Preserving Coins???

[Leon]

Hello all,
I am fairly new to detecting and definitely new to collecting coins. I have been finding a few nice coins lately and was wondering, what is the propper way to preserve them... Take for instance, this 1919 wheatie in the pic, although the pic does not do it justice, the coin has some great detail, and still pretty much brown in the center on the obverse... I rinsed it with water, and lightly scrubbed it with a soft tooth brush... What is the next step,,, should I have the coin professionally clean and graded, or would it even be worth the trouble... I know it's not a key date coin?, or worth much, but it may be the best 1919 wheatie I have in my humble collection...

Also, should you do anything to old " V " nickles? They just look so pitiful when they come out of the ground, even though some still have some great detail... Some of you may have seen the " V" nickle I found the other day. Is there anything, or something I should do to try and preserve it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,,, Thanks...

 

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[stoney56]

Leon, I'm not a fan of whizzed coins so my answer on the wheatie is leave it alone. Although i't not a key date, it's still in very good shape and anything else done might just cause it to drop in value from .03 down to .01 1/2 . Everyone always seem to want bright and shiney but I usually reserve that for my car. JMO, BTW. HH

 

[Leon]

Thanks for the advice, all...
My main concern was that it still has some grit on it that would probably break free and cause some damage if you simply rapped it like it is... What would you soak it in?, water?, olive oil?...
I guess this question been asked so many times I could have looked through some of the old post... :P

 

[stoney56]

I've been known to put a cople of coins at a time is an ultrasonice denture cleaner with water and a little Dawn and lining the metal interior with a surgical type glove.

 

[mattjd]

For your wheaties I'd let them soak in soapy water for a few days to loosen the dirt up then brush them with a tooth brush to get the dirt off. As far as putting your coins in cases they don't need to be unless the're uncurculated or unless you want to put them in those cardboard holders to be put in a binder. Matt