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Message:: [QUOTE="tight wad, post: 449511, member: 15116"]Here is how I clean my coins. Copper: take a "chocolate penny" or other old copper coin, Squirt some ketchup on a saucer, plunk the penny in it, squirt more ketchup on the top of the coin. come back in 15 minutes, mush it around in your finger to see if it's clean enough, if not immerse it in ketchup again and check later. Do not go more than 30 minutes. Then wash with cold water and dish soap. If you like high luster, rub it with jewelry cloth. Silver or nickel: Buy a jug of Amonia. Fill the cap with pure amonia, drop the coin in, come back in 30 minutes and check it. Sometimes I use a Q-tip around the date, In God We Trust, etc. Don't scrub with the Q-tip, just "Twirl the end".  Now if you want to resell your coins, cleaning them is not the greatest idea, but I keep mine or make them into ear rings or neclaces, and many are foreign or World coins. Also, cleaning with these methods will not remove "carbon spots" or blemishes like that, it will only make them stand out more as the rest of the coin looks new. Good Luck...give it a try.[/QUOTE]