Title: Cleaning Of Coins?
Description: What to use?
Description: What to use?
BigT1938 - November 14, 2005 02:41 AM (GMT)
I know this is a old topic but after 3 years of metal detecting I bought a tumbler from KellyKo and the material to clean the coins. What I am intested in is what to use besides the product that is called 'Magic Tumble Clean'. This product works well on clad which I am cleaning now but is very expensive for cleaning pennies.
My question is : What is cheaper that works as well!!! Any help woud be appreciated! :D
My question is : What is cheaper that works as well!!! Any help woud be appreciated! :D
goldhart - November 14, 2005 01:45 PM (GMT)
Fill the tumbler about half full of coins, add 1/2 Sudzy Ammonia, 1/2 water, aquarium size gravel and tumble for a couple of hours. Rinse several times. Do the pennies seperately. B)
Rudy - November 14, 2005 03:23 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (goldhart @ Nov 14 2005, 06:45 AM) |
| Fill the tumbler about half full of coins, add 1/2 Sudzy Ammonia, 1/2 water, aquarium size gravel and tumble for a couple of hours. Rinse several times. Do the pennies seperately. B) |
Yep, thats what I use too. I pick up the sudsing ammonia at the local TrueValue
hardware store as the local Safeway doesn't carry it.
Do it by an open window. The ammonia smell can be overwhelming. Ughh!
msimon - November 14, 2005 11:06 PM (GMT)
Same, except that safeway sells it here. After every rinse I cull out the ones that are good enough and load more in. Just good enough to get through coinstar.
Mike
Mike
BigT1938 - November 17, 2005 01:22 AM (GMT)
:) :) :)
Thanks to all that replied.
The results so far on coins that you just want to turn is as follows:
Sudzy Ammonia
White vinegar
Water
in equal amounts works pretty good.
And this is very cheap way to clean coins
Goldhart suggestion on Sudzy ammonia is good because it cleans the residue off of the coins.
Thanks to all!!! :D :D :D
Thanks to all that replied.
The results so far on coins that you just want to turn is as follows:
Sudzy Ammonia
White vinegar
Water
in equal amounts works pretty good.
And this is very cheap way to clean coins
Goldhart suggestion on Sudzy ammonia is good because it cleans the residue off of the coins.
Thanks to all!!! :D :D :D
Charles (Upstate NY) - November 17, 2005 05:31 AM (GMT)
For clad I use a little laundry detergent, a tablespoon of lemon juice, fish tank gravel, and water. After tumbling I pour the coins into a pasta strainer to rinse.
For old coppers I use hydrogen peroxide heated with a halogen lamp. I give it a couple hours under the lamp then let them soak overnight. A very light brushing with a soft bristle tooth brush under running water the next day and some blue ribbon type coin protector. This works especially good on indian head cents but be careful on large cents or other old coppers, I only use this if the patinia is solid and shiny.
Here is a typical before pic after rinsing under a faucet...
This is typical of one with a sound patina after a soak in peroxide...
Two cent peices dug in our soil are especially difficult to clean, the peroxide does a nice job on them. Note the lime green bronze rot was just starting to form on this one.
For old coppers I use hydrogen peroxide heated with a halogen lamp. I give it a couple hours under the lamp then let them soak overnight. A very light brushing with a soft bristle tooth brush under running water the next day and some blue ribbon type coin protector. This works especially good on indian head cents but be careful on large cents or other old coppers, I only use this if the patinia is solid and shiny.
Here is a typical before pic after rinsing under a faucet...
This is typical of one with a sound patina after a soak in peroxide...
Two cent peices dug in our soil are especially difficult to clean, the peroxide does a nice job on them. Note the lime green bronze rot was just starting to form on this one.