Cleaning Old Coins

[Jedi]

Can anyone give me some tips on how to clean up some old coins please, thanks.

[mgmcc]

Citric acid (which is the acid in fruits) is very effective. If you have a "home wine making" shop locally, get a little tub of citric acid crystals, dilute in water and leave the coins in the solution for an hour or so.

[Jedi]

Many thanks for the help, I will give it a go.

[bricat]

personally i wouldn't clean old coins, you usually devalue them once you clean them, because you remove the lustre

[spiraleye]

HP sauce... Simples.

[guidedog]

Try brown sauce.

[BedstorfromAP]

Ah ye olde Brown sauce Method that takes me Back


If its a Newer coin dipping in a solution of neat Cillet Bang can restore the finish
or can it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=w94LZqoezrE

Or try Cif/White cream cleaner which is good on the Hands (I clean 100's of things with it) Brilliant Hand Cleaner too Only No No it scratches some plastics (clear type )

[Mouse]

Coke does the trick too.

[Doublell]

You may devalue the coins by cleaning them. I would seek advice from a firm like Spink & Son, Tel. No. 020 7563 4000. They are part of the Christie's Group.

Have a look at Spink