It was our 22nd anniversary this past January. For those of you that don't know, the gift for the 22nd is Copper. Googling Copper anniversary gifts, I get water cans. Pots. Pans. Garden stuff. Not real good. So I came up with what I thought was brilliant: a Penny. Couple of problems though. First, a real copper penny won't be shiny, and if it is, I don't want to spend that kind of money. But, a Proof penny will be shiny, but it won't really be copper. So, I got her a 1991 proof penny. Years ago, I also got her a Tiffany charm bracelet. So, I decided to make the penny into a charm. I had a sterling silver rope mount put around it and had it attached to her bracelet. Looked really good, and she was happy. Whole thing only set me back $65, so I was happy too! Now, after only a couple of months, the penny isn't looking real proof-like. So I was wonder what I can use to clean it. Here's a couple of pics: I'm not really knowledgeable on taking photo's (obviously), but I hope that you can at least see what I'm talking about. Once I clean it, is there something that I can put on it that will keep it shiny? There's no real value in the coin, but it will look a lot better if it's shiny. I don't want to damage the silver or the bracelet either. Thoughts?
Soak for an hour or two in fresh lemon juice, wipe with ear q-tip, rinse under running water, carefully dry with paper towel. In this order. Over time it will become dark and toned again, so just do this once a year or 2 years.
why wouldnt a proof penny not be copper and also 1991 pennies have very little copper . they stoped full copper in the 80s realy cool ideal tho i bet she loved it
