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New Member
United States
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Ok.. I've tried a variety of products..
The latest one is Tarnex.
I put some of the solution in a glass.
I place my 2 euro cent coin (copperish? zinc? Looks like a penny) into the solution. WOW! So much brighter! Looks brand new!!
I take it out, and rinse it with water.
I dry the coin off
I excitedly leave it on the counter
I come back, and the coin is tarnished worse than when I started.
I repeated the process, only this time, instead of leaving them on the counter, put them in the 2 x 2s.
They look 100 x worse than when I started!!
What am I doing wrong?
What can I do to fix these coins?
How can I go about this cleaning process better in the future?
Thank you,
JD
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to CCF! Quote:
What am I doing wrong?
 Most here would say trying to clean them in the first place is where you went wrong. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What are you doing wrong? You are using Tarnex and cleaning them with an acidic solution, that is what you are doing wrong. Now you know why so many recommend that you DO NOT CLEAN a coin, especially copper. There is nothing you can do to "fix" them, the coins are officially ruined now. Just be thankful that you were doing this to a very common 2 Eurocent and not a more valuable coin.
Edited by biokemist6
04/27/2012 1:12 pm
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New Member
 United States
45 Posts |
I admit, for these coins, I'm not really looking at the value of the coin. For these, I just want them to look "pretty". Any solutions for the current or future coins?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Any solutions for the current or future coins? You could try not cleaning them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
to CCF! Cleaning is the worst thing you can do.  If your looking for shiny coins then try a polish. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ummm, I think Chris12018 is kidding? Polish would also decrease the value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just want them to look "pretty". They are prettiest in their natural state. But if you insist....Comet and a Brillo pad will get the job done  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Fix these coins? They're not broken in the first place!!
You'll rape any coin of both numismatic value and surface metal if you are trying to remove that tarnish.
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New Member
United States
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I appreciate the responses, but I can't stress this enough:
I am not interested in the value of these coins. What I want most of all is for them to look bright and shiny. And, Amida, thanks but brillo? I don't want to heavily scratch it.
I recognize that the original luster is best etc etc when valuing coins, grading, and for many that are hardcore collectors. I have a lot of coins that I would never ever clean.
But these coins, are for the sole purpose of looking shiny and nice.
Surely there must be a way to make them "look" nice. I don't care about the value of the coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's probably easier to find bright new shiny coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 That's exactly what I was going to suggest. Get some new BU coins and put them in your 2x2. The ones you messed with are junk. |
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Moderator
 United States
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You destroy 75% of a coins value instantly.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cleaned or dipped coins always look bad to me. Besides, you can get uncirculated sets of most Euro nations for $10-20. Considering the face value of a full set (1 cent to 2 dollars) is a little more that $5.25, I think just buying UNC coins outright is the easiest thing to do.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Get some very fine sandpaper and some vinegar or other acidic solution and scrub like mad...   Seriously if you just want nice looking ones then buy some new ones you haven't got much chance of ever making a harshly cleaned coin look pretty. It will always have dulled details from the acid wear or scratches. Edited by enworb
04/27/2012 7:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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MS70 is available in Coin Shops or through Coin Mags and works well. Good luck!
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Posted 04/27/2012 1:11 pm
