I picked up a box of old coins (mostly pennies) which have obviously been in the ground for quite a while.... anyone got any advice for cleaning them up without losing that "antique" look?
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Originally posted by Madly Creating View PostI picked up a box of old coins (mostly pennies) which have obviously been in the ground for quite a while.... anyone got any advice for cleaning them up without losing that "antique" look?
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Yes, I've heard that, and seen it too. (I wonder what it does to your insides?) But it will probably bring them up really shiny.Celia
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try toothpaste, that really worked on my dad's old silver medal! Coke doesn't really work that well.
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coke and cillitbang react with the copper in the coins and turn then the pinky copper colour, so i'd avoid that. Toothpaste is mildly abrasive and should do the job., You'd need to try out one coin first so you don't damage the whole of your hoard!full time mum and very very part time crafter.
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When I asked on here a few months ago about cleaning a silver necklace I got some brilliant advice - I know it's not the same metal but I found toothpaste worked really really well and cola didn't.Visit Natty Netty for a huge selection of Iris Folding supplies
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Regards the cola suggestions - I think that it may be just "The Real Thing"! that is so good at cleaning metal - probably the imitation colas don't have the secret ingredient - or not so much of it that it is effective. I do remember, many years ago, seeing Coca Cola cleaning up a old penny beautifully.
Linda
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This is going back yeeeears, but i remember my mum soaking an old coin she found in the garden in vinegar.Facebook page, Cottage Charms & Cards: http://www.facebook.com/update_secur...20677888001883
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Bear in mind that cleaning them will break any numismatists' (coin collectors') hearts... So check to see that none of them are valuable first! If they are, then polishing them takes away most of the value. (I used to work with a very keen and knowledgeable coin collector, and one of my cousins spent a fortune on coins and then polished them up and reduced the value to a fraction of what he paid.)Dagna
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Originally posted by Selina View PostMy dad does a lot of metal detecting, he uses brown sauce to clean up old coins, Selina
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Both lemon and lime juices worked, but I think I left it on too long! The two test coins are shiner than shiney!"I was inoculated, very early in life, against all forms of magic and elfin whimsy, even when convincingly disguised as literature." Clive James
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I immediately think vinegar but I have no idea where I got that idea from, worth a try though eh.
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