Beginners Luck?

[Quick$ilver]

I picked up my first boxes Friday and opened them yesterday. 1 box each of nickels, dimes, and pennies. Findings:

Dimes - Skunk

Nickels- 1938, 1939, 1939, 1941, 1941, 1941-D, 1946, 1948, 1948, 1949, and 1 1964 with edge clipped off.

Pennies - 1918, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1946-S, 1947, 1950-D, 1956-D, 1957-D, AND 1908 INDIAN!
An Indian Head out of my very first box. As soon as I can figure out how to post pics I will add.

Question, Should I clean my pennies with warm soap and water with a toothbrush or just leave them be?

 

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[MentalUnrest]

Sounds about right on the nickel box. As far as dimes, I average 1-2 per box but certainly hit skunk boxes. My skunk boxes usually only go 1 or 2 in a row and then I seem to get back on avg. Your penny box was great! Many have searched pennies for years and never found an Indian Head. Also, most wheats I come across in boxes are 40s and 50s, so all those older dates you found were great!

Keep it up and good luck!

 

[Stang1968]

Question, Should I clean my pennies with warm soap and water with a toothbrush or just leave them be?

Unless there is gunk on them, I always leave them be. However, warm soap and water and a SOFT toothbrush probably would be one of the safer ways to clean them without causing too much damage.

 

[SFBayArea]

I would not use a toothbrush.. Just wash them with soap and water is enough. You just want to be clean enough to handle right? Soap and water is plenty. Toothbrushes will leave abrasion marks.

 

[CHAINCHOMP]

awesome cent box!!!!! also, i too would not use a toothbrush, just warm water, and handsoap, because dish soap might leave residue. but, i wouldnt even use water or soap usually, because i like my coins completely natural like they were minted w/o after mint cleaning...good luck! keep it up and hh!

 

[gold fish]

Any "S" on that indian ??

 

[Quick$ilver]

gold fish, I don't see any mint mark on it... where would it be?

 

[gold fish]

On the reverse, right at the bottom center of the wreath.

 

[underdogger]

I personaly use boiling peroxide to clean my wheats . it gets rid of the green crusty stuf and to my knowledge it does not hurt the coin. I never use any kind of brush on them as it can leave scratches on the coin . It will not shine the coin but it will clean the crap off of it. That is what I do with mine .