how can i clean crusty pennies

[davidlinder]

hey does any one know how to clean pennies out of the ocean , there all crusty ,, thanks

 

[Charles (Upstate NY)]

Generally they are a lost cause, I throw them all in the trash.

 

[thinkin2]

I agree with Charles. Saltwater is not kind to copper. In fact, I don't even keep good pennies. Lots of people do and that's okay by me but keeping, cleaning and wrapping a hundred of them for a dollar isn't worth it to me. The really crummy ones I keep and throw away but if they're good I leave them because I know others like to dig and keep them. Everybody's different I guess. --Jerry

 

[Charles (Upstate NY)]

I agree with Charles. Saltwater is not kind to copper. In fact, I don't even keep good pennies. Lots of people do and that's okay by me but keeping, cleaning and wrapping a hundred of them for a dollar isn't worth it to me. The really crummy ones I keep and throw away but if they're good I leave them because I know others like to dig and keep them. Everybody's different I guess. --Jerry

Me either, I toss ALL should-ah been a gold ring pennys in the garbage out of pure spite!

 

[GENE EDWARDS]

I save all the good ones, and clean the almost good one, then take them to a star coin machine at Wal-Mart, I had enought to by a backup battery pod for my Excal II. The real crusty ones I do throw away. Gene

 

[Dig]

You can tumble them sometimes and get the crud off. Look up "coin tumbler" on the net

 

[Gulf Hunter]

The real bad ones, I tap with a ball peen hammer and knock the corrosion off. Then I scrape them on the sidewalk, till back to round. Usually the lightly corroded ones I will scrape on the sidewalk a little and the coin machine will suck them in at my credit union(no charges). The ones that still have holes and issues, I just go ahead and roll 'em and deposit into my checking account. My credit union says, "that coins go back to the mint for evaluation, before redistribution". Yeah, they are a pain in the patootie, but you worked hard to recover 'em, get paid fer 'em. They DO add up, like GE said. I don't tumble anything anymore, may just sell the tumbler.

 

[doindadiggin]

Hi david get some hydrochloric acid[ pool acid] mix 50/50 with water and dunk em all brings em up good but remember to wash them with heaps of fresh water then spend the little buggers.terry in oz