Does soaking Zinc plated Cents work to help remove....

Boom

remove spots? Ya know... those little spots that look like Water spots?

Can there possibly be any way to help prep zinc plated Cents? (post 1982)

This cheap alloy sure does turn real nasty, really fast in circulation. Brand new Cents can look downright TERRIBLE in no time flat.

I have ZERO idea how to prep such an alloy for grading. Anyone care to shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance!

Cam40

you mean, copper-coated lincolns?
no way to remove just the water spots on those.
like milk spots on silver coins. once you got em thats it.
sometimes it takes alot of circulation wear to remove that stuff

Cam40

maybe that blue ribbon stuff for copper might help on fairly fresh water spots?

ahooka454

im new to subing coins so bare with me abit here,



preping? is this what everyone does?


i ask only because i am a collector, but also an investor. ive never subbed a coin, and just trying to get a game plan together. i too am into the lincolns.
any help is welcome

mojoman

Hi,I used to do electroplating and as a lab tech for 8 years the answer in NO it is almost like corrosion. and the zinc coating is thin , but I can get them re-plated for you,and any other coins you have lol.MoJo