Any way to dull polished gold?

pcgs69 · February 25, 2016 6:22AM

I have a couple gold coins from my childhood that I polished up nice and shiny. Is there anything that can be done to dull the shine a bit? Want to try having somewhat of a more natural look. They will never be sold, so not trying to pull off anything here.

Thanks for any input!

JazzmanJAB · February 25, 2016 6:42AM

Bury them in the ground for a couple of decades.

davewesen · February 25, 2016 6:59AM

pocket piece for a couple years

DollarAfterDollar · February 25, 2016 7:09AM

I'd agree with the pocket piece theory. Gold however is a bit more meaningful if it rolls out of the pocket, gotta be very careful.

BillJones · February 25, 2016 7:19AM

Originally posted by: davewesen
pocket piece for a couple years

This might work. Any other quick strategy will probably make things worse.

TigersFan2 · February 25, 2016 8:06AM

Could you dip the coins in a sulfur solution for a few seconds? That can tarnish silver and mess up copper quickly.

IwasAgentjim007 · February 25, 2016 8:08AM

6 months in your butt crack.

CoinRaritiesOnline · February 25, 2016 8:15AM

Originally posted by: IwasAgentjim007

6 months in your butt crack.

In polite company we call this technique the "Pulp Fiction".

CaptHenway · February 25, 2016 8:55AM

Originally posted by: DollarAfterDollar

I'd agree with the pocket piece theory. Gold however is a bit more meaningful if it rolls out of the pocket, gotta be very careful.

This.

steveben · February 25, 2016 9:04AM

just hang onto them.

shorecoll · February 25, 2016 9:09AM

Some kind of sulfur compound and some potting soil...might take a long time. Just make sure some helpful person doesn't throw your project away.

Musky1011 · February 25, 2016 9:54AM

Sand blast them

coindeuce · February 25, 2016 10:00AM

Originally posted by: Musky1011

Sand blast them

That's a little bit over the top, but I was going to suggest using a glass bead (ballotini) blaster with the air pressure dialed way down to the least pressure required to get the micro fine glass powder to pass through the hose. I would expect this to create a finish resembling matte surfaces.

PerryHall · February 25, 2016 10:06AM

Originally posted by: coindeuce

Originally posted by: Musky1011

Sand blast them

That's a little bit over the top, but I was going to suggest using a glass bead (ballotini) blaster with the air pressure dialed way down to the least pressure required to get the micro fine glass powder to pass through the hose. I would expect this to create a finish resembling matte surfaces.

Not a good idea. You'll just be trading one unnatural finish for another.

gsa1fan · February 25, 2016 10:48AM

Try coke a cola then dirty them up. Why do they bother you now

Goldbully · February 25, 2016 10:53AM

Originally posted by: IwasAgentjim007

6 months in your butt crack.

Why 6 months?

Broadstruck · February 25, 2016 11:06AM

Why not just sell and replace them with unmolested examples of the same exact dates?

53BKid · February 25, 2016 11:17AM

How about some scans to liven up this thread?

pcgs69 · February 25, 2016 2:33PM

They might be in the safe deposit box. Will take a look tomorrow.

And the reason for not selling them is because they were given to me by family members so I'm stuck with the aftermath of the forever-ago cleaning.

What would happen with a taco bell napkin? Anything?

Coin Finder · February 25, 2016 2:45PM

Wear is the only way I know of..

Broadstruck · February 25, 2016 2:53PM

I don't think there's anything you can do to dull it without going the pocket piece route.

If you don't have the patience for that fill a plastic coffee can with a couple inches of heavily circulated copper cents place the coins in the middle and set it on your clothes washer & dryer for a month checking them every couple loads.

ricko · February 26, 2016 1:19AM

pcgs69..... If you have any friends who shoot and reload, then I suggest borrowing their vibratory

shell cleaner.....add some pea gravel and vibrate for a minute, then check... repeat as necessary to achieve the look you want....should only take a couple of minutes... You can sift the gravel out at the end of the project. Cheers, RickO

TwoSides2aCoin · February 26, 2016 1:21AM

Was going to say pass them around and show the butcher, the baker, candlestick maker, blacksmith, and cobbler but most of them trades are lost. They could at least give gold a used look.