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Octopus Sun Special user Wiggle Wiggle 586 Posts |
You all just made him go out a waste allot of $$$.
He has a roll of clad coins, not silver. All you need is a piece of cotton cloth, soap and water to shine your clads. That's what bank use to clean clads. except they use something like a rock tumbler to spin the coins Then for your silver, you use toothpaste, it's the best. |
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billmarq Special user State near Arizona 570 Posts |
I am surprised no one has mentioned baking soda mixed with water into a paste. This is quite similar to many toothpastes, I believe. "Soaking" the coins in the paste for several minutes and then rubbing it in with the fingers gives a nice luster to old silver coins. Rinse the coins thoroughly afterwards and the luster will remain for a long time. Any of the metal polishes already mentioned will give a more mirror like shine, but they do so by removing some of the silver. Baking soda is pretty much nondestructive but serious coin collectors will scream at either method. But what do they know about magic?
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cablerock Veteran user 362 Posts |
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On 2012-08-29 22:32, billmarq wrote: This is what I do, and prefer it to toothpaste. Cheaper, and it doesn't smell like anything. |
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Octopus Sun Special user Wiggle Wiggle 586 Posts |
I had forgotten about that, baking soda is/can be used as toothpaste.
there are some toothpastes that have B.S. as an ingredient. |
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Jimeh Inner circle Ottawa, Ontario 1399 Posts |
Using Brasso is brutal lol (I don't even use it for brass.) If they're real silver or even clad coins what you should really try is Brasso's sister product Silvo. Works sooooooo well. You apply it to the coin, let it dry, rinse it off, and shine'er up! For more stubborn stains I don't bother with letting it dry. I go at it with a toothbrush or rag, scrub the coin until shiny, then rinse. I've been using it for 15yrs and it-saves-time. It's a cream based polisher that's almost odorless. Nothing like Brasso.
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cablerock Veteran user 362 Posts |
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On 2012-08-30 15:35, Octopus Sun wrote: I just tried toothpaste on one of my especially dirty coins, and baking soda on the other. They both work pretty much the same, but for the really dirty one, the toothpaste worked a little better. One might worry it's slightly more abrasive, but it doesn't bother me in the least, as I can't see any marks from it. Just thought I'd let everyone know! |
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cablerock Veteran user 362 Posts |
So now I'm having a recurring issue of my silver coins (just the normal ones I handle every single day) are turning a dull grey within a few days of cleaning them. I've done a few different things, but are there any suggestions that aren't going to put a different feeling coating on these? I can do the toothpaste/baking soda thing but I don't really want to several times a week.
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NicholasD Inner circle 1458 Posts |
I've used both toothpaste and Brasso for many years. I find that Brasso gives silver coins a very bright shine, while toothpaste cleans nicely and leaves the coins looking a little more natural. Also, I find that silver coins feel a little slicker after using Brasso, but not so much so with toothpate.
Whether or not the coins begin to dull quickly may have something to do with where they're being stored after polishing. |
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cablerock Veteran user 362 Posts |
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On 2012-09-01 10:21, NicholasD wrote: It's interesting because I have thought about this, and I don't think I am storing these coins differently than my others. And no differently than I have been doing for quite a lot longer than this has been happening. Maybe I just have to wipe them off after I use them each day or something. I will try a few different experiments involving storing them in different places and wiping them off after use and see what happens. I wonder if I have been keeping them near copper coins and that's speeding up the process? |
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Wes65 Inner circle I've said very little in 1219 Posts |
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On 2012-08-29 19:17, Octopus Sun wrote: In the eleven years since he posted he's probably got over it.
Wes
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Paulington New user 4 Posts |
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On 2012-09-01 18:11, Poof-Daddy wrote: All I wonder is whether his coins are yet shiny? .
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Nick.Caress New user 34 Posts |
It seems like toothpaste is the Duct-tape/baling wire of the new century. It cleans coins, removes scratches from DVD's and tastes great (less fillings, hahah)...
I usually use Toothpaste to clean my coins but since it wasn't mentioned I thought I'd point out that rubber erasers put a crazy shine on coins. I'm sure everybody knew that though, since it is buried among the countless other tidbits in Bobo's. cheers, Nick.Caress |
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Mitch Regular user Toronto, Canada 157 Posts |
..just finished shining them up now...11 years and finally done! Now if I can only remember the routine I had for them : )
Mitch p.s. James Riser had suggested using a paste called Flitz. It's what he uses to shine up his cups. It works really well for any metal needing cleaning and shining so I've now been using it for my coins, cups and brass magic items.
Mitch Solway
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Smoke&Mirrors New user 3 Posts |
I use a damp magic eraser sponge and circular motions, cleans real quick and easy. Seal with a clear varnish or nail polish.
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KungFuMagic Regular user 167 Posts |
I have used a non-abrasive, Mr. Wizard cleaner for silver in the past. I suspect the coins would work as well. It uses chemistry to eliminate the tarnish (silver oxide) pretty quick and easy. I just dipped and the silver vanished immediately. Grime likely needs a washing first. As soon as my solver touches the aluminum, it was magic. Cloth to rub off any lingering residue. No abrasive to leave miniscule scratches.
Caution, it removes patina and antiquing as well. May be worth an experiment on a 90% silver coin when I get some. Foil, salt, baking soda, hot water. That's it. https://www.thespruce.com/frugal-silver-cleaner-1388736
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thegreatscungilli Regular user 166 Posts |
Another vote for using a rubber eraser.
Rub them with a plain old rubber eraser, like on the back of a pencil, then rub with a soft cloth to remove the debris and add a bit of burnish to the coin. This will polish up most coins without chemicals and even gets rid of the black stuff you sometimes see on coin surfaces. I have had some walkers that looked really black and tarnished, a couple of minutes with the eraser and they are good to go. Pencil erasers work well because you have a built in "handle" and you can get into all the little nooks and corners. One bit of advice, buy your own box of pencils. If you use the ones around the house your wife will probably get mad when she tries to use one for the original intended purpose and the eraser is worn down to the metal. Doesn't take much imagination to understand how I know this. |
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