cleaning coins

[so ne]

As I was reading about other "tests" people use for cleaning up coins,
it hit me.
Has anyone ever tried to see what tomato juice would do do a coin? I
know it is almost straight acid, but......I may have to do this myself.
On a side note. I did fins a cir coin with tape on both sides, in the
very center of the coin. Is this some kind of a test? I thought it a bit
curious. Just wondering and not an old qtr. Georgia, I believe.
Second one I noticed. Seems someone had lots of time on their hands.
Looks as tho a sharp object was rubbed back and forth on both sides of
this other qtr. very straight lines. Any idea what could have done this?
Have a safe weekend.
Doris

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[Dale Hallmark]

"so ne" <Sonn...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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I have use tomato juice on coins. Makes it
looks like most of the other acids make coins look, horrible.
Lemon juice works good on brass bucks.

Dale

[Reid Goldsborough]

On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 07:08:48 -0400 (EDT), Sonn...@webtv.net (so ne)
wrote:

>Has anyone ever tried to see what tomato juice would do do a coin? I
>know it is almost straight acid, but......I may have to do this myself.

Almost straight acid? Tomato juice is only mildly acidic, far less
acidic than lemon juice or vinegar, which themselves are mild acids
and which are frequently used to clean ancient coins by soaking them
in it. You need to be careful in that too much soaking in lemon juice
or vinegar can lead to pitting of the coin's surface by the acid. But
soaking ancient coins like this to remove gunk can be an effective way
to improve a coin's appearance.

I have no idea about whether this would work for modern coins,
particularly in that collectors' attitudes about what constitutes a
"cleaned" or overcleaned modern coin differ greatly from those
involving ancient coins. You can always experiment, with the caveat
that many modern coins have had their values significantly diminished
by inexpert attempts at cleaning.

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