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CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12839 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 11:29 am Quote: I wear latex gloves with white cotton gloves over them. Why both? Wouldn't one or the other do just fine? Report this Post to the Staff
lincolncentguy Pillar of the Community United States 809 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 11:34 am Never clean your coins especially copper ones! 8,326th time I have said this! Report this Post to the Staff
spittwadd New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 3:39 pm I metal detect alot and the wheat pennies I find are in really bad shape, so sometimes I use a little bit of baking soda and water and rub the coin in between my fingers. I only really do it to get the dirt off and personal preference. NEVER to try and get back the mint luster. I would much rather have a cleaned common date Wheat penny with no dirt than a circle of dirt. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 7:11 pm Quote: forgot to mention to the OP.... The best way to "clean" common cents is to just hold them under hot running water and rub them with your fingers. It works great for removing general grime and it's pretty safe on the surfaces. BadThad: You shocked me with that one. You obviously forget that some people have excessively hard water, many tap waters contain Chlorine, some people have water softeners, etc. That hot running water could also contain amounts of almost anything on or in Earth. Also, you may not have met or known people that worked with their hands alot and their fingers are like a grinding wheel. Really not a good suggestion. Report this Post to the Staff
GTALLEN Valued Member United States 315 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 7:13 pm BadThad, thank you very much for all the helpful information. Also, I didn't know that NGC & NCS were one in the same. However, I do now. Thank you for your insight and help. Report this Post to the Staff
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