Clad Coins Before And After Cleaning

[Clad2Silver]

Just wanted to post a pic of what clad coins look like before and after cleaning. These were coins from my most recent hunt.

 

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[SusanMN]

They look really good but just so you know, they will go through any coin counting machine and of course can be spent without cleaning. All you need to do is wash off the dirt.

 

[flinthunter]

Looks good. I do the same thing. It really bothers me to hand people tarnished coins.

 

[Loco-Digger]

They look great, what is your method you used to clean those

 

[Coonhound]

They look great. How did you clean them?

 

[U.B.]

I’ve been saving every coin, to give my granddaughter when she turns 16. I’d like to clean them. What’s your method?

 

[Clad2Silver]

They look really good but just so you know, they will go through any coin counting machine and of course can be spent without cleaning. All you need to do is wash off the dirt.

Thank Susan....I'm well aware that most would go through a counting machine BUT if the machine stops for any reason and a teller has to come over and unjam the machine they see what kind of coins you're running through it. It's happened to me a few times when the machine had a bag filled to capacity. And yes, you can spend them without cleaning BUT.....I prefer to not do that.

Looks good. I do the same thing. It really bothers me to hand people tarnished coins.

Thanks Flinthunter......I'm the same way, I don't like to hand rusty, corroded looking coins to anyone.

 

[Clad2Silver]

They look great, what is your method you used to clean those

They look great. How did you clean them?

I’ve been saving every coin, to give my granddaughter when she turns 16. I’d like to clean them. What’s your method?

First step is tumble the coins in water, some dish soap, and aquarium gravel for about 45 minutes to get the dirt off. Then I put the coins in a plastic bottle with some liquid bowl cleaner....just enough to cover the coins, and shake for 2-3 minutes. Final step is tumble again in the water, soap, and gravel for ninety minutes. Might sound like a lot of work but it really isn't.

 

[xr7ator]

Have you tried tumbling just the coins with lemon juice and salt for about 40 minutes? I fill a barrel about half full with just coins, no gravel.
Then, I might need to polish them with some soap and gravel as they tend to get a white etching look. Also, I use free gravel. No need to buy it.

Your coins look great and are ready to be in circulation for decades.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Turned out nice.

But, FYI, US Nickels aren't clad. Its a copper/nickel alloy.

 

[WaterScoop]

View attachment 1858569View attachment 1858570 Just wanted to post a pic of what clad coins look like before and after cleaning. These were coins from my most recent hunt.

What year is the Lincoln Memorial can’t be zinc it way to pretty. Thanx for sharing.

 

[Clad2Silver]

What year is the Lincoln Memorial can’t be zinc it way to pretty. Thanx for sharing.

No, the Lincoln isn't zinc.......it was a 1977

 

[U.B.]

Have you tried tumbling just the coins with lemon juice and salt for about 40 minutes? I fill a barrel about half full with just coins, no gravel.
Then, I might need to polish them with some soap and gravel as they tend to get a white etching look. Also, I use free gravel. No need to buy it.

Your coins look great and are ready to be in circulation for decades.

Gosh dang! How many coins do you find that it takes a barrel to tumble them!?

 

[Clad2Silver]

Have you tried tumbling just the coins with lemon juice and salt for about 40 minutes? I fill a barrel about half full with just coins, no gravel.
Then, I might need to polish them with some soap and gravel as they tend to get a white etching look. Also, I use free gravel. No need to buy it.

Your coins look great and are ready to be in circulation for decades.

I used to do salt and vinegar but a couple of years ago I switched to bowl cleaner. The gravel I bought only cost a couple of bucks so no big deal there.

 

[Clad2Silver]

Turned out nice.

But, FYI, US Nickels aren't clad. Its a copper/nickel alloy.

I know they aren't "clad" in the true definition of what a clad coin is but most everyone, including me, lumps the nickels in with all the others when talking about the coins currently being minted.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Not me. I'm a nickle "snob" and find lots because most who have hunted the parks and fairgrounds before me don't appreciate the "34 of 99" TDI target a nickel presents and don't bother to sort through the trash metal to find them.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Well done, congrats!

 

[Clad2Silver]

Well done, congrats!

Thanks you.....

 

[GoldieLocks]

Aren't there less aggressive ways to get the crud off? Jewelry cleaner?

 

[BigWaveDave]

While all y’all be cleaning coins, I’m spending dirty dug up clad like a boss.