HOW TO GET GREEN CORROSION OFF CENTS

I opened up a couple of old Cent/Nickel books I have in my coin room and found a lot of cents with green " here & there" on the coins. I used tape back then to close the cardboard flips so guessing that is the cause of the green on my coins. It must be because I would never put them in the flips like they are now. Any ideas on how I should clean them?

 

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I've had luck with VerdiCare...but that first one looks pretty damaged.

 

Dear OP,

The value of a coin is relative to each of us. So my opinion may differ from others.

The 1920 is ruined forever. Spend it and give someone the thrill of finding it. The other two fall in the same category - virtually worthless to many collectors; yet good coins to experiment on. I'm sure there are plenty of internet discussions on cleaning copper. Be careful as lots of nonsense is posted. Fortunately, you are playing around with a few cents in value.

PS I would not waste Verdi-Care on these pieces. I read it is very scarce and it will not help them much.

 

Thanks Insider for your information, I certainly do appreciate it, have to say though that I have many more than a few coins, 5 books with 25, 20 coin pages each. And yes, not all cents have "the green" on them, but quite a few of them do. And again yes, most are not very valuable to most people, but they are valuable to me so hoping to find something that will/does work. Your right, there is a lot of nonsense posted but fingers crossed I will find something that works! Thanks again for your input!

 

Buy some Coin Care, acetone, and Q-tips. Then ask us how to use them.

 

These coins would be spenders and not worth the time and resources to bother with if they were mine or if I found them in circulation but I suppose if they have meaning to the OP then they are worth at least practicing on and seeing how they turn out.

 

I have acetone and I have Q Tips so..............How do I use them??!??

 

Two out of three ain't bad. Acetone is a very overrated product for removing corrosion.

 

Ship them to John Lorenzo, Numismatist, United States. PM me privately. I developed a new process - but yes that first one is bad. See this coin to the left go to Coin Community Forum - Main Coin Forum - Ultrasonic Cleaning. I use other techniques learned.

 

Ok....Ok I will get some Coin Care ASAP!

 

What do you guys think about cleaning coins with this ? Magnasonic Pro Ultrasonic Cleaner? Suppose to clean a bunch of things including coins

 

Just a helpful suggestion, but if you attach so much importance to your lincolns, perhaps you should invest in a Dansco album with protective cover to protect the coins that have not been damaged. Get all of them out of flips. And make sure you store them in the driest room in your house.

 

Nope. Oh, it will clean coins -- but if you pile them in like the jewelry in the picture, or put them in in a metal basket, they'll come out with a bunch of bright, shiny new scuffs, after scrubbing metal against metal tens of thousands of times per second.

 

I have used a Ultra Sonic cleaner BUT i fabricated a small basket out of some small plastic trays and can do 5 coins at a time. Time consuming but it helps remove dirt and junk. Not sure about the residue from the old flips.
Good Luck.

 

Thanks whopper64 for that Info, I will look into those Dansco albums

 

Thanks jeffB, If I do get that cleaner, and I am really leaning towards getting it, I will make sure not to pile the coins up.

 

Wow, that sounds like a good idea....I'm going to have to try that! Thanks
Phil's Coins.

 

Colonialjohn, post: 5280312, member: 57741"]Ship them to John Lorenzo, Numismatist, United States. PM me privately. I developed a new process - but yes that first one is bad. See this coin to the left go to Coin Community Forum - Main Coin Forum - Ultrasonic Cleaning. I use other techniques learned.

What do you charge to conserve a Lincoln cent worth less than a nickel?

 

I agree there's not much value with these coins, so I recommend you try sticking them in a raw potato! Leave them over night then rinse them in distilled water and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth. See what happens. This may not always work but you might be surprised!

 

Thanks 1stSgt22, I will have to give that a try!.....Just have to make sure the wifey doesn't see me putting coins into the potatoes..........That won't go to well for me....But, it is certainly worth giving it a try...Thanks!