cleaning dirty non valuble coins

[gallileo60]

I just got a whole bag of rolled pennys that have been wet, and in a shed for 30 years, or more some are beyond saving some have green corrosion on them, some are just really nasty..Some are fused together...there are a few good coins in here...About 3000 all together...Any ideas on cleaning them...i thought of water with baking soda in it to just kinda rinse, or soak them in it over night....I know the general consensus is never to clean, but if I don't save a few, it is to the Coin Star with all of them....Thanks for any help on this subject....Tom

 

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[SC_hunter]

I clean all my clad in one of those kids rock tumblers...I actually bought 2 of them....at a flea market...5 bucks apiece and it does a pretty good job. Good enough to turn into the banks...That is fine with me....

 

[RON (PA)]

I tumble mine too. It works well enough that you are not turning in dirty, crusty money to the banks.

 

[gallileo60]

Well i might try that, i was hopeing to save some of the 60's coins for my books, but if not oh well...It is sad because these were put away new...They were uncirculated...The newest in the bunch was 1980, and the oldest in the 50's.....Some still have full mint luster, and no wear others are stuck to the paper...got a few good nickels out of the deal...It was free, my freind did not want to mess with them....I thought I had a real bag of treasure at first....Oh well, I will save a few....I did get a really cool medal from the Navy our of the bag....Has an Eagle on the front, and Posidion on a horse with a fish tail on the back...I will post a pic of it when I can....

 

[imafishingnutt]

tumble them every other way will take a life time but they will be worth more then...LOL

 

[cosmic]

Soak for a couple of weeks in distilled water and then sort out the one you want and tumble the rest..
Ray

 

[gallileo60]

Thanks guys, i saved a few.......HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all..........

 

[TheDane]

Hi

You could try to put some of them in red wine.....yes red wine !!
Just a cheap one !
I do that with coppercoins with corrosion. The time in the wine, depends on how bad the corrosion is.
From one day to a week.
Take them out of the wine and clean often, and back in the wine.
You could try it with a few first, to see if it works.

agersea

 

[gallileo60]

Wow, drunk pennys.Thanks........