| Author |
 Replies: 12 / Views: 2,065 |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5606 Posts |
Edited by Morgans Dad
10/01/2010 7:25 pm
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Just one of the horrors of the internet. Imagine how many kids see that and just have to try it. And most don't have the slightest idea of what is valuable and what isn't. Picture kids about 8 or 9 years old now with burnt fingers. And once on the internet, it's there forever.
|
|
Moderator
 United States
15403 Posts |
Ouch .... that hurt to watch.
How about his comment .... "I have never found a silver coin I could not clean this way".
Yipes
David
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
|
Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
575 Posts |
|
|
New Member
United States
17 Posts |
That brought a tear to my eye, What an idiot.
|
|
Valued Member
India
265 Posts |
please dont clean coins at all. You will loose the value.
warm wishes.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
497 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1256 Posts |
Blow torch  |
|
Valued Member
United States
462 Posts |
I just throw my dirty coins in a rock tumbler with some aquarium gravel, water and dish soap. They come out sparkling clean!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
539 Posts |
I think I saw those coins on ebay listed as UNC. LOL Seriously? All of that to ruin a silver coin. Seems to me that Brasso would have done the same thing, quicker and without the possibility of burning your skin off! Does anyone know what the scinece behind heating them up with a butane torch before dropping them in acid might be. |
|
Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
If it's ill-advised to clean coins, how do you propose to clean dirt off of coins found with a metal detector under six inches of ground?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
hmm...now i'll take ya'll at your word on the value being greater before cleaning,
but why is it that a dirty old coin is worth more than a clean old coin?
seems counterintuitive.
|
|
Moderator
United States
188011 Posts |
Most cleaning is destructive to the coin by physically altering the metal. Most times cleaning leaves scratches or other damage on the surface of the coin. Some chemicals will remove a layer of metal as a part of their "cleaning" process. If you can clean a coin without damaging to the metal (for example, rising some surface dirt off with water) then cleaning can be okay. Be careful, even rinsing a coin can cause scratches on the surface (depending on how aggressive you are, like rubbing the coin for instance). I believe that this post explains the rules of cleaning much better... https://goccf.com/t/49652#394282 |
| |
Replies: 12 / Views: 2,065 |
|
Posted 10/01/2010 7:22 pm
