A Good Coin Cleaning Method....:cool:

[park pirate]

Now first off i would never do this to a key or semi key coin. This barber dime was so black i couldent even see the date, or if it had a mint mark. Well i used bakeing soda paste it did take off some, but just dident do it for me. So i put the coin in silver jewelry cleaner for five minutes took it out and rubbed the coin with an eraser it came right off. The only problem with this is it shines it like a mirror dident work well for the green corusin on the SLQ. Im happy with the out come...

 

[banditicey]

WOW

Did you use a Specific Brand and how long did you wait before rinsing?

 

[park pirate]

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[dmckee17]

What kind of ground/environment leaves a silver coin looking like that? Around here (central Alabama) the old silver usually turns sorta frosty white, you can usually rinse em and rub em a little to bring the circulated look back.

 

[park pirate]

What kind of ground/environment leaves a silver coin looking like that? Around here (central Alabama) the old silver usually turns sorta frosty white, you can usually rinse em and rub em a little to bring the circulated look back.

The soil had a lot of cole and ash mixed with it...

 

[park pirate]

WOW

Did you use a Specific Brand and how long did you wait before rinsing?

After i took the coin out of the jewelry cleaner and used the eraser on it then i rinsed it off, know more then five minutes. I did this three times i think it worked well, the soil i found this coin in had a lot off ash and cole mixed with it...

 

[MNCoinhunter]

What kind of ground/environment leaves a silver coin looking like that? Around here (central Alabama) the old silver usually turns sorta frosty white, you can usually rinse em and rub em a little to bring the circulated look back.

It sounds like you are extremely fortunate because just about everywhere else on the planet, coins take a bit of a beating from being in the ground for so long.

Park Pirate ... if it was so dirty that you could'nt see a date or mintmark, then how did you know it was'nt a key-date coin? Just joking ..

 

[park pirate]

What kind of ground/environment leaves a silver coin looking like that? Around here (central Alabama) the old silver usually turns sorta frosty white, you can usually rinse em and rub em a little to bring the circulated look back.

It sounds like you are extremely fortunate because just about everywhere else on the planet, coins take a bit of a beating from being in the ground for so long.

Park Pirate ... if it was so dirty that you could'nt see a date or mintmark, then how did you know it was'nt a key-date coin? Just joking ..

Hello Dave. Thats a good point, after a bakeing soda rub i could see that it was a 1912 i knew it was not a key or semi coin thats why i decided to go furteher..

 

[dewcon4414]

For those type coins i use electrolicis short bursts. Works outstanding and doesnt leave scratches or the coil looking unnatural. I also use Bar Keeps Friend instead of baking soda it desolves with the water on a micro cloth and gets in those hard to get to places.

Dew