My XS sure loves pennies. Here are 87 wheaties and 1 Canadian penny which I found last weekend. They range from 1910 to 1958. Now if I could only find a good way to clean these guys. I have put some in a tumbler with water and vinager but they tend to turn red. I've used hot peroxide but it takes forever to clean each one. Thanks for looking!
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Wheat Pennies from last weekend.
- Thread starter buckrod
- Start date
Chris(SoCenWI)
Well-known member
Buckrod,
I don't use anything else on my coppers; if hydroden peroxide can't clean it nothing else is going to, at least not without doing major damage to the coin. When I first started out detecting tried Olive Oil, but no longer.
I usually just pour a little common drug store H2O2 into a bowl, microwave until boiling, then dump the coins in. Usually have to rub the dirt off with a soft towel. Sometimes you have to do it twice. It will not affect the patina and turn the coin red or shiny.
I usually just toss all my non key date wheaties in a jar until the end of the season, then soak in H2O2 and then tumble with H2O2 with some uncooked rice as a medium to remove dirt.
[attachment 62072 2006Wheat.jpg]
Basically the tumbling saves you from having to wipe down each one while doing a reasonably decent job of removing dirt without affecting color.
Cbris
I don't use anything else on my coppers; if hydroden peroxide can't clean it nothing else is going to, at least not without doing major damage to the coin. When I first started out detecting tried Olive Oil, but no longer.
I usually just pour a little common drug store H2O2 into a bowl, microwave until boiling, then dump the coins in. Usually have to rub the dirt off with a soft towel. Sometimes you have to do it twice. It will not affect the patina and turn the coin red or shiny.
I usually just toss all my non key date wheaties in a jar until the end of the season, then soak in H2O2 and then tumble with H2O2 with some uncooked rice as a medium to remove dirt.
[attachment 62072 2006Wheat.jpg]
Basically the tumbling saves you from having to wipe down each one while doing a reasonably decent job of removing dirt without affecting color.
Cbris
minelab marcus
Member
WOW! That is a load of wheats! You making bread??
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Eddie in Poulsbo
New member
n/t
Hey buckrod, your friends are correct. Hydrogen peroxide gives the most pleasing results on old wheaties, but takes a long soak to loosen up the dirt, etc. Here's another thought, you might want to try washing soda (arm and hammer makes it, in the laundry soap section of any supermarket). Put into a glass vessel or plastic, some boiling water, couple tablespoons of the soda powder, and aluminum foil. I usually put a small sheet of aluminum first and line the bottom, coins on top, then add the water and soda. The aluminum is a catalyst to the reaction and makes it work faster and with more vigor. Cleaning achieved is usually somewhat gentle on copper, you might want to try a few wheaties alone first, and see if you like the results.
Hope this helps,
Mark
Hope this helps,
Mark
FrontierWest
New member
Add a few drops of dish soap and in the begining rinse ever hour or so...will not turn your cents red. Also, never tumble nickles with your copper!!!
john
john
