Coin cleaning

I’ve never tried any salt as a cleaning agent and I never will.

 

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Right. The salt itself (sodium chloride) dissolves completely, and can't be abrasive when it's in solution. But many forms of salt have insoluble stuff added to keep them free-flowing, and that stuff is quite possibly abrasive.

 

I've always wondered about this.
Some people who are trying to complete sets of buffalos don't mind acid enhanced dates.
A person who has the means could restamp/press a low mintage date on a slick and then acid etch to make it more believable?

 

Yeah, I'd rather not spread the details around, but it seems to me that it would be fairly easy to put whatever date you like on a coin that you etch. Maybe it's not as easy as it seems. I hope that's the case.

 

Yup, just look at the list of ingredients...for table salt you buy in the grocery, it often contains something like sodium aluminosilicate as an "anti-caking" agent. try making a solution of grocery store salt and you'll notice it stays cloudy. No as far as this scratching anything, soaking and rinsing doesn't include rubbing and scrubbing, so if you want to use it, go for it. Just remember to rinse it off with distilled water or at least clean tap water.

 

Nickels are HARD...I made a half-hearted attempt at a hobo nickel and failed miserably!

 

Teaspoon of nope , plus 50 mL of nope, mixed with three tablespoons of oh hell no, plus 5 to shield of oh no don't do that

 

Don't clean your coins.

 

I don’t think anybody has adequately given a good reason against acid dating buffalos and liberty 1912S, and shields.

it’s nearly impossible to fake, due to physics. It’s literally the only way to reveal a slick’s date.

Would you prefer a $0.05 coin or something with the potential to be worth up to $8 or more, AND album filler material?

 

I’ll use Nic-A-Date on a slick Buffalo and not think twice about it. A damaged one is worth more than slick one.

 

Thanks for your comment. I personally find nic a date distracting as most folks use it on the date area only. Vinegar or other mild acid on the ENTIRE coin had a more uniform appearance. I figure if I’m gonna damage a coin I’ll damage it uniformly!

 

Agree, I just got a batch of "dated" buffalo nickels in which half or more had that brownish nic-a-date discoloration. They went back!

 

I’ve tossed those halfbreeds into vinegar and that tends to even it out. At that point, it’s kind of the dregs of society anyways, buts it’s fun….

 

Can you please post a link to where you explain how to do the vinegar method? Thanks.

 

Oh, that's not good.

 

How do I remove the gunk if not to rub the coin?

 

Ok, so I'm still not clear on the answer. Seems that half say it's not good idea and other half say use the mixture. I think what I will do is use the mixture on only the coins I dont plan to sell or trade off. If it's needed that is. Thank you all for the comments.

 

Sure
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-illustrated-guide-to-vinegar-dating.285108/

 

Water and acetone will not harm the coin. Rubbing the coin will reduce it's value. Keep in mind that few coins can be helped. Learning what coins can be helped is the hard part.