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Moderator
 United States
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Course sandpaper will do the job. Seriously, don't clean any coin. Leave em alone. Welcome!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am guessing the center you are referring to is some sort of copper, copper changes color rather quickly and any chemical that I know of will turn it a pinkish color and not look natural./ I think it looks fine the way it is, with coins brighter does not equal better. Most coin collectors would rather have a old crusty coin than a bright white coin and will pay premiums for the crusty ones over the others. if you clean it incorrectly you can guarantee a drop in numismatic value anytime in the future. So in short it is never a good idea to clean a coin
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am going to go against the grain here and say do whatever you want with the coin. Normally, cleaning a coin is a bad thing and will ruin the value because cleaning damages the original finish of a coin. However, this coin is common circulated European pocket change- Belgium minted 120 million 2 Euro coins in 2000- and will not have any real numismatic premium in the foreseeable future. The center is nickel brass which will naturally tarnish to a brown color but it does appear to have corrosion spots behind King Albert's head and on his cheek. Anything that will clean copper or brass will do the trick but the result may be an overly bright surface or the color might even be pinkish-orange. You may also want to try rubbing on a baking soda paste or toothpaste(regular, not gel).
Remember, cleaning anything of value is one of the easiest ways to destroy that value but there is really no harm in polishing up common pocket change if you just want it to look bright and shiny. However, when in doubt, DO NOT CLEAN!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
677 Posts |
 Amen to that!
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New Member
 United States
5 Posts |
 with you badthad I'll take your advice
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New Member
United States
21 Posts |
I think ferret552 has the best idea. Acetone won't change the finish and the dirt will fall off.
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New Member
United States
3 Posts |
What about olive oil? I heard this is a good way to not harm it and get some cleaning done...Your thoughts?
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Valued Member
United States
168 Posts |
I don't know about olive oil... I've heard that it takes forever.
Actually, I agree with biokemist. This coin isn't really worth more than face value, so do what you want with it. Just keep in mind that if you come across a coin you think is valuable or unsure about... don' clean it!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
585 Posts |
Let me quote one clever man: You may think you own the coins in your collection, you're really just taking care of them for the next owner.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote: What about olive oil? I heard this is a good way to not harm it and get some cleaning done...Your thoughts?
Many have said they had good results from Olive Oil. Also, as you probably have seen many will say Lighter Fluid, Lemon Juice, Battery Acid, Vinegar, Tomato paste and even Nitro Glycerine. An M-80 fire cracker may also blow off some dirt.  Just remember that to run out and spend money on something for cleaning a coin may just be real waste of money and your coin looks OK to me anyway. I'd still say leave it alone.
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