Jul 28, 2012 · Hello, A lot of the older coins I find have the classic 'green' crust on them, sometimes it is easy to remove with just water and maybe soap, but other times it is hard as cement. How do you …

Nov 13, 2025 · I found a shield nickle, 3 IH pennies and an 1875 seated liberty dime this weekend...how do i clean the pennies and nickle (not doing anythign to the silver)? The dates are 1899, 1885 and …

Feb 8, 2017 · The answer to your question is that Extra Virgin Olive Oil has enough acidity to it to clean dirt, some of the encrustations and some verdigris from Copper coins.

Nov 8, 2007 · I found four more crusty wheat pennies, one indian head penny and one v-nickel I have scanned them front and back before they go into the Easy Off and Scanned them 1-hour later after …

Jun 20, 2014 · Yes it does work, but also removes any patina on the coin, so unless you like the new copper look, you want to go with a gentler method of cleaning.

Jun 30, 2009 · Once that is up, I take them out, and one by one, I rub them with copper wool for about a minute. Most of the sand comes off, but to get into the find cracks, I got a toothbrush with some soap …

Nov 5, 2013 · Hello all, I've been surfing TNet and viewed a thread mentioning cleaning coins with Peroxide. Can this method help or harm "dug" coins and or relics which have corrosion? If helpful, …

May 17, 2011 · The first thing that I do with any copper coin is drop them in water to keep them moist. If they dry out then they are harder to clean with soap and water. The other thing that I use is my wife's …

Dec 22, 2008 · I use a tumbler all the time to clean clad coin.. simply, use beach sand and 2 tablespoons of dish detergent. Tumble for 6 hours and wash off coins should be clean .

Jun 30, 2013 · Copper and silver is better cleaned in muratic acid, found in pool store area. I dilute it 50/50 with water. Copper and silver will not be eaten by it at all, so you can leave in for 30 minutes …