Cleaned my first coin....

....can I ever be redeemed??? I just had to do it. Am I a coin doctor now? The clickable thumbnails on the left are pre-cleaning, the picture on the right is post cleaning. I do not know what it was my father had - I think E-zest or something like that. A quick 10-15 second bath. If the green stuff had not been on the coin I would have left it alone - into my collection she goes. In my opinion it is better - what say you?

 

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Well, you turned a spendable Quarter into a spendable Quarter!


Frank

 

I figured somebody would say something like that. I think it is worth at least 30 cents - look closer below the cactus. I save all of these I find - that makes my 4th one. Hoping to eventually be able to show maybe a die state set on the chip. Besides - this the only dang variety of state quarters I can find.

 

Still needs a good buffing with a dremel buffing wheel and some compound...

 

Well, if you're going to try some coin cleaning, I guess it's good to start with a quarter worth about a quarter. Seriously, I looked below the cactus -- is it a DDR?

And how does a nine-year old quarter get to look like that? At the bottom of an oilcan?

 

LOL. Well at least I didn't turn a $200 coin into $40 coin - or worse. :kewl: And you know what - the surface really does feel different. Slicker and a little tackier. A good lesson on why I don't own any of that stuff.

 

No - it is called the extra cactus because a die chip starts there and starts covering the initials below the cactus. Here is a linke to an auction with some pictures that show a normal arizona and the extra cactus die chip.

 

See now that is giving our erroneous information or at least incomplete information. For one thing there are numerous grades of buffing wheels so you should really mention which type. Some Compound? Again, please be more specific. A highly acidic solution would be much better than just Some compound.
In all seriousness though I suspect the same results could be obtained by dipping in battery acid. However, nowadays with so many sealed batteries, your method may have to suffice.:smile

 

Do noty use that e-z-est stuff on silver coins!! It will turn it black!!

 

Well my father dipped two morgans 2 years ago(or maybe longer) and they still look okay. The were worth melt before and after the dipping. Most of the stuff has evaporated over the years. There was barely enough to cover this quarter.

 

Dip it for 15 seconds in Tarn-X and it will look even better.

Welcome to CCA (Coin Cleaners Anonymous)! :hail:

Ribbit

Ps: Tarn-X is available at WalMart and many other local stores. :thumb:

 

Is it legal to clean a coin? I bought a bunch of dimes from a guy off of craigslist and 2 of them are black. Lesson learned, look at all coins real good right when you get them!!:crying: Anyways, the 2 dimes are the coins which will break my virginity into the seedy world of coin cleaners anonymous. :bow:Just what I need another 12 step program. :headbang:

 

Is it legal to clean a coin? I bought a bunch of dimes from a guy off of craigslist and 2 of them are black. Lesson learned, look at all coins real good right when you get them!!:crying: Anyways, the 2 dimes are the coins which will break my virginity into the seedy world of coin cleaners anonymous. :bow:Just what I need another 12 step program. :headbang:


I'd just throw them all away and get some new ones. Price is irrelevant, long as they're genuinely genuine. In fact, I would never even read or buy from Craigslist, lotta poor people and other peasants are associated with that publication. Besides, only coins that have never, ever been touched, looked at, been exposed to dirty human air, or even thought about by another human would be worthy of possessing.

 

Hello everybody , my name is rzage and yes I'm a sometimes
coindipper .
rzage:hatch::hammer:

 

Well, according to some members of CT, cleaning is a criminal offense, punishable by banishment from the numistmatic community. Personally, I could care less if my coins are cleaned (harshly or otherwise). That's because I collect coins that I can actually touch... I love low grade stuff that has a history. Heck, we all cleaned our coins back in '53 when I started collecting (baking soda and an old toothbrush were the preferred tools). I no longer clean any coins, but I don't care if you or anyone else does!

 

Well, according to some members of CT, cleaning is a criminal offense, punishable by banishment from the numistmatic community. Personally, I could care less if my coins are cleaned (harshly or otherwise). That's because I collect coins that I can actually touch... I love low grade stuff that has a history. Heck, we all cleaned our coins back in '53 when I started collecting (baking soda and an old toothbrush were the preferred tools). I no longer clean any coins, but I don't care if you or anyone else does!
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Sir....how dare you soil our community with such rubbish.

 

This quote

I like this quote best.

No Blood, No foul. Perhaps now NOT doing something is important.

?Buddha~?

 

Yes.... but remember.... one man's rubbish is another man's treasure.

 

Or a new home for a toad. :goofer:

Ribbit