![]() ![]() Learning how to clean silver coins to remove the dirt and tarnish (which is a buildup of silver sulfide or sulphide) is relatively easy. Read on for our tips! The Best Ways To Clean Silver Coins However, you may be wondering how to clean silver coins. So, if you want to give your silver coins a new life solely for aesthetic purposes, it is worth cleaning them. However, cleaning silver coins that are tarnished can renew their shine and improve the details’ display. Tarnish will not lower the value of silver coins, nor will cleaning silver coins (even when old and lackluster) increase their value. Do You Need To Clean Your Silver Coins?ĭetermining whether or not to clean your rare silver coins depends on your preference and the silver coin type. This article from our silver pros at The Oxford Gold Group reviews everything you need to know about how to clean silver coins. Tarnished silver coins lack the stunning silver shine and details that make coin collecting such an appealing hobby.įortunately, you can revive your tarnished silver with the right cleaning practices. Do not clean the "Heads" side if want year to appear on back of smashed penny.Does your silver coin collection lack its original mint luster? Unfortunately, even the most ornate silver half-dollars are prone to tarnishing and natural toning. The penny may become momentarily hot while cleaning. Works best when slowly rotating the penny while cleaning. Locking pliers must be firm enough to secure the penny while cleaning yet not so firm that it leaves large dents on the edge. This is all the grime that was removed while cleaning.ĭon't take a shortcut by using regular pliers else the penny might become a projectile and cause damage. Leaves a small layer of "Coal Dust" on the work area. Pliers will leave slight marks on edge of penny but they vanish when it is smashed. Need protective eye wear and possibly work gloves. Must observe safety as for all power tools. Somewhat abrasive to penny surface (Thats why it cleans so well) so would not recommend on already smashed pennies or valuable coins. Need moderate wrist and forearm strength. ![]() Gets off all the tarnish and gunk, even inside the lettering and in all crevices. Cheap, only the cost of running the electric motor. Cleans even the "impossible" pennies such as black or green. I found it only takes about 10 seconds per side of the penny to clean it to such a bright shine that it looks like gold! Get a "Vice Grip" or similar type locking plier and use it to secure the dirty penny while you hold the pliers as the rotating steel wire brush wheel is scrubbing away on it. The best way to clean pennies is by using the steel wire brush wheel which is included as a bonus on most table mounted grinders. I have since discovered that the black caused by hot sauce can be erased with a pencil eraser and come out shinier than it would have had I not used the hot sauce. This way if the copper reacts badly, the penny is not ruined. I don’t know why this is but I suggest testing a cleaner on the back or edge of a penny before covering the entire coin. When using things like hot sauce to clean pennies, I’ve found that it can actually turn the penny completely black on occasion. Lemon Juice can also commonly be found in packets free at restaurants. Louisiana Hot Sauce works pretty quickly in getting the tarnish off, at least as quick as most things. I've been using Arby's sauce for quite some time. My class experiments each year with what will remove the tarnish from pennies.All work to varying degrees with hot sauce at the top of the list. Taco Bell's fire sauce to clean your pennies. I suggest you try it on a duplicate first. The pennies will not be bright and shiny, but will be presentable and readable. I do not do the back side of the pennies unless it is a ’mule’. When done with all your pennies, remove from the water and thoroughly dry. I just drop them in a bucket of water till I’m done with all of the coins. When you are satisfied, clean the soap from the coin with a soft toothbrush and rinse in clean water. The goal is to remove as much dirt and coloration as possible without marring the coin. Gently, and I stress gently, scrub each penny with a wet SOS pad. Now comes the hard part as each penny must be done individually. Then thoroughly rinse the pennies in clean water. Rule number one thru ten, DO NOT use anything ACIDIC, even slightly acidic, on pressed zinc pennies! You will not be able to remove the black stain from the exposed zinc.įirst, wash the pennies in a strong, soapy solution. Cleaning pennies, zinc or copper is easy before pressing, but not so easy after. ![]()
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