Recommendations To Clean This Quarter.

Why would you want to do anything to it? If you want a better specimen, just buy a new one- high grade 1964D quarters are cheap. Anything you do to completely remove the toning spots will also impair the coin. Even a quick dip in E-Z-Est would not completely remove the toning, it would require a much longer dip that would certainly impair luster.

Well since you've made up your mind,I had good luck with baking soda and warm water.... just get your finger wet and dip it in the baking soda then rub on the coin.... that will get a lot of it off. but I would try the dip in acetone first as this wont really harm it.

I have about 15 1964 Quarters that look great. Why are you so set on cleaning this one? Find another if it bugs you so much. :-P

All the back and forth and no cleaned pics. =)

Post it fur!

A grinding wheel is garunteed to do the job. But leave it and replace it.

No matter much what you do , you will just a have a bullion coin.

Take a look at this video on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1k...ture=related It does work. Theirs other videos as well you can research and see what works, Many of the post's here are going to teach you a very valuable lesson. Don't clean your coins. I see theirs no talking you out of it so good luck. A great book on this subject by a very respected man is Coin Chemistry
Master6238 are you left with a lot of hairlines, Samething with Tarnex I would think the rubbing would have to produce some. I'm not calling anyone out. Just figure theirs got to be some surface changes going on.

Ill post a pic once I clean it. Haven't decided how to do it yet.

I do believe you can clean coins and preserve them, sometimes they are better off for it. the knee jerk reaction people have to cleaning coins really doesn't accomplish anything productive.

With that said; most coins will be worse for wear if you clean them improperly, and, yes, most coins shouldn't be cleaned. But, there are certain coins, if cleaned well that are better off for it.

I'm thinking of starting a new thread, maybe a dirty coin cleaning challenge sort of thing. I will picture one very dirty coin, Then after everyone offers their opinion on the best way to clean said coin, ill proceed and show the before and after results. Still in the works though so it won't be anytime soon.