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What’s the best way to clean Morgan dollars?
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Over time my Morgan dollars started turning purple and rainbow color. I want to clean that pesky contamination off. I tried using sandpaper and tried scraping it off. On another coin, I used windex. What do you guys use?
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Sand then down with sandpaper until they shine. Then dip them in liquid acrylic to seal out the air. That keeps them shinning for decades.
I just run them over in the parking lot, get em under the rear wheel and do a nice burnout shines right up.
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Power washer - 3,500 psi works well.
Sandblasting frosts them up real nice.
I tried that once and lost a finger
OMG, Dont listen to any of these idiots!!! Your coin is already ruined! Rule #1, dont clean your coins! How dare you all give such bad recommendations!
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Glass beading would even out that pesky cartwheel.
Media blast with plastic pellets might be the ticket.
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I use the edge of a St. Gaudens and scrape it all off like a scratch off ticket.
You know, because gold is soft and won't harm the Morgan.
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Well, I use a belt sander, Then I buff them to fine finish. Thats will do the trick, then sell them on Ebay as MS67!
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Rock tumbler, heavy grit.
Don't forget to check on them within a couple of weeks.
Steel wool works wonders
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Well you certainly wouldn't want to use an abrasive object like sandpaper or toothbrush as that will damage the surface.
Try a chemical dip/bath instead. I recommend nitric acid overnight.
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Why bother cleaning them? I thought your stance on Morgans was that they were the biggest scam in the hobby.
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Seriously, over 50 years ago one of my boyhood friends was convinced that he could improve his silver dollars (he had some good ones like the 1889 CC (and the 1903-O before it became common)) and make some real money. He lived with his aunt who was a doctor and she had connections. He borrowed an ultrasonic machine from their dentist to clean the coins. Last I heard he broke the machine and his dentist was mad at him.
That's the last time I saw him. Any guesses as to how the coins would have turned out?
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exactly, why else would they sandblast dies?
if the mints can use that process to take bs dies/coins and turn them into amazing matte proofs, why can't we?
Ajax works wonders.
Throw a coin enough times, and suppose one day it lands on its edge.
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Says not use on silver but what the heck, go for it.
If it's really gnarly crud, I put the Morgan in a bench vise, tighten the vise as much as I can, and go after it with a sharpened cold chisel.
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I’ve seen Sweet accomplish this on a couple occasions. They turn out real nice! I usually just use the old fashioned phosphoric acid with a Brillo pad. Nothing shinier!
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