work
Don’t forget a lil honey
i have a few Buffalo Head Nickels can't read the year how should I clean it also a few silver half dollar's
Thank u for sharing.
Are state quarters inexpensive?
At $0.25 each, I wouldn't think expensive is relative....Unless you collect US Mint Silver Proof Sets with the five - 90% silver State Quarters or such.
I have a question I found a indian penny with a head on both sides but they are different years did somebody do that themselve? It confused me
Il buy it from ya
How does making a coin look nicer damage it?
i found a Penney 1990 it's dirty (green) and it looks steel. can i clean it?
Mail it to me I'll clean it.
>1990 penny
>Literally worthless
>Wants to clean it
>Dude wants you to mail it to him
>Will cost you more than the coins face value
Are you guys retarded?
Heeyyy he's cleaning the exact 1 dollar coin I'm cleaning
I put about 30-40 in an old sock, drive 200 miles find a local store and swing the sock at the teller and once unconscious I am able to exchange the coins for all the notes in the till (I have to take fuel and running costs in to account) and hopefully they don't need cleaning unless of course they are of a large denomination.
et voila!
What do they do when, let's say a penny, that has a gunk spot on it? Almost looks like a piece of gum residue. You see these a lot of time in pocket change. Which is worse, leaving it or just a gentle water/soap quick rub with your finger? Of course if it was a real valuable coin, wouldn't that piece of hunk bring down the value anyway? Just asking. I have zero plans to clean a coin.
I have the genuine undated 20p on both sides. I want to keep it in good condition. I was given it in change and after a week it was all over the news that the royal mint made a big mistake and for got to date them. Can you suggest what I should do to keep it in its perfect condition .
Send it to me and I will take care of it and you'll be happy
Money laundering??? :)
Lol
Thats some funny shit.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!
Can I use a little CLR and warm water to clean my military coins??
SMbigpapi lemon water cannot gowrong
You can do whatever you like. Personally I would start with neutral pH like distilled water soak for 5 minutes and blow dry and see where you are at.
If the distilled water doesn't work, then try pure acetone, also neutral pH ( no fragrances or additives) and give it a less than 1 minute dip then back to distilled water to rinse then blow dry. Anything harsher than that might damage the item. Any acid or base might damage the item. Leaving the item to long even in distilled water or acetone can damage the item.
Baby steps if you are conserving and use the least harsh methods first and see where that gets you.
i used autosol a metal polish. worked brilliantly.
So If I have a 1859 quarter cent I can't try this or what solution can I use? #PleaseCommentBack
No its a 1859 coin & okay ! Thanks
My grandfather made a ring for me out of a 1987 quarter it has a small spot of green in it how can I clean that
One collector was using MS70 for silver. You can also get a jewelry cloth.
@@TruthLivesNow thanks I'll try it out
Chloe Gallardo You know he isn’t talking about not cleaning a coin like that. Most of us that collect coins would have never cleaned that Walking Liberty he used as an example, (an $8 coin). If one tries to grade a coin they clean they will get back from the graders, “xxxx Details Improperly Cleaned.” A coin I actually look for on Ebay...
I know it holds no value or was a gift and I was looking up ways to clean it
That's a walking Liberty waasaaaoooaoaoaaaa!
funny how you wear one glove even with soapy water lol great video but had to mention that :)
Was that a silver coin he cleaned? Looked like one. I still don't like the way he was rubbing to wipe it off. I've tried this on SILVER coins and it works great. Get a glass baking dish 2. tear a piece of aluminum foil so that it fits in the lower part of the dish. 3. add clean warm water which will be sufficient to cover a few coins, and not a whole bunch of them. 4. BAKING soda.............i usually just pour a little bit into the liquid and a slight stirring to help it dissolve. Lay individual coins on the bottom not touching each other After about 10 minutes turn the coins OVER and allow the liquid to work on the other side of the coin, another 10 minutes or so. Afterwards just remove the coins and rinse each off with cool or warm water NOT HOT The chemical process between the ingredients create some-type of "electro-bla bla" cleaning lol Forgot the correct explanation, but "it works great" especially to remove tarnish from the silver. It just "floats right off" Then lie each on a dry paper towel, let it air-dry and then flip them to do the other side. DO NOT RUB.................only "pat try" I have NO idea about NON-silver coins. It might or might not work. Good luck.
Can I Rub The Coin With A Pencil Eraser,
Got perfect Resuls, Nothing Else?
hello my name is d i am a coin colleect i am 11 i been trying to find ms 70 does any one know where its at its a safe way i heard
Hi d, I collect coins too, the best way to find a MS 70 coin is to buy rolls of coins from a bank, pennies, nickels, dimes at your age would be a great way to start. Look for the prettiest shiny ones that aren't scratched up or dented, dinged, and chances are sooner or later you might find one, although I will say it's not going to be easy, a magnifying glass will soon be your best buddy...lol and remember always have fun after all that's what this hobby is all about!!
He forgot to mention that this is only for very inexpensive coins with not much value to them
You mean like at 0:52 lol
@americansovereign Thanks. I paid a bit more per ounce then regular silver because they have a design (I.E. collector's value). What type of gloves should I get if I wish to touch them and where can I get these gloves? Thanks!
Great video like
The old junk silver coins that I have, none are collector value, just pre 1964 junk pocket change with silver in them, I clean by making a thick slurry of baking soda in warm water and soak the coins in them. Then, after a day or so of soaking, I use a toothbrush to brush away the crud off of them. It makes them look good, doesn't leave anything, doesn't really make them look like polish was used on them but that they are just clean. Hope this is helpful to someone. Respectfully,
interesting +1 subscription and the other, the coins go rarely, mostly looking for rarities WWII
What do you think of the old baking soda, aluminum and boiling water trick on blackened coins? Would that method impair the value of a rare coin?
excellent explanation
Who the heck would say “ hey have inexpensive coins I want to clean”
I gave a like, though I generally hate the 'patina' argument. Most collectors are likely taking off the life span of the item. It isn't just for you to enjoy them, but future generations as well. As many as possible. Many old military rifles, for example, gained most of their 'patina' from the lazy owners' attics, garages, cases, etc. Not from use. All the while active rust eats away the steel parts under the wood, because they don't want to turns any screws to disassemble it.
It's not a gun and it's not steel. Gold, silver, copper doesn't rust it oxidizes slowly and creates a film.
Only if it comes in contact with environmental contaminants like strong acids or bases does the metal get eaten away, otherwise a film appears on the metal and that layer actually protects the surfaces although it will get thicker and thicker and turn dark until brown or black over time.
Now if it's a coin buried in the ground for 100 years exposed to fertilizers and salt and sulfur and all kinds of contaminants it will corrode. But "patina" or "toning" is completely natural to happen and unavoidable although it can be slowed down by keeping coins dry and protected from air the best you can.
Cleaning will leave scratches. There is no way possible to keep a coin blast white for 100 years unless you are cleaning it and if you are cleaning it you are wearing down the surfaces by doing it. A mint state coin becomes an AU an AU coin becomes an XF ect. At some point a person decides to polish the scratches to make it look better and then does the irreparable damage by altering the surfaces from natural through polishing or sanding ect.
Do what you want with your stuff. It's your stuff, generally speaking if you are trying to hide flaws and damage from polishing then you are destroying the value of the coin and the life of the coin.
If you are cleaning to remove a contaminant that is actually eating away at the coin then you are conserving. You are stopping it from losing even more value and prolonging it's lifespan.
how did you tried to clean them ?
Hello sr give me whatsep number
I did this to my 1879/O just to make it shiny....because that coin dont worth a lot of money...but i cant do that on my 1914 D buffalo nickel😂believe it or not the dust that had covered the original mint luster came away and now it looks like an Ms-63...also i saw a mint error...the eagles head is connected with his right wing with a straight line....all this things were impossible to see because it didnt move from an old case for more than 30 years
i have pennies from 1910 and others coins from the 1800's
nice
why didn't I watch your channel earlier? oy vey!! I have a 1982 D small date that weighs 2.5 grams. I cleaned it in a white vinegar kosher salt solution. uh oh!!
guess i'll just continue using knives and such so scrape off all the dirt so i can actually see what coins I've found then
my papa has a vet center coin from vietenom and ldk how to clean it!?
Thanks for sharing
Sir maine bahut try kiya par kuch nahi hua .kya aap meri help karege .I sell my coin
I have Bactrian coins which are worth like over a couple grand. I have about 16 of them. I cleaned one perfectly. Then the next one I ruined. I'm never cleaning coins again
Sir,Tell me how to clean copper coins
What's a q-tip?
Show me a coin dealer that doesn’t clean his own coin collection
One and only problem in India is HOW TO CLEAN BUTTHOLE IN TOILET WHEN TAP GOES DRY.
PLEASE post video about means and methods of DRY-CLEANING OF BUTTHOLE
I usually just put them on rubbing alcohol for a few seconds, take them out and let them air dry. I never rub them at all. The only reason I do this is to remove all oils and other foreign materials before I put them in a 2×2 flip book to avoid oxidation.
J.R Coin Roll Hunting well done but also you must drop more alcohool to remove the residue created on its surface
where do i get the glove? I touched my silver with bear skin which made it look dusty :( I want to rub the dust off with the gloves... I bought these coins for protection against inflation, and they are silver/nice, and are about $38.00 a coin.
nonsense clean coin is taboo...get a life man....if the coin is full of corrossion and you could only see a 1mm black layer and see nothing, how can anyone know what coin is tht and how to identify the value of the coin... silly !!
This is only for very inexpensive coins, that don't cost much...quite redundant, inexpensive means it doesn't cost much...or are there inexpensive coins that cost a lot :-)
He is cleaning a silver walking liberty. Hardly what I consider trash! He can send me all the realy inexpensive coins he can spare.
@ThumbBeggar That's petty shit. I have a 1826 half cent.
Click Baited coin collector's hope crushed to properly learn how to Dip rare coins.....Only to discover the misleading title should have been named "Just Say No To Cleaning Coins"
I don't get this, I don't know of I am doing something wrong, but it appears that my pennies are not getting cleaner at all, so I fell like I wasted my time.
Don't try this unless you are an idiot and you want to waste like 10 minutes of trying to clean a single coin.
Surfactant from trader joes a vegetable spray. Pulls dirt right off.
I collect coins, but make my own Americana style coins... I have a video of my Americana art pieces. It's called Patriots Pennies....
@AFMier Yes it would, you would not want to do this to a coin that is valuable.
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