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How To Clean Copper Coins Found Metal Detecting

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It looks better before you put water on the coin thank you
Comment from : @StanleyKelly-x8f

I've learned from my mistakes about using water and will never do that again learned my lesson after I removed what little detail that was left on a kg2 coin it was very worn already was never going to find the date I only had a few clues of it being a kg2 half penny now those are gone brbrI use to heating up hydrogen peroxide and put it in that
Comment from : @skyblue_studios2991

No it doesn't i a new to all this, so thank you I would have never known
Comment from : @chess1457

Ye I keep ruining coins by trying to hard and rubbing for a date So great video and helps a lot thanks 👍🏼
Comment from : @davidrandall4682

Definitely better before and I will never use water and toothbrush on coins again thanks chigg!
Comment from : @derekhaas6201

Very informational, thanks for sharing!
Comment from : @masonmercmetaldetecting

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Comment from : @GayCalvey

no water
Comment from : @keithcavender3808

Well fantastic advice ,😢 as lve found same result and lve ruined my first 4 coins ,before an exciting super nova with detail to a tragic black husk like yours bro ,dull as dishwater no more water!!
Comment from : @Ironjack53

Erasers
Comment from : @junebug197176

I metal detect in the rain and dig coins out of wet ground What should I do in this situation?
Comment from : @OzTraveller2020

Thanks for sharing 😊
Comment from : @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234

Thank you aquachugger for the awesome knowledge drop brother I find things all the time metal detecting and I like to see and learn new way to clean my relics and coins Thank you sir for all the awesome videos God bless u sir
Comment from : @NathanAvery-h9z

Thanks Unfortunately, I washed my coin with water before I watched this video I'll use my finger nail or toothpick next time
Comment from : @peterristau8142

You look like Tommy Lee from Motley Crue
Comment from : @BarbaraHiatt-sx5ee

Apple cider vinegar cleans coins exellently
Comment from : @garrettjohnson92

Thank you
Comment from : @billyqualls2830

true if you ruin one coin to save hundreds that must be worth it
Comment from : @adenfawcett426

I wish I had watched this last week I have just wrecked a token and bun halfpenny Not anymore though Thanks for the info 😊
Comment from : @digitaldebz

Absolutely 💯
Comment from : @dronevideography

You don't need to talk a ton of rubbish to prove that you are an idiot
Comment from : @athasmak1161

Good info, thanks
Comment from : @mikhailkalashnikov4599

Such a useful video I think everyone should educate themselves about finds restoration It's all part of the hobby in my opinion Thanks chigg 👍🇬🇧
Comment from : @kevinallman6700

Thank you! All the best from Norway
Comment from : @hkanderful

Looks way better without the water
Comment from : @markbrentley6633

Good vid!
Comment from : @ImaginationHobbies

Steradent brought my 72 year old penny up as new
Comment from : @allanmchutchison9889

Most copper coins like this hardly ever have a decent patina Usually so toasted over time in our wet uk landscapes
Comment from : @Wiiggz

IT DEPENDS ON THE COIN THAT COIN I WOULD NOT TRY TO CLEAN ANYMORE ON THAT COIN YOU LOOSE TO MUCH
Comment from : @billyscgp

As a young man who was born in 99 I can honestly say I have appreciated your channel You have made me reconsider my idea, of cleaning my sheet pennies
Comment from : @kilroy1287

Thanks Beau, I'm new to the hobby, and you just helped me to clean my first coin; a George VI 1940 Half Penny Thank God I found your video before taking a toothbrush and water to it!!
Comment from : @AprilEM-vs8fg

Wow, I learned a lot from your demonstration! I found two brittish pennies from 1863 in my garden and cleaned them a little with water and brush, wish I'd seen your video first
Comment from : @marymcandrew7667

Definitely NO water!
Comment from : @elaineslack1964

Appreciate you doing this ! Yes you ruined the coin but you sacrificed it to teach others and you knew that haha
Comment from : @edwardhynes4882

This is mainly apt Though, there are some issues with merely conserving with oil from our skin It is corrosive and reactive to Copper Additionally, removing dirt can often reveal bronze disease which can destroy a coin if not tended to The best approach is a 'triage' approach, only tending to what is necessary, rather than attempting to seek the 'perfect coin'
Comment from : @Sageofthenation

No water cleaning definitely I have an 1853 Large cent I found several years ago and left it pretty much as found A grayish color
Comment from : @larryyates4026

I think you got it bang on chig
Comment from : @shoogsdude

No water
Comment from : @johnshiner3295

Is that a Bruce Catton book back there? Looks like either Mr Lincoln’s Army or Glory Road? Catton is my favorite CW author
Comment from : @JohnnyButtons

I love cake
Comment from : @AmericasFavoriteLawnBoy

I do Acetone soaking for days and rocking the acetone back and fourth over the coin
Comment from : @TicklePickleLover

do you think I ruined a 1905 Indian head penny i dint scrub it but I lightly rinsed it with water
Comment from : @TheDetectiveDetector

It looks like the Queen has really big knockers 🤣br(On the coin)
Comment from : @JerryR1776

looked better before
Comment from : @TheA1librarian

I made this mistake just today Thanks for the video
Comment from : @justins3810

Agree totally I only use a DRY stiff tooth brush or similar the best result and I too have tried every thing
Comment from : @Britbikerss

Thank you for this! I just recently started metal detecting and a few weeks ago I dug a mercury dime from 1926 in absolute prestine condition! No cleaning necessary However, I did dig some wheat pennies, that I cleaned with a brush and water and they didn't turn out like I thought they would Anyway, I think you just saved me some heartache if I eventually dig a nice Indian head Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Comment from : @forestb3575

Thank you Mr Aquachigger, I definitely won’t be using water to clean my coppers again You could really notice the damage caused by the water Much prefer the uncleaned version as the detail was still visible Cheers
Comment from : @annieg7440

Thanks, I have tried everything and was never satisfied with the outcomeRuined my first large cent and a 1807 half cent before I just quit cleaning themThankyou Thankyou Thankyou
Comment from : @royford7

My grandparents have an enormous 3ft tall jar of coins sitting in their dining room that they have found over the years metal detecting I remember getting them out and looking at them all and asking my grandad why they were still dirty He told me exactly what you just said, and now seeing it demonstrated, I totally agree Thanks for the demo Chigg
Comment from : @maisiefreeman8597

I've seen Joselin from Relic Recoverist spray her coins I agree using water tends to ruin most coins Its a rookie mistake Glad I know better now
Comment from : @rawfoodwriter

it would be cool to see how you clean silver and the differences to cleaning copper
Comment from : @robwilliams287

Thank you for the tutorial 👍
Comment from : @12thsonofisrael

If you got copper keep water away from that bad boy good demonstration chigg!
Comment from : @josephcliff1951

Thanks for the learning experience from Sterchi it's very sad the coin had to pay the sacrifice
Comment from : @frankiesaotoandmore5872

Keep driving your own road Bo
Comment from : @captaincobb8146

Better before cleaning - lost all the details Good lesson - thanks
Comment from : @melissabroussard1042

No water Patina is goooood
Comment from : @heathcarlton7306

Thank you Sir for this video---
Comment from : @MrSammyt53

Definitely no water great informative video thank chigg
Comment from : @jasonwaterhouse50

A bit of your spit works wonders
Comment from : @organichoney6990

First one of course!
Comment from : @katecarpenter7366

Great video! I use your same method too, works great That thin layer of dirt silhouetting those minute details is what makes it artifact like I don't know why people worry about ruining a crusty dug coin anyways, it's your coin, do what you want with it, Cheers!!
Comment from : @bordenatorx

Great instruction! As I write this you instructed 2,800 viewers in the proper way to clean a copper coin found in the ground Well worth showing one coin being scrubbed with water and a toothbrush!
Comment from : @OnTheRiver66

I've never heard you talk about civil war land mines,and I recently heard there was such a thing?
Comment from : @davidross5169

That was a lesson worth remembering Thanks chigg
Comment from : @chrispemberton7000

I have a 2’x2’ 1/4” screen in my Dish Washer , I dump all my coins in the cage of screen , I put dish washer on high wash and turn it on , it dose a great job even drys them
Comment from : @jetbikes1

i like the patina look and i like the way you teach us how to make the best out of our finds thanks Chigg Dig on brother
Comment from : @matthewnichols5986

after you have cleaned it lightly rub it on some very fine sand paper this should highlight the details i kno i kno this is bad but worth a shot on a junk coin just to see
Comment from : @kilner79

The coin was SO MUCH BETTER BEFORE it was cleaned!!!
Comment from : @lonniechartrand

1775!!! Painful to see you destroy it! How about burying it back in some dirt for a couple of months and reverse some of the cleanup damage?
Comment from : @rebeccalucysmith9689

Like the look of the coin when you used the oil from your face It was the best way to see more detail on it
Comment from : @johnpospisil3950

Look out Chigg is in the class room - I say the thumb nail and Chigg oil is best LOL (I wonder if there is a market for Chigg oil) 🤔
Comment from : @jimschafer9196

ONLY 1 Problem Your Fingernail is More Abrasive than WATER!! SPOOK LOGIC!! LOL Regards JJ
Comment from : @johnjacobs1625

Excellent video you definitely ruined it with the water Thank you for giving other people the chance to save theirs😀
Comment from : @danielt879

Look at it this way You destroyed one coin but your video could save thousands and some of those could be a lot more important than that one
Comment from : @Azphreal

Excellent advice Great video I dug up an old penny and cleaned it with water Ruined it really Lost a lot of detail Wish I had seen this video before digging it up Next one I come across defo no water ! 👍
Comment from : @doubledee7517

The simple answer is don't
Comment from : @CoinsAndCapsaicin

it looked better before you put the water on it
Comment from : @stevetealey2804

It looked better with original patina Thanks for demonstration You ruined one coin but saved countless others from being destroyed Good job
Comment from : @cesardiosdado5679