I have alot of old coins dont really know what I have but I do know that they have never been cleaned you can still see the markings and read most but how can I tell if they are gold or somethin else most are dark. I know you are not suppose to clean but I am very tempted
2007-04-29 13:53:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Do not clean the coins. Take them to a coin dealer to tell you what they are. Better yet, see if a coin club is in your area and ask them to help you. Most coin dealers on a non busy day will be glad to help you. The real good dealers, will help you even if busy, but you may have to wait a bit. Don't be tempted, for you may make a real bad mistake.
2007-04-30 15:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is now permissable to clean coins,.... IF.... you can no longer read anything on the coins. The best stuff I have found, can be bought at Walmart for about $7.00 a can. It is a paste type stuff, and you have to wet the coins with water before using it. I have cleaned a couple coins with it, and it really gets the dirt off, so you can read the words and numbers....and it doesn't ruin the surface either, if you wet the coins first.
2007-04-29 16:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't clean your coins.
Research them by keying in their inscriptions into a major search engine like Google, Yahoo, or MSN. Eventually you will get a better idea as to what you have. Enjoy the process of finding out -- you'll be a coin collector before you know it!
2007-04-30 07:05:48 · answer #3 · answered by CoinTrain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't clean them...you should be able to determine what the coin is made of by the year and denomination and the country that issued it ...just about every coin is issued by decreed...the denomination and metal composition is established by law...most library will carry some sort of coin catalog.. for world and U.S. coins....if it's a U.S.coin start with the date and the denomination....some catalog include the metal alloys and percentage of each metal in its composition....unless the coin is totally unreadable don't clean them...If they are incrusted or overly oxidized then you may not have much choice
2007-04-29 14:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by Luis P 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best thing I have found to clean old coins is BRASSO. It is used to clean brass but it works very well on old coins too.
2007-04-29 14:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by Patrick W 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well i am not quite sure how to tell if they are gold or not but i do know that you shouldn't clean your coins. if you do it will decrease their value by almost half .
2007-04-29 14:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by mirrorcoin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the copper is basically tarnished and dark, take a small bowl and pour in some vinegar, and a few shakes of salt, and graceful the pennies around in that. it fairly is going to brighten them up nicely. be conscious, inspite of the undeniable fact that, that cleansing older funds destroys the numismatic fee, if any.
2016-12-10 14:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋