If you were closer to claremore I would recommend my great uncle Richard McPheeters. He is a coin dealer with 45+ years in the business. He is a good Christian man and former pastor.
There are proper ways to conserve collectible coins but by all means do not clean them, especially by any of the means you have described. Cory, the owner of Edmond Coins is a former NGC grader and can give you advice whether the coin is best left alone or if acetone, foamy ammonia or even "dip" may be appropriate and then give you instructions on the manner in which to apply the conservation to the coin. Cleaning as you describe will destroy any numismatic value they may have.I have been entrusted with some collectible coins and asked to clean them. I know there are some silver dollars, at least one old tin penny, some copper pennies and some old dimes. Can they be run through my ultrasonic cleaner? With what kind of solution? Vibratory tumbler? I don't think any of them are dirty enough to warrant that and I worried about it damaging them. Thanks for your help!
We have about 5 lb or more of wheat pennies along with the silver dollars and other coins. I need to go see your guy.Yeah, our 'coin guy' said there are some rather extreme cases where coins need to be cleaned, but not in this case. I didn't ask him to judge them, appraise them, make an offer or whatever, but he dumped them all out and looked them over. He did not try to buy them, but he told me, IF he were buying them, what he would give for them and (in the case of the pennies) what he would sell them for. I walked away feeling good about his assessment.
Absolutely, positively DO NOT ever clean collectable coins.
You will badly affect or destroy the value of them if they have any.
I have seen coins worth good money that have been cleaned and then be only worth half their collectable value or less. I firmly agree NEVER CLEAN A VALUABLE COIN!Absolutely, positively DO NOT ever clean collectable coins.
You will badly affect or destroy the value of them if they have any.
Are you sure it's not the other end?You know that your mouth is the dirtiest place on your body don't you ? I would not worry about where it's been if you are going to put it in your mouth.
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