Ugh did I just ruin this by cleaning

[frogmountain]

Beach find , gave it a quick dunk in salt and vinegar and it looks less sharp. Pics of before and after

 

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[ironhorse]

As mentioned before...save the salt and vinegar for the french fries lol
Still a spender though

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

The best way I've found to clean Copper or Zinc Cents is with Extra Fine Steel Wool.
You can pick up a bag of it at any Hardware or Home Supply Store.
Costs around $4.00 and a bag of six last for years.

 

[xr7ator]

Do you think it's a double die or? Looks like a regular 1972 copper cent to me.
Vinegar on fries?
Steel wool to clean cents? I tumble them by the hundreds.

 

[sibbley]

Do you think it's a double die or? Looks like a regular 1972 copper cent to me.
Vinegar on fries?
Steel wool to clean cents? I tumble them by the hundreds.

My wife loves vinegar on fries. Used to be a big thing. When I worked in the infield concession stand at the racetrack years ago, we would run out of vinegar for the fries.

 

[xr7ator]

Wasn't aware, sibbley. Thanks for the lesson and HH!

 

[ARC]

Do you think it's a double die or?

No... Its a "double died"... For that penny has died twice...

once in the saltwater... then next in the vinegar and salt.

 

[ironhorse]

^^^ what they guy said^^^

 

[Dirty Digger Doug]

Yes. Malt vinegar on fries. Not vinegar.

 

[ticndig]

no worries , still worth one cent.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Yum malt vinegar on fries.

 

[Fugio]

Be very careful with any copper coins you find. I only use distilled water, toothpicks to remove heavy dirt/debris, and Q-tips. You have to be gentle, and realize that you can't get a lot of the surface crud off the coin. Much of the time it's part of the patina, and removing it will damage the appearance of the coin. I have removed almost all detail from coins by being too aggressive with cleaning. I've even had a toothbrush destroy small cents. Good luck in the future.

 

[jeff of pa]

No Worries ! Buy a few rolls , there will almost Certainly be a 72 There

Maybe one day you can Legally Melt it for Cash

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

No Worries ! Buy a few rolls , there will almost Certainly be a 72 There

Maybe one day you can Legally Melt it for Cash

I have a third of a bank bag full of coppers just for that reason.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Why is it okay to sell silver to melt but not copper cents? Never could figure that out.

 

[smokeythecat]

Because its "their" rules. Spend it.

 

[jeff of pa]

Copper is still in use in Circulating Coins.
all Cents made of copper would be culled out a Lot faster

silver is no longer in circulation on a large scale.

if all cents were now aluminum , steel or plastic,
and copper was as rare as silver in circulation it would be allowed.

as far as I know you Can Melt Copper cents, You Can't legally Sell The Copper from them in large scale for Profit.

People do on YouTube to Show what they would get

 

[jeff of pa]

 

[dognose]

mmmm fries

 

[ModernMiner]

No... Its a "double died"... For that penny has died twice...

once in the saltwater... then next in the vinegar and salt.

Now THAT was a good one.