Cleaning Coins

I never rub with a Qtip. It's a roll if anything, followed by a rinse and then a clean Qtip.

 

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I'm reluctant to use water - doesn't it cause coins to corrode? I tried a little distilled water on a coin recently but immediately dried the coin off and let it sit in the open air (flipping it over from time to time) for 24 hours.

 

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Only if there's other stuff on the coin (or in the water, which shouldn't be a problem it it's distilled). But since it's hard to be sure there's nothing harmful on the coin, I think it's a good idea to follow the last distilled water rinse with an acetone dip. Acetone evaporates very quickly, taking any residual water with it.

 

just to see what happens........with maybe 10000 grit polish and a q tip with almost no pressure-------nothing no scratching. but it does remove a layer of what ever and an altered surface. this on some cents that i've had since the 80's. increase the pressure and hair lines happen. inspected damage or lack of, with a microscope. do it too long and the altered surface becomes very visible as a sheen.

 

Qtips have killed many coins. Many don't understand what rolling is and start spinning the Qtip or rubbing the coin. The idea is to not use any pressure. Most folks hair line the coin.

 

No. Please, no. Polish moves metal, and that's the thing you absolutely DO NOT want to do to a coin.

 

thats why i said i wanted to see what happens, ten thousand grit and light pressure leaves no hair lines is what i wanted to know. works wonders on scratched slabs, if done right. i will save the polish for the bowling balls and car paint.