Cleaning silver coins with vinegar (1941, 1942, 1942D, 1943D, and 1944 quarters)

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by bugo, Dec 10, 2013.

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  1. Lord Geoff

    Lord Geoff Active Member

    The only mention of the value was saying "someone told me some of them might be worth $20 or so." In what world is that making clear they are barely worth melt? Bugo's world?
     
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  3. BUncirculated

    BUncirculated Well-Known Member

    You may believe what you wish :D lol
     
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  4. geekpryde

    geekpryde Husband and Father Moderator

    For junk silver bullion coins I think they look slightly better after the bath, but how the OP or the person selling the coins could think one or more of them were MS, I can't fathom.

    Plus on coins worth melt, I'm sure it's fun to experiment and see what works and what doesn't. I don't think too many new people would read this thread and think "gee, I should so this to my 1921 High relief". I mean, they would have had to read the opening post and then stopped, or skipped over all the critical responses, and never have read any other threads on the topic of cleaning. Unlikely.

    I say experiment away!

    The point about EDTA is interesting, you should give that a try. My only experience with EDTA is as a food preservative.

    My only question for the OP is this: if you really want beautiful lustrous MS Washington quarters, why not buy some that way? For a few dollar above melt, you can buy certain years in MS63 all day long. When silver was a lot higher than it is now, I bought a whole slew for $6.80 each, some AU some BU (a 1 or 2 cleaned). Here is an example:

    1957 25c obv ms63.JPG
    1957 25c rev ms63.JPG

    washington coin contact.jpg
     
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  5. bugo

    bugo Well-Known Member

    Somebody gets it.
     
    bugo, Jan 2, 2014
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  6. bugo

    bugo Well-Known Member

    I can. Like I said, this was an experimental project.
     
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  7. TypicalCreepahx

    TypicalCreepahx Hello There! ( ͡⚆ ͜ʖ ͡⚆)

    He just wants his junk silver to look presentable and show his results to us all. Simple, 5 pages of negativity -_-' . Sure their only worth melt-value but as some of you say "as long as your happy with them, you didn't lose anything." So there.
     
    TypicalCreepahx, Jan 2, 2014
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  8. TypicalCreepahx

    TypicalCreepahx Hello There! ( ͡⚆ ͜ʖ ͡⚆)

    Adding to above, some of these posts are really off topic
     
    TypicalCreepahx, Jan 2, 2014
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  9. BUncirculated

    BUncirculated Well-Known Member

    Including some of the OP's, so tit for tat! ;)
     
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  10. jloring

    jloring Senior Citizen

    I still prefer the "cleaned" versions of the OP's coins...reminds me of the 1950's. I miss those days...
     
    jloring, Jan 2, 2014
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  11. rascal

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    I still remember the good old days back in the 1950's . a nickel would buy a big paper bag filled with candy and is now nearly worthless. cleaning coins is not a good thing but in some cases coins like the OP had it can help them look better . I'm almost sure that if someone could afford a valuable collector coin they would know better than to clean it.
     
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  12. bugo

    bugo Well-Known Member

    Exactly.
     
    bugo, Jan 2, 2014
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  13. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Can we see some of the nice coins rather than the vinegar coins?
     
    Lehigh96, Jan 3, 2014
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  14. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Yeah, right.
     
    rickmp, Jan 3, 2014
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  15. Lord Geoff

    Lord Geoff Active Member

    Can we all meet in the middle and just agree this thread was a waste of everyone's time?
     
    Lord Geoff, Jan 3, 2014
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  16. bugo

    bugo Well-Known Member

    I was just sharing my experience. This thread could be the difference between somebody cleaning a rare coin and not cleaning it. It also might encourage somebody with some terrible looking coins like mine were to vinegarize them. Knowledge is never a waste of time.
     
    bugo, Jan 4, 2014
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  17. d.t.menace

    d.t.menace Member

    Well, thats provided they read more than the first post.
     
    d.t.menace, Jan 4, 2014
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  18. d.t.menace

    d.t.menace Member

    That's pretty far down the list of the top 1000 helpful threads IMO.
     
    d.t.menace, Jan 4, 2014
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  19. BUncirculated

    BUncirculated Well-Known Member

    Is it in even IN the top 1000?
     
    BUncirculated, Jan 4, 2014
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  20. d.t.menace

    d.t.menace Member

    I probably should have gone a couple more zeros, now that you mention it.:)
     
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  21. rugrats2001

    rugrats2001 Seeker of Truth

    I guess nobody here must have seen Animal House
     
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