good day at old house---silver charm token more...........

[capgun]

HAD A GOOD DAY. FOUND 3 WHEAT PENNYS. 2 SILVER DIMES 1938 MERC. AND 1962 ROSIE, 50 CENT TOKEN, AND CHARM.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK.

ANY TIPS ON CLEANING WHEATIES AND SILVER COINS.

 

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[Boobydoo]

Nice finds , congrats!
Sounds like an awesome day.


Cleaning old coins is risky.
You can damage them.
Personally, I use soup and water only
and a light non abrasive scroub.
I love the different colors the wheats get
depending on the ground conditions.

Good luck!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[mlw67]

Great finds! WTG!

 

[Green1]

woo-hoo........ nice finds there,,,, keep the good stuff coming !!!!

 

[Mirage]

Nice finds.

Cleaning the coins like common mercs and wheats - you are not going to hurt the value of a $2. or 10 cent coin much. Use baking soda on the wheats and a silver polish(Walmart) for the merc. My son doesn't clean his even if they are heavily tarnished. Feels they look more authentic/pleasing.

Mirage

 

[Nana40]

Congrats on those finds!

Nana

 

[stoney56]

Interesting finds. Nice. What does the good for .50 token say if I may ask?

 

[Mona Lisa]

Welcome to the forum, capgun. Nice to see your finds....especially that merc!

 

[capgun]

It is a Red Goose Shoe Token for 50cents. Anyone know about what year that would be

 

[stoney56]

Red Goose was very popular in the 50's and 60's along with Buster Brown and his dog Tag. I remember a shoe store that had a plastic Red Goose that when you pulled the head down, it would lay a plastic egg with a prize inside, as part of a store display.

 

[Pennyworth]

Congratulations, I love those Mercs and that's a nice token as well.

 

[mxtswinger]

Welcome and some great finds! Now go find that gold egg that the Red Goose laid.

 

[PhotoTJ]

*snip!*...

Cleaning old coins is risky.
You can damage them.
Personally, I use soup and water only...

Chicken Noodle? I find Bean with Bacon really brings out the shine...

sorry, I couldn't resist!

 

[Monty]

I soaked some really badly tarnished wheaties in Kaboom cleaner for 4 hours and then cleaned them with a bristle brush, rinsed off and they looked pretty good. Before I couldn't read the date. Only thing is when the corrosion came off it left pitts in the penny. But at least I could tell what they were. Monty

 

[EDDE]

ketchup and lemon juice do the same thing but use on common date coins ,can be rough on it/them

 

[DPBOB]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Finds keep them coming




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[Boobydoo]

*snip!*...

Cleaning old coins is risky.
You can damage them.
Personally, I use soup and water only...

Chicken Noodle? I find Bean with Bacon really brings out the shine...

sorry, I couldn't resist!

Yes, I guess soup would only work if it was really spicey...lol.
Soap might be better. Thanks for pointing out my funny TJ

Actually, Taco Bell Sauce works pretty good too... seriously.

BDoo

 

[BuckleBoy]

No cleaning of the silver coins!!!!! Just hard running water and gentle work with a camel's hair make-up brush to coax the dirt off!!!! Been a coin collector for 20 years, and an expert can always see the fine scratches under a magnifying glass. I have seen way too many "whizzed" and cleaned coins on this site. Let's use this forum for some education! Don't clean em. Especially not with Brasso or silver polish! The more "new looking" a coin looks, the more susceptible its mirror-like surfaces are to cleaning of any kind. If the coin is filthy and well worn as well as being a common date, you might not hurt much since its value isn't much in the first place. But even rubbing a mint condition silver coin on your jeans to see the date out "in the field" will do irreparable damage. Wait till you get home. Sorry if I come across as harsh, but this is my advice after two decades of coin collecting and a decade and a half of metal detectin'.

Best of Luck,

Buckleboy