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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cbtengr, post: 4352570, member: 111497&quot;]I don&#039;t personally clean my coins but, I have seen some that I thought with just a little bit of water might look better. I&#039;ve heard and seen most of the things people use out there to clean them. i.e. vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, olive oil. My opinion is those thing will do chemical damage to the coins.&nbsp; Years ago I was metal detecting in a very old school playground and found a 1922 penny. It was so dirty I couldn&#039;t tell what or if there was a mint mark on it. But knowing the possible value I thought I would try and clean it with some extra virgin olive oil. I got home and there was no oil so, I put the penny on my dresser and thought I&#039;ll pick some oil on my way home from work the next day. So I get home from work with the oil and went to get the penny I found and it was not where I put it. I asked my wife if she had moved it and she said well &quot;I tried to clean it for you using my jewelry cleaner and now there is hardly anything left of it.&quot; She showed me the coin and sure enough it was unrecognizable. Moral of the story &quot;don&#039;t leave your coins out where people can (help) you out. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have found something I think might clean those &quot;a little bit dirty coins&quot; It is called the Magic Eraser&quot; and it is sold in most grocery stores. It&#039;s made by Mr. Clean and this thing actually takes scratches out of a kitchen counter. I did an experiment with a silver &#039;64 quarter and a &#039;73 cent. I have posted photos of the before and after of each. Let me know what you think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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