Coin Restoration

trolytic · January 30, 2007 10:59AM

I'll call it "restoration" rather than "cleaning" because I want to.

But anyways, I was just wondering if anyone has baked a penny for at 400 F for ten or so minutes? If not I recommend it for cleaned pennys that have seemed to lost their color. Link below for results

You can make it darker by leaving it in longer.

storm888 · January 30, 2007 11:02AM

If you had not revealed the technique, I would have
thought the coin was simply cleaned; maybe with a
pencil eraser.

fcloud · January 30, 2007 11:05AM

I prefer chocolate chips!

Mercury10c · January 30, 2007 11:10AM

Still has an "unnatural" look to it. I bought a cleaned half cent a while back for $20 and I took it home and washed it with soap and water, then I just let it sit in a dark closet. I would occasionally pick up the coin and hold it in my hand so that the oils from my skin would get on it.
After about 6 months the coin had a very natural chocolate brown toning to it. I ended up selling it on ebay (claiming that it may have been cleaned at one time) for about $80.

trolytic · January 30, 2007 11:21AM

check out the secong image

commoncents05 · January 30, 2007 11:22AM

it is not "restoration" as you like to call it. i understand you're probably new to collecting and it's a mistake we all made, but trust me and don't do it anymore.

-Paul

lathmach · January 31, 2007 12:03AM

Ya want your pennies dark, just go to the hardware store and get some sulpher based thread cutting oil and oil em up. If you use it full strength, they turn almost black, so dilute it with some light machine oil like sewing machine oil.
This does the same thing as Dellers Darkener.

Ray

Preussen · January 31, 2007 12:14AM

Better coin collecting through chemistry

- Preussen

basestealer · January 31, 2007 12:31AM

So the test is... SNIFF the coins before you buy. If they smell like bread or motor oil, avoid.

TwoSides2aCoin · January 31, 2007 12:33AM

ya'll need help

I like the chocolate chip comment the best

shirohniichan · January 31, 2007 2:12AM

<< <i>So the test is... SNIFF the coins before you buy. If they smell like bread or motor oil, avoid. >>

I heard you were supposed to bake bread if you want home buyers to like your house more, but I guess you shouldn't bake your cents. I'll try to remember that.

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