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New Member
United States
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Hi guys, I got a coin from my dad and it's in very bad condition how do I clean it.  |
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Valued Member
United States
168 Posts |
First, welcome!
Second, don't clean it at all... at least not yet.
If you have pictures of the coin or a description or something like that we can see its condition, its value, and other things. Cleaning can ruin the value of many coins, so if it's worth anything, then we can warn you. If it's nothing particularly valuable, we can tell you that as well.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
 to the community, It's not a good idea to clean coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1040 Posts |
 Without more information, don't clean it. We need pictures to help you properly. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1418 Posts |
Back away from the coin. Don't clean coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1534 Posts |
I agree with what the others have said. However, there are some situations where it is necessary to clean a coin, although in most cases you don't need to. There are many ways you can ruin a coin by cleaning it even if it really does need a cleaning, so pictures are necessary.
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Rest in Peace
United States
2668 Posts |
DO NOT USE COMET AND A BRUSH!
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New Member
 United States
5 Posts |
Thank you everybody, I will try to post some pictures as soon as I can!  |
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New Member
United States
5 Posts |
Here is the coin and the inner part is corroded   |
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Valued Member
United States
97 Posts |
Usually cleaned coins are worth less then ones left dirty and dull. Neat euro, is that one of the belgian ones? Edited by AMetalHound
01/10/2010 5:23 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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DO NOT USE COMET AND A BRUSH!
Doesn't that depend on what type of Brush? Wouldn't a soft brass wire wheel and Kitchen Clenser do?   Yes WELCOME TO THE FORUM. I was kidding of course. You really shouldn't clean coins. Even if really bad, you could make them even worse. If you watch the TV show Antique Road Show you would hear them constantly point out how cleaning, painting, washing, etc to any old item dangerous and usually a really big drop in value. Regardless of how your coins look, some times, just as if it was an old table, the age or so called contamination tells a story. Always best to leave alone. |
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New Member
United States
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Lick it clean. My cat's fur gets dirty and he licks it so what's the difference? |
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Valued Member
United States
97 Posts |
good point.  I'm going to try that when I get home!! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
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Lick it clean. My cat's fur gets dirty and he licks it so what's the difference?
Actually your partially correct. Cats, dogs and many animals have much cleaner mouths than we do. Ever feel your cat's tongue? Then feel yours. There's is made to stay clean and they use it for cleaning. Your mouth is filthy, dirty, full of germs, possibly food from dinner, lunch and breakfast. Your saliva usually smells too and if full of almost anything. NO, licking a coin with a human mouth could well be worse than a sand blaster. |
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Valued Member
United States
168 Posts |
Hmm... as a euro, I'd be partial to giving it some sort of treatment, maybe a soak in acetone? I know that will definitely not hurt the coin, but if your goal is "shiny" rather than "clean", then I don't think you should do anything to it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin looks good to me....leave it alone!
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Posted 01/09/2010 4:54 pm
