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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;adric22, post: 1504422, member: 38146&quot;]I just cleaned all of my silver bullion coins.&nbsp; I think the look SO MUCH BETTER now.&nbsp; I can actually admire them.&nbsp; Before they ranged anywhere from slightly toned to outright black looking.&nbsp; I had tried many methods to clean them, such as vinegar+salt and the baking-soda+foil trick.&nbsp; Both helped anywhere from a moderate improvement to none-at-all.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t until I read that you could put water+baking soda and rub it around with a toothbrush... WOW!&nbsp; What a huge difference that made!&nbsp; Here&#039;s a photo of the results!</p><p><img src="http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk277/adric22/cleaned-coins.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know some folks will be rolling in their graves about this.&nbsp; But all I can say is that they are my coins and I love them much better this way!&nbsp; I had to go through and clean nearly 100 coins this weekend. But I&#039;m super glad I did and very happy with the results.&nbsp; I will continue to clean all of the silver bullion coins I get from eBay and other sources now!</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh!&nbsp; And another interesting thing happened.&nbsp; While going through cleaning my coins I found a few regular non-silver coins mixed in with them.&nbsp; The thing is, they were all so dirty before I didn&#039;t notice them.&nbsp; But once I cleaned them I could tell a distinct difference in the color of the coins between the older silver coins and the more modern clad coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here.&nbsp; I put some in the scanner and I put some regular non-silver coins next to them.&nbsp; Interestingly enough it is easier to see the difference with the naked eye. In fact, the scanner makes them all look rather dull.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk277/adric22/claned1.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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