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I would like to know how to clean money. How do you make the black stuff come off.. Thanks
- Thread starter quizpro
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be very careful cleaning coins that are valuable!!!! That is best left to the experts. If you are talking clad pocket change, use a rock tumbler with fish gravel. Most other coins I use a tooth brush under running water. If you have dug a silver coin in water and it has a black layer on it, after it is dry most should flake off, then you can use a little tooth paste and tooth brush. Remember never clean a valuable coin! 
Mike
Mike
MI$$OURI BETTY
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if it is a valuable coin....DON'T.....but if the coins are common clad. Use vinegar and baking soda on the pennies and vinegar and salt on the quarters, dimes and nickles.
You can even keep the nickles in the vinegar and salt solution over night and you'll be surprised how the black comes off. But be sure to rinse or wash all the coins well with clear water or they will corrode. I dry them with a towel and lay them on a paper or cloth towel until completely dry. Sometimes I use a soapy SOS pad and scour the black or corrosion off. The zinc pennies will have holes if corroded very badly.
Don't put salt with any pennies as they will really corrode!!!
I hope this helps and I have soaked silver coins (not valuable ones) in baking soda and water, which will remove most or some of the black depending on how badly the soil acidity has affected them.
Have fun & Happy Hunting and God Bless!
Betty
You can even keep the nickles in the vinegar and salt solution over night and you'll be surprised how the black comes off. But be sure to rinse or wash all the coins well with clear water or they will corrode. I dry them with a towel and lay them on a paper or cloth towel until completely dry. Sometimes I use a soapy SOS pad and scour the black or corrosion off. The zinc pennies will have holes if corroded very badly.
Don't put salt with any pennies as they will really corrode!!!
I hope this helps and I have soaked silver coins (not valuable ones) in baking soda and water, which will remove most or some of the black depending on how badly the soil acidity has affected them.
Have fun & Happy Hunting and God Bless!
Betty
I made up an electrolysis deal that works really well. If you want, I can send you the link to the instructions. If you find a coin that's old, don't rub it with your fingers to see a date or details etc. It'll cause little micro scratches that will bring down the value of a coin if it's worth anything. Rule of thumb (like everyone else is suggesting) treat every coin you find as if it really is valuable; until you can check it out. Just rinse under water and pat dry. If you have a lot of black on a coin, the electrolysis works well and it's very quick. Just don't use it on corroded copper coins (like I did). I had a no date, crusty large cent and decided to try and clean it. It took off the corrosion alright... unfortunately, any detail I could see on the coin WAS corrosion Live and learn
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