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How To Clean Your Silver Coins - Cleaning Advice From A Numismatist | Metal Detecting Finds

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I have polished almost all my silver coins too much, silver also often has thick deposits here in my country, but my gold coins have only been cleaned with distilled water (all excavated finds in clay soil) To be honest, I prefer a shiny coin than a thick layer tax on it, I'm not selling anything anyway
Comment from : @paullindamickey

How to…don’t
Comment from : @jaredwhite489

The problem with leaving the dark patina is that it hides 90 percent of the details Also many coins come out of the ground with very different colour and thickness of oxide or concretion across the same coin Not cleaning the coin makes it worthless It is best to leave the low areas of the coin with a light patina to highlight the details Some coins can be transformed to be 99 percent readable with magically restored detail by cleaning properly There are many coins online which are too good to be true!! People are forging old coins to sell online Beware!
Comment from : @oldplucker1

Would you recommend the same method for coins that are made of base metals?brbr (Also I’ve heard people advise against using certain types of soaps, do you know what to avoid in a soap to clean coins?)brbrThanks in advance, pretty interesting video :)
Comment from : @thatoneguy7191

Thank you to newbie a great bit of info
Comment from : @EricLovaine

An excellent video, which clearly explains what to do (and not to do) with your coins I’ve now enjoyed watching a few of your very informative Hammered Corner videos - so keep up the good work!
Comment from : @anthonyhaycox1561

I've always pondered about a ultrasonic cleaner? It would shift all the dirt on the coin but if done in water would leave all the patina
Comment from : @thehrschannel4784

Excellent video
Comment from : @dennisjamieson3328

That's the video I've been waiting for, thanks Great advice and delivered with clarity and earnest! I have to confess I did the foil and spit thing on a Henry III penny and quickly realised I'd overdone it I'd like to post a link to this on a couple of detecting FB groups - hope that's OK with you
Comment from : @stefkuna

Would you advise against using an ultrasonic bath with warm soapy water?
Comment from : @jjesteruk

what is your view on this methodwhen i find a collectable coinsilver milled or hammeredi usually leave them in the clodand i use my water spray on them and i never rub the surfaceshowever sometimes the coins we find come out of the soil absolutely gleaming, a case in mind is my recent 2 ReAl Spanish coin, (see the video on my page) i have around 50 Hammered coins and i only ever wash under warm running tap waterand that's it ! also i have a Charles 2nd 2 pence that came out shining bright, i am not perfect as i have a few that i found in my starting days of detecting that gave more than a vigorous rub toowell done on the videovery good and welcome advicetake care GL&HH Gordon
Comment from : @cassopsnoxdigger614

I couldn’t agree more! But sometimes a silver coin has a crust and is unidentifiable So you just have to use more aggressive methods If it is a rare or possibly a beautiful coin than I’ll give it a professional cleaning But silver patina’s grow back in a few years if the coin isn’t cleaned too much Good video! 👍
Comment from : @Medieval_Digger

Epic video mate and very informative, I cleaned my first hammy in lemon juice and it ruined it, haven’t cleaned 1 since and leave them as I find them now 👍🏻
Comment from : @MinelabMatt

Thank you for the advise much appreciated
Comment from : @northdevondetectorist

Excellent advice and thank you Quick question I have an Edward VI silver shilling found on the beach I've learnt that it actually contains hardly any silver, but the coin is jet black Any ideas on how to give it a bit of life? Thanks Luke
Comment from : @ravenheartdetects