Cleaning Coins With An Orbital Sander

I like to get the crud off my old coins with my Black & Decker orbital sander.
Boy, you should see the way it tears through all the crud, nothing short of miraculous!
After I get all the crud off, I put some polishing compound on them and give them about five minutes on my buffing wheel!
Lord almighty, you should see those coins sparkle!
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I use a dremel, it's more precise.

That's how I got my 1879-CC Morgan to appear mint state

 

I cringed just reading that title

 

Let's hope someone doesn't use it on their thousand-dollar coin......

 

I was STUNNED reading that title.

 

Do you hold the coins with your fingers or use cotton gloves ?

 

Yes, I'm sure owners of expensive coins are going to rush right down to their basement and start sanding their coins!

 

I put them in a vise!

 

hahaha

 

My tool of choice:

http://www.blackanddecker.com/power-tools/ms800b.aspx

 

Wow, Dremel does work good. I have one shiny 1983 quarter!

 

I would highly reccomend this tool:http://www.whirlpool.com/-[WFW9050XW]-1001654/WFW9050XW/
It may be a bit pricey, but it sure gets all the gunk off and leaves your coin very clean!

 

Sure, an orbital sander is fine, if you've got some light soiling and a LOT of time on your hands. But if you're trying to turn your inventory over and keep your cash flow up, you don't always have the luxury of time. That's why the serious numismatists use one of these:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...336&ci_sku=1540336&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw={keyword}

 

You guys are lame.
I use this to get that buildup of gunk:

Then I use this to make it look pretty:

 

Cazkaboom, use this to remove the existing plating:


And this to replate it:

 

I actually use this:


It makes people think it is worth a lot more than it normally is. 'WOAH! He's spending GOLD!!!'

 

true, true. But I was going for mint state appearance.

 

you guys must not know anything about cleaning coins. in order to destroy all gunk and make your coin VERY shiny*, just use one of these:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mk_6_nuclear_bomb.jpg

*results may vary for each person

 

Classic! When all logic fails, CT talent always to the rescue....I think????