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[MGauky 0]

Hi all

i have just started collecting British coins for starters.

I got various types of pound 2 pound & 50p coins in change and before long i had more in my folder than i knew were availale !!

now i have just been given a bag of various older coins such as pennies & crowns but most of them are filthy .......question is should i clean them ?? and how ?

thanks for looking , Mark

Edited May 16, 2012 by MGauky

[Peter 615]

Hi all

i have just started collecting British coins for starters.

I got various types of pound 2 pound & 50p coins in change and before long i had more in my folder than i knew were availale !!

now i have just been given a bag of various older coins such as pennies & crowns but most of them are filthy .......question is should i clean them ?? and how ?

thanks for looking , Mark

Try a bit of hot soapy water and a softened wood(soaked in water tooth pick)

Pat dry.

Acetone (nail varnish remover will remove crud).

Experiment a bit...but start with the rubbish coins first.

You could do nothing and send them to a dealer in Cornwall and they will automatically come back 1 or 2 grades higher.

[azda 979]

Lol Peter. And hello newbie

[MGauky 0]

Thanks for your rapid responce , i'll have a play around with the tat as suggested

Who is the mentioned dealer in cornwall ?

[azda 979]

He's not a dealer, just someone who constantly shill bids and overgrades on ebay, oh and he cleans Silver to

[MGauky 0]

He's not a dealer, just someone who constantly shill bids and overgrades on ebay, oh and he cleans Silver to

A ha ! Thanks for that !

[SEnumis 0]

Welcome from another newbie! Enjoy the hobby.

[MGauky 0]

Welcome from another newbie! Enjoy the hobby.

Thanks & welcome to you too !

[Paulus 1,975]

Welcome along, you will learn tons here, maybe not so much about 50ps and £2s though!

[MGauky 0]

Welcome along, you will learn tons here, maybe not so much about 50ps and £2s though!

yeah i realise they are just too easy ...

got to start somewhere though !!!

thanks for all the replies

[copper123 1,504]

Maybe the afore mentioned dealer does not actually clean coins he just buying in cheap cleaned coins and sells them as "full lustre" etc.

Even a dealer must have standards

[Peckris 579]

Maybe the afore mentioned dealer does not actually clean coins he just buying in cheap cleaned coins and sells them as "full lustre" etc.

Even a dealer must have standards

I remember a certain regular dealer at the Midland Coin Fair once having a tray of "BU" bronze which was obviously cleaned EF. I never challenged him about it, but you do have to be on your guard.