I want to know how you clean a peeny efficiently. Please help I have some very old look pennies, I'd like to know the dates!
2007-08-23 12:53:39 · 11 answers · asked by Annika G 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
S T O P !!!!
If the cents, please don't call them pennies - pennies are British coins, have dates before 1964 don't clean them at all. You may ruin any value.
If the dates are prior to 1930, take them to a reputable coin dealer for advice. Dates from 1930 to 1964 may also have some value, the earlier the more likely. If they have mint marks (D or S), the value may increase.
Get a "Red Book" from a book store to check the condition and possible value.
Again, do not clean them if you think they have value.
If, on the other hand, your hoard is just a bunch of coins from the 70's and later, best way to clean them is liquid dishwasher detergent dissolved in hot water. Agitate the coins to remove crud. Rinse thoroughly.
2007-08-23 14:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by rjrmpk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If these are at all collector coins, DO NOT clean them at all. It will decrease there value as collectible coins. The US Numismatics Guild can give you information about how to build a collection that is certain to be of value in the future. The value may be emotional more than monetary, but well worth it. If these are circulated coins of only cash value, take them to the bank and buy new ones and sort through them for more attractive pieces. When you buy money from a bank, the exchange rate is 1:1, at a coin shop it varies. Buy several rolls of pennies at a time, rewrap them when going back next time, less what you are keeping. This is the way most coin collectors start.
2016-05-21 02:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the Serious Coin Collectors would say... don't clean them because it may cut their value.
But just to CLEAN a bunch of pennies (copper)... soak for an hour or three in any citric acid. Kool-aid, Ketchup, etc are all cheap household cleaners.
2007-08-23 13:35:12 · answer #3 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coca-cola works.... put them in a single layer at the bottom of a flat pan or something and pour coke into it to cover them. depending how dirty they are it might take a time or two and you will have to turn them over and do the other side. It works pretty good. Rinse them off when done
2007-08-23 13:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your local hardware store has Cooper cleaner, rub it on, and clean off the tarnish. if you want to keep the Penny bright for awhile, spray clear lacquer on it.
2007-08-23 13:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you I wouldn't clean your cents.Their value would decrease by almost half.You say they appear old. What do they look like?I hope this helps answer your question
2007-08-23 13:09:11 · answer #6 · answered by mirrorcoin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
theres this stuff called kaboom, cleans the penny almost instantly. or you can use coke, but that can sometime take a while and isn't as good.
2007-08-23 13:00:07 · answer #7 · answered by imsneakierthanu2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put them in lemon juice or ketchup. It really works good.
2007-08-23 13:03:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with vinigar and salt....but thouroly wash them afterwards...it does clean them too much after a while
2007-08-23 12:59:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak in coca cola over night
2007-08-23 15:51:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋