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Hey everyone, new guy from the southwest here...ive honestly always kept an eye out for "rare" coins when receiving my change in the check out line but nothing to much far from that until this past year or so, now I have a small collection I have been fortunate enough to gather over time. Again tho, ooutside of gas stations and the occasional bank teller I do not go out of my way to obtain yet. To me its become more of a random scavenger hunt around my cities.
i really have been shut down by a friend of mine in means of his response to me cleaning these, what I consider nothing more then face value coins from registers...could anyone point me in the right direction of thought process on this?
i am not nor wanting to become a dealer, sell off my coins etc, I just perhaps view my findings differnet from the rest I suppose.
I personally only have been keeping 1964 and down U.S. coins, again, all circulated as well as the new adventure of all of the specialty quarters and dollars as of the last decade...
Is it wrong or am I wrong in attempting to allow these coins to find a resting place and be cleaned up a little after 75+ years of traveling our country?
sorry for the long intro but thank you for your time! Edited by coinnerd
10/20/2016 3:24 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 To CCF , Good to have you aboard . I noticed a very important comment you made in your thread about cleaning your 75+ year old coins . Wrong thing to do ! When you clean a coin the wrong way you loose a lot if not all it's value . So until you get quite a few years under your belt , just don't do it . Enjoy the hobby .  |
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The present day coloration are the 75+ years of history and stories they tell. I would of suggest letting them be as they are and just appreciating what makes them unique as they are.
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New Member
 United States
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So, my x2 nickels and x2 Wheat cent coins are nothing more then wishing well casting weights now!? Ah dam LOL! I can appreciate the intent of purity but man oh man did these coins shined up nice. So what would be the best way to "dust" the coins off prior to flip installation ya figure? I ordered some bcw flips to store them... |
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Canada
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there is a chemical called verdi-care / verdi-gone (developed by a member here) that works wonders on verdigris on copper.
everything else with collectable value should probably be left alone.
in all honesty, warm water & a drop off mild liquid dish soap isn't going to much harm to everyday coins that are only face value, but as with ANY coin you don't want to touch it with anything abrasive (even a dishcloth will leave hairline scratches).
those cringing at dish soap will probably recommend acetone as a alternative. it is a (nasty if not handled properly) solvent that will only melt away the organic junk.
do some searches here on cleaning, and if you play with acetone make sure you follow the safety guidlines
cheers and welcome
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to CCF. If you must clean a coin make sure it is of no value and it looks like the junk it is. Of course 75 year old coins would be silver and so why clean. Cleaning takes away from the value of the coin. |
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