New to the hobby

[Slacker]

Hello all,

Just purchased my first detector, a Whites MXT and am in the process of becoming familiar with my machine. My question to you veterans is what is the best way to clean silver coins? I have found a few however they are caked with years of dirt. Tap water has removed some of the dirt however they are still fairly dirty. I have noticed by reading members posts that many have sucessfully cleaned ther coins well, I want to clean my coins without doing ant damage to them. Any feedback is appreciated.

 

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[castle keep]

If your new to this hobby and your finding silver coins already i suggest you give up work and start charging for giving lessons or just cashing in your finds then retire

 

[BuckleBoy]

I never field-clean silver coins anymore--not even Mercs or Roosies. I use a small camel's hair make-up type brush lightly on the coin while at the same time keeping the water running HARD (and the plug in the drain!!). Sometimes I let them soak for a while first if the dirt is dried on them. Then I just coax the dirt off the coin gently under the running water. This is just a habit I got into after noticing the type of damage I was doing to the coins by field cleaning them. I figure if the coin has waited for me patiently underground for a hundred years, the least I can do is give some patience and restraint back. Besides, ya never know when you're gonna find a beauty that has some nice VALUE to it. Here is an example of a coin cleaned using this method. There is a little staining on the coin from the ground (I don't know of ANY method that will do something about that without harming the coin. Oxidized silver coins are a pain!).

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,113377.msg826001.html#msg826001


Regards,


Buckleboy