Is Tarnex good for coins?

Hi ojo

basically any type of cleaning of collectable coins is a no no.

Tarnex is an acid and removes all of the natural patina ,, To answer your question I have used tarnex ,on jewelry, it really works well for that application, but do not use it on your coins !

Rick

That commercial makes me cringe... I certainly wouldn't use it- about ten years ago when I worked at a drug store we had a woman come in throwing a fit because the Tarnex she bought at our store "ate" her silver. She made quite a scene, threatened to sue the store and everything.

Rachel [:p]

Tarnex is one of those often used chemicals that many coin "finders" use. I see it on a pretty regular basis, and it kills the value so fast.

I think that I have some tarnex around here somewhere, ....I do.

Let me load some before and after pics, and let you see the results LIVE.

That's what I figured, I thought that was the dumbest commercial and probably has riuned alot of inexpereineced coin collecter's coins.