Old Lint / Grime On Old Lincolns / Jeffersons / Roosevelts

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Smack2k Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 11:11 am I know you should NEVER clean your old coins...but I am slowly going through a TON of Lincoln Pennies / Jefferson nickels / Roosevelt dimes and a bunch of them have grime on them from being left out or left in pants for a long time that has clung to the coin . Its like a soft but hard blue white colored lint. Should I try to get this off of these and if so, how can I do it safely? Or should I just put those coins aside and forget about them? Thanks, I have a LOT of these to go through, so knowing if I should put these aside in a pile to clean or just toss them off as regular pennies, roll them up and cash them in will help me out... I appreciate the help! Report this Post to the Staff

Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 11:16 am start with water. Soak them overnight and see what comes off. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 12:22 pm Acetone (pure, not nail polish remover) will remove a lot of the organic and soft crud. I'd be very cautious about water, tap water has too many impurities, will cause long term damage. Try soaking overnight in closed jar of acetone, rinse w/ CLEAN acetone, then if still dirty wash off w/ dishsoap(grease remover) and filtered/purified water. The green crud on copper is verdigris, xylene or verdi-care on that crap. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/28/2017 12:41 am Follow Bad Thad's polarity ladder. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Smack2k Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 05/28/2017 08:01 am Thanks for the replies....I will go over the polarity ladder and take it from there.....really appreciate it...great to know I may be able to clean up some of these older coins! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/28/2017 08:09 am How grungy can they be if they were in pants pockets and you just want to dump them back to the bank ? Report this Post to the Staff
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