u don't, u drink the coke, then spend the penny
You can clean tarnished coins by putting them in Coke. It takes about 12-15 hours for the tarnish to be cleaned. This does take some of surface off and could a coin grade lower. Some of the finer features may disappear.
I would say 7up or Sprite since they are more acidic Coca-Cola takes rust of a bumper. Coke is more acidic than 7-up or Sprite. Coca-Cola is my result. Schweppes Ginger Ale cleans a penny the best .
It takes around 1 to 2 weeks Yes, Coke will dissolve a penny, although I don't know how long it would take. The phospheric acid in Coke will connect to the copper in the penny and create copper or zinc phosphate (e.g. dissolve it). Here is an article about it: http://www.finishing.com/336/08.shtml
Soaking a penny in soda can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours to get it clean, depending on the level of tarnish. It's best to check the penny periodically while soaking to see if it has reached the desired level of cleanliness.
Vinegar and lemon juice are effective at cleaning pennies due to their acidic properties. Both juices can help to dissolve the tarnish and dirt on the penny's surface, making it shiny again. Simply soak the penny in the juice for a few minutes and rub gently to reveal the cleaned surface.
coke cleans penny better
No, Coke+penny=explosionBOoM!Don't try itDon't expect to see fireworks. The penny will not explode. In fact it WILL clean the penny a little.
This is the phosphoric acid.
it doesnt melt, but it gets very clean!
Long story short, seeing as coke is very acidic, the acid will dissolve the dirt.
What's crazy is that you can use anything to clean a penny. Water is probably the worst. Surprisingly, orange juice and Coke are very effective.(:
Yes mountain dew can clean a penny because there are acids in the formula. towards the penny and an acid can clean a pennny..You can also use toothpaste on a cottan ball or ketchup. Using an acid to clean a penny will destroy the collecting value of the coin.
Coke cleans a penny better than lemon juice because coke has a lot more chemicals than lemon juice.HOWEVER ...You should only clean ordinary coins that have no collector value. Anything you use to try to shine or otherwise "spiff up" a collectible coin will damage its surface and reduce its value to coin collectors.
You can clean tarnished coins by putting them in Coke. It takes about 12-15 hours for the tarnish to be cleaned. This does take some of surface off and could a coin grade lower. Some of the finer features may disappear.
A combination of vinegar and salt, or a paste of baking soda and water, can help clean a penny by removing dirt and tarnish. Gently rubbing the penny with either of these solutions can improve its appearance.
That sounds like a good science experiment. Nobody has really studied how sodas clean things, so you should get 3 glasses and put Sprite in one and Coke in another and plain water in the last one. Drop a penny into each glass and measure how clean it gets after each day until one penny is totally clean.
it is because the acidity in the soda melts the dirt off witch is equivelent to coke cleaning a penny