First one: yes, I found and read the thread. I've known since my days as a YN that cleaning coins is generally a bad idea, and that you don't wipe...
I would strongly advise people NOT to follow these instructions. #3 - will cause your problems and harm the coins. #4 - ultrasonic cleaners...
Instructions Step 1:Handle coins by the edges to avoid putting fingerprints on the flat surfaces. Step 2:Avoid silver and other metal polishes -...
cleaning with acetone Minor point (maybe not so minor) but someone earlier on a post said about cleaning coins something along the lines of...
At the risk of unleashing the wrath of all collectors everywhere, I will share my experiences: First, I have only cleaned very low grade, cull,...
If you clean 1700 coins based on hearsay and the limitations of your own small experience your going to destroy a world treasure, a piece of...
If the coins were circulated, it is possible that the cleaning damage was slight. If you put uncirculated coins in an ultrasonic cleaner with...
I asked a local jeweler to clean 2 of the more common coins in his ultrasonic cleaner. He used a detergent that was made for this type of...
Tom, the same situation occurs on gemology sites. How do I clean my jewel is a question that occurs there as often as coin cleaning does here. Put...
I know that this has probably been touched on many times in the past. I'm not one to clean coins but I came across a partial roll of twenty five...
ohhhhhhhhhhh...yeah,if you are talking about paintings on them then those arent worth more than face value. Just leave them, if you dont clean...
Yesterday while on lunch I ran by the local coin shop to see if thay had anything new (cheap) that I was looking for; while browsing the wall,...
Came across a nice new unit at a thrift store for a couple bucks, so of course I picked it up, thinking it could be useful for something. Now, I...
There may be some benefit to experimenting with ultrasonic cleaning, starting with some inexpensive coins to examine the results. I can't offhand...
Hi all, I have been using ultrasonic machine to clean my oriental trade dollars (not the US trade$s specifically, but ones circulating in Asia...
easy cleaning when i clean my coins i like to take one of those back massagers you can get from walmart for like 25 bucks and rip off the gel...
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