Professional Coin Cleaner?
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The Rebel
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Unless you have a super rare coin there is no need to send a coin out to be cleaned.
You can do this:
Soak in hot soapy water
Use a toothbrush to remove the dirt, keep dipping it in the water to keep it wet.
Once you have it cleaned really well switch over to just plain clean hot water.
Once you have it cleaned as good as you can coat it with Renisance Wax and buff with a microfiber cloth till it shines.
You can do this:
Soak in hot soapy water
Use a toothbrush to remove the dirt, keep dipping it in the water to keep it wet.
Once you have it cleaned really well switch over to just plain clean hot water.
Once you have it cleaned as good as you can coat it with Renisance Wax and buff with a microfiber cloth till it shines.
Jamflicker
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Once old copper has been in the ground it is going to have environmental damage which can have be reversed. Not worth having them professionally cleaned in my opinion.
What you're looking for is a "professional coin conservator", the only ones I know of are with the coin grading services, PCGS, ANACS, and NGC, not sure what they charge but I would only pay them IF I had a very rare coin, otherwise you'll most likely pay more for the service than the coin is worth and also only if it will increase the value of the coin more than the cost of the service.
Here're some links and a video, there maybe others out there but these are the main grading companies.
www.ngccoin.com
anacs.com
Here're some links and a video, there maybe others out there but these are the main grading companies.
Coin Conservation | NGC Conservation | NGC
Founded in 2001, NGC is the world’s first and foremost professional coin conservation service.
www.ngccoin.com
ANACS Conservation Service - ANACS
Introducing ANACS Conservation Services. $39.00 covers up to 20 coins. Prior to grading, our experts evaluate each coin for surface contaminants..
anacs.com
hoser
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Unless it's a 1943 copper penny.
PulltabSpill
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I think cleaning with a toothpick is probably safe. Let it soak in distilled water for 24+ hours and then just rub the surface with small circular patterns. Don't press hard. As soon as you start using chemicals it seems to do more damage then good.
Doesn't matter what experience a person has cleaning coins, a whizzed coin will always be detectable, and will always detract from its value. If it is so corroded that its unidentifiable, best thing to do is soak it in olive oil for a few months, wash with warm water while gently toothbrushing it, and hope for an improvement.
diggin4clad
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Cleaning copper coins that have been in the ground is basically an exercise in futility.
The Rebel
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diggin4clad
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Around here, just about all copper coins that come out of the ground are toasted except for the newer copper Lincolns and an occasional Wheat Cent.
The Rebel
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