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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I have about $200 in change from my three years of detecting. Is there an easy way to clean it up, especially clad dimes and quarters, without having to buy a tumbler or some cleaning device?
I'd like to make the coins presentable and take them to the bank so I have some fun money. Paul Bulgerin
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Pillar of the Community
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So these coins are just random loose change kind of coins, no numismatic value? What condition are they in?
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I live right by the sea, and many of my spendable finds are 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins that I pick up from the beach. They are usually dark brown when I dig them up. I find that rubbing them between my fingers in wet sand is a great way to get the tarnish off and make them acceptable for circulation - although I obviously wouldn't do that to a collectable coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If just clad, put a few handfuls into a plastic jug, half-full of water and very little dish soap and maybe a squirt or two of lemon juice. Shake away! Rinse, repeat -
I bought a cheap kiddie's rock tumbler. Separate the copper from the rest. I tumble for half an hour in 30% aquarium gravel, 30% water, and a squirt of dish soap. Coins are not shiny but are clean. Well worth the $25 I paid, as I've used it for years.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The way I clean those ugly clad coins that come out of the ground. try vinegar and salt ,put a bunch of coins in a jar of the solution leave for a least 12 hours occasionally shaking the jar.
remove coins and rinse with water.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I would just rub each of them in plain water between your fingers. Just make sure that they have no numismatic value above face value.
After that, spend them. Just have a bias for using coins instead of notes. I am currently disposing of about $500 in coins in this way. I buy fuel and small purchases of food items using coins.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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None of these are coins with any numismatic value. It's all pennies, nickels, clad dimes and quarters.
The cents usually scrub clean, although it's a lot of work.
The clad coins and nickels all remain dark after soaking and scrubbing.
Will the bank take them dark? Do they not care and just run them through a coin counting machine?
Paul Bulgerin
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Valued Member
United States
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Since I've always put my "lunch money" coinage finds in a counting machine, I'd just clean enough just so that the machine. However, if it has some significant numismatic value ($20 or more IMO), I'd recommend the suggestions listed above. Of course, copper will be the most difficult to get a proper cleaning.
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