Has anyone actually tried this. According to the site it works for good resale value. Are you all just poo-pooing it without trying it first, or do you know for sure it is not a good idea?
NEVER clean a coin! Only a neebe will buy these on Ebay. It takes away all collectors value. I have an ultra sonic cleaner that would do a much better job without all the coin damage by abbrasions and that's a no no too! Some will dip a coin if it has some organic crap on the coin but most won't buy these knowing either.
I sure hope your not buying those bright middle grade bust halves that's been cleaned for your sake.
This method relies on abrasive cleaning. Any sort of abrasive cleaning will destroy the surface of a coin and make it effectively worthless. Therefore, none of us have tried this method because we can be certain that the outcome will hurt the coin.
The best way to clean coins is the NOT method. Do NOT clean coins, Do NOT allow abrasives to touch the coins. Do NOT use wire brushes, tooth brushes, or other devices intended to remove the surface to be cleaned. Cleaning coins ruins the value and introduces whizzing. No mater how light the act of cleaning, changes to the surface of the coin occur and therefore alterations to the coin cause it to differ from its original state.
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Here's the cleaning method I used last night. Plastic food storage tub (small), a little bit of Tide, some Greased Lightning cleaner and hot water. I let the coins soak for a bit then I started swishing and rinsing them with more hot water then I gave them a good rub with my fingers to get the gunk off. It seemed to work pretty well on most coins.
Maybe I forgot to mention that the coins I cleaned were pulled out of pockets while doing laundry. They were setting on a ledged covered with Tide and dust. Hopefully I didn't misplace an '09-S VDB.
I like the Tide™ method and such on my underwear and towels.
For antique furniture----LEAVE IT DIRTY for restoring old cars ...LEAVE IT ORIGINAL for vintage baseball cards..... Leave them be for COINS ?.... if they are common, why clean them ? SPEND THEM! If they are collectible , WHY DESTROY THEM ?
(laughin' here, Millertime,Phelan,mgoodm,morganhunter and pharmer....)
That link was a joke, right? Anyone with numismatic experience would just laugh at that post.....
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I'm sure "busthalfcrazy" is just a new collector. I hope he's not taking this the wrong way were just trying to edcuate him before he spends a lot of money on worthless material or even worst wipes out some more collectable coins.
<< <i>Has anyone actually tried this. According to the site it works for good resale value. Are you all just poo-pooing it without trying it first, or do you know for sure it is not a good idea?
Thanks! >>
I take them to yo' mammas house! They come back clean,
<< <i>Has anyone actually tried this. According to the site it works for good resale value. Are you all just poo-pooing it without trying it first, or do you know for sure it is not a good idea?
Thanks! >>
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LOL. Methinks some repliers didn't look at your link and see that it was a joke.
I could use a rock tumbler. I want to take a fresh Sac dollar and wear it to PO-1 grade and get it slabbed. It has to be done in a way that would be acceptable as natural wear to get encapsulated.
As for the general advice, I certainly agree. If you need to ask about cleaning coins, you are not in a position to do it properly on even those that should be cleaned. The NCS service can do something for some pieces. I only see cleaning if there is risk of further corrosion if not cleaned or to remove PVC film to make marketable.
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As to cleaning coins the method shown there is not acceptable due to the cost of all the materials. Sand, pebbles, silver, tumblers, miscellaneous other stuff, electricity to run the tumbler all would have to be added to the cost of the coins subjetted to that cleaning. Holding a coin with glass tweezers and dipping them into a Concentrated Sulfuric or Nitric Acid bath for several minutes would take off any miserable dirt much better and the acid would still be usable for other fun stuff. However, just putting your coins in the family washing machine with your clothing would further save on materials required for the cleaning. Just remember to use strong detergents and bleeches for those washings. As to the restoring of old cars to leave them alone just don't work in real life. Cars, unlike coins, require replacements of items no longer available on Earth. My 67 Imperial, for instance, has front wheel disc breakes that were made for that car. Total production of that car did not warrant replacement parts from the manufacturer. That is only one example of just not utilizing original parts as the car gets older. Same with many other items on my other cars. GM cars do have lots of stuff around but Mopar stuff just ain't around to keep original.
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and Amazing that a newbie posts crap like this.
I do hope that this was for jocularity and not a serious question.
so to refresh what a hundred of us collectors know
NEVER CLEAN COINS - LEAVE EM ALONE.
Thanks!
Shinycoinboy approved.
I sure hope your not buying those bright middle grade bust halves that's been cleaned for your sake.
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Maybe I forgot to mention that the coins I cleaned were pulled out of pockets while doing laundry. They were setting on a ledged covered with Tide and dust. Hopefully I didn't misplace an '09-S VDB.
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For antique furniture----LEAVE IT DIRTY
for restoring old cars ...LEAVE IT ORIGINAL
for vintage baseball cards..... Leave them be
for COINS ?.... if they are common, why clean them ? SPEND THEM! If they are collectible , WHY DESTROY THEM ?
(laughin' here, Millertime,Phelan,mgoodm,morganhunter and pharmer....)
Busthalfcrazy ???? surely, you jest !
And, JA! It's a joke hey!
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<< <i>Has anyone actually tried this. According to the site it works for good resale value. Are you all just poo-pooing it without trying it first, or do you know for sure it is not a good idea?
Thanks! >>
I take them to yo' mammas house! They come back clean,
<< <i>Has anyone actually tried this. According to the site it works for good resale value. Are you all just poo-pooing it without trying it first, or do you know for sure it is not a good idea?
Thanks! >>
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Are you actually serious!
Just, wow.
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I could use a rock tumbler. I want to take a fresh Sac dollar and wear it to PO-1 grade and get it slabbed. It has to be done in a way that would be acceptable as natural wear to get encapsulated.
As for the general advice, I certainly agree. If you need to ask about cleaning coins, you are not in a position to do it properly on even those that should be cleaned. The NCS service can do something for some pieces. I only see cleaning if there is risk of further corrosion if not cleaned or to remove PVC film to make marketable.
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<< <i>Rock tumbler, sand, gravel, silver cleaner:
Shinycoinboy approved. >>
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Holding a coin with glass tweezers and dipping them into a Concentrated Sulfuric or Nitric Acid bath for several minutes would take off any miserable dirt much better and the acid would still be usable for other fun stuff. However, just putting your coins in the family washing machine with your clothing would further save on materials required for the cleaning. Just remember to use strong detergents and bleeches for those washings.
As to the restoring of old cars to leave them alone just don't work in real life. Cars, unlike coins, require replacements of items no longer available on Earth. My 67 Imperial, for instance, has front wheel disc breakes that were made for that car. Total production of that car did not warrant replacement parts from the manufacturer. That is only one example of just not utilizing original parts as the car gets older. Same with many other items on my other cars. GM cars do have lots of stuff around but Mopar stuff just ain't around to keep original.