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chadcsx Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 12:07 pm Ok so I know that is a big no no to clean coins but I have a question. I found a 1995 dd in a roll and it has a bit of the blue powdery corrosion stuff on it. Is there any safe way to clean this off such as using plain water and a light finger rub and letting it dry? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 12:44 pm I see no problem using a very worn out tooth brush and some mild soap under running cool water. Don't tell any of the other members I told you this John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 2:13 pm Corrosion/stains won't wash off. They are on the coin permantly unless you dip them and ruin them. Best advice, don't clean a coin. If the coin is/was BU, then touching it up ruins the value. On circulated coin caked with grease around the devices, soaking it in mineral oil will help loosen it, but ONLY on circulated coins. It will not remove corrosion or stains. Only grime around the devices. To remove corrosion is to remove part of the surface and ruins the coin to a collector/grader. Report this Post to the Staff
chadcsx Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 4:17 pm So the tooth brush won't cause any damage of any kind to the surface while removing the grime? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:44 pm If it's a circulated coin and you are very gentle I see no problem. But,do this on your own accord.Can you post before and after photos and tell us what you cleaned it with and how? John1 Edited by John1 01/08/2012 6:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
chadcsx Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 7:08 pm Yes I wil try to post that and some other finds soon. I use my cell phone for this site because I don't have a working computer and I can't figure out how to upload pics with my cell phone on here. Any suggestions? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 01/09/2012 12:19 am Certainly cleaning a coin will reduce it's value. But what if it doesn't have any value to begin with, because the corrosion has ruined it already? Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 01/09/2012 07:25 am Chad- Are you using the link on the reply to topic window? Also, if you have images uploaded to photobucket or similar, you can just use [ img]url[ /img] without the spaces. Report this Post to the Staff
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