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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Neptune, post: 512, member: 72&quot;]I know this is an old subject that gets asked a lot. I have been reading about it on several forums. Most say don&#039;t clean,&nbsp; however there seems to be SO many opinions AND cleaners out there, that I am still very confused on the subject. Here are a few of my dilemmas - maybe you can offer a suggestion.....</p><p><br /></p><p>I have some old copper cents that were in storage in a bomb shelter - high humidity for many years. They are really icky. Would like to clean them up a bit. Yes some of these have a little green on them and some grime.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I have some coins I bought at an auction that have ICK inside of the 2 x 2&#039;s - dust and you name it - coins appear to be OK - no green, but would like to get the dust off and put into better storage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of my coins were stored in baggies for a couple years, so I calculate that they have a little PVC residue on them - I know acetone works best for this - right?</p><p><br /></p><p>And what about coins that just have been sitting around, don&#039;t look real bad, but surely have fingerprints on them - will denatured alcohol work for just cleaning them up a little bit. </p><p><br /></p><p>One last problem. My mom had given me some uncirc. steel pennies - real shiney in the hard plastic case. They were underground for awhile in &quot;storage&quot; and have corroded on the edges - is there anything I can do for this? I figure they are probably just ruined. It is really disheartening.</p><p>I have a bunch of other steel pennies that look pretty cruddy also, probably best just to leave as is?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have some modern Eagles with little spots on them - probably also from the humidity. YES, I HAVE learned my lesson about this --- one reason that I am glad that I am now trying to learn more. I will NEVER again store my coins in a safe either, as they get too humid. I know about the silica, but sometimes you just get busy and forget to change them out.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I don&#039;t like putting my coins in a SDB either because for some reason I just don&#039;t trust banks. LOL&nbsp; -- I think my best bet is going to be tupperware with silica after putting them in the intercept shield boxes and coins in containers. I don&#039;t care for the books they are in either, because they are currently exposed. Anyone have an idea about which holders are the *most economical - AND good for storage (non PVC). I have a lot of circ coins I want to store, that aren&#039;t worth a lot, but I do want to keep and protect them anyway. (I know - again - you get what you pay for.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and one last question --- where is the MOST economical place on the internet to get these supplies. I priced the stuff at Coinworld, but wasn&#039;t impressed with their prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for your time.&nbsp; 8)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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