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How do you clean silver coins that were tarnished by soaking in cola for too long?
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∙ 15y ago
You should never try to clean coins at home using anything stronger than distilled water. Colas contain phosphoric acid that has damaged the surface and destroyed any collector value they may have had.
It's too late to undo the damage done. The best you can hope for is that they're common dates so you didn't lose much. The good news is that they can still be sold for their metal value, about 6 to 8 times face value as of 11/2008.
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What is the best way to clean tarnished and dirty coins?
put in a glass of cheap coca cola and leave over night
Do you use silver cleaner to clean a coin made out of real silver?
No, you do not clean coins. Cleaning coins will only damage their value. If you feel you must clean a coin, take it to a coin dealer and see what he recommends to clean the coin, however, they will recommend you not to clean it. Coins potentially worth hundreds of dollars have been brought down to selling them for scrap because people have cleaned them! Do not clean coins!
How do clean silver dollars?
The answer is you don't clean your coins. Cleaning coins is detrimental to the value. Unless they are caked in dirt don't clean them, if they are caked in dirt, clean with soapy water and a towel or sponge and dry.
What cleans copper coins without harming them?
the best way to clean copper or silver coins and jewelry is ashes
How do you clean silver dollars?
The answer is you don't clean your coins. Cleaning coins is detrimental to the value. Unless they are caked in dirt don't clean them, if they are caked in dirt, clean with soapy water and a towel or sponge and dry.
How do you clean up some 1895 silver dollars properly?
Do not attempt to clean old coins. Anything you have at home will damage the coins' surface and significantly reduce its value!
How do you clean gold and silver coins?
You don't. You don't EVER clean a gold coin and you don't clean a silver coin. Cleaning ruins the value of coins! If it has any collector value at all it will be demolished by a cleaning. Cleaning can take a $100 coin into a $10 coin. It will never, ever improve the value of the coin unless you literally dug it out of the ground. Do not clean coins.
What do you use to clean a coin made out of silver?
No, you do not clean coins. Cleaning coins will only damage their value. If you feel you must clean a coin, take it to a coin dealer and see what he recommends to clean the coin, however, they will recommend you not to clean it. Coins potentially worth hundreds of dollars have been brought down to selling them for scrap because people have cleaned them! Do not clean coins!
What are uncapsulated coins?
Encapsulated coins have been placed in small plastic containers to keep them from getting tarnished.
Should you clean a tarnished 1888 silver dollar?
No. Cleaning a coin damages the coin. Never, ever, ever, clean a coin.Silver dollars and half dollars are often collected for more than their silver value, cleaning them will only ruin their collectable value. You will never add value to a coin by cleaning it (the exception being coins dug out of the ground) and can possibly shave tens, hundreds or even thousands of dollars off the value of your coin by cleaning it.
Is your coin worth more tarnished?
Most collectors want unpolished/uncleaned coins.
Should you clean old silver dollars with silver polish?
Cleaning coins is not a good idea, it will damage the coins and lower or destroy the collectible value. Please consult a dealer or collector before the coin are cleaned.
