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thedrifter
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/08/2010 : 23:53:03
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I was wondering what forum members do with their corroded and or dirty cents. I am starting to build up quite a pile of these. I have been doing some small experiments using vineger, with varying results. The coppers that are extremely damaged I will....; well lets just say I have plans for them. I don't want to say to much and get myself in trouble.
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 02/09/2010 : 07:26:12
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| I save them but if to bad I just release them back into the wild. |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/09/2010 : 07:31:49
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I have accumulated a lot of these too. I keep them with the other coppers, but I've been thinking about separating them. I've also tried a few cleaning experiments before, and here's what I've come up with:
1. Rigorous scrubbing with water and a bit of soap does not do too much. It may take off some of the grime, but it won't get all of it off.
2. Vinegar was something I tried also. It doesn't do that much either, and leaves the coin smelly! 
3. This may seem a little strange, but I tried sticking them in the freezer for a while, then, after they're very cold, instantly set them in a pot of boiling water. I thought the sudden temperature change might have an affect on the corrosion, but not really.
So, I have not found any way to completely clean off these corroded pennies. Good luck with your experiments, and please do tell us what you find out.
PS: I hope this post was insightful enough! |
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Mikep2020
Penny Collector Member
USA
402 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 07:43:05
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| I just throw them in with the regular coppers. Everything from ugly abes to mint state condition is all mixed together. |
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AGCoinHunter
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
685 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 08:06:26
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| If you toss corroded coppers in with ones that are not, will it not "spread" to the coppers touching it? I just keep all my green ones in a separate bag. |
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marine70
Penny Pincher Member
USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 08:08:57
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| Vinegar and salt will clean them but there not very nice to look at. If there ever melted it will make no difference anyway. Copper is copper as they say. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 08:42:03
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| I machine sort, so all coppers are in a bucket. When the time comes to melt it won't matter. |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/09/2010 : 08:55:21
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Originally posted by AGCoinHunter
If you toss corroded coppers in with ones that are not, will it not "spread" to the coppers touching it? I just keep all my green ones in a separate bag.
From tips I have been told from long time coin collectors, YES, the corrosion will spread from coin to coin if you put one in that is bad, then that corrosion can spread to other coins it touches.
A long time "folk-lore" helpful hint if you have a septic tank and not city sewage system that uses copper pennies, doesn't matter if they are corroded or not. Take the copper pennies and put two or three in the bottom of your toilet tank away from all moving parts. This is supposed to help deter the root growth near your septic tank and/or drain field.
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Shattered
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 08:58:21
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| I keep the shiniest of the shiniest and the grimiest of the grimiest all together. |
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Lemon Thrower
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1588 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 09:05:18
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| vinegar wont do much without some salt. you can dilute the vinegar a bit with water but still need salt. don't do this on nice coins because they come out 'cleaned.' also, i've only ever done this on a small handful of pennies at a time. |
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metalmoney.ca
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
223 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 09:29:15
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| If they are nasty, I send them back to the wild. If they are nasty, but will get rejected by the coin counter, they go in my coffee jar for my morning java. If they are really gross, i toss them in the garbage. That's a rarity, and I do it so that some other sorter wont have to turn their lip in disgust. A public service :) |
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theo
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 10:47:34
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Originally posted by beauanderos
I'm saving up a box of them, they're called ugly Abe's. Those will be the first I sell when the time comes for that. Let us know how your cleaning experiments go 
I do pretty much the same. I roll mine and mark the roll, "cull copper." They, of course will be the first out the door. |
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BOHICA
Penny Sorter Member
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 11:08:16
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Do what Metal Detectorists do with the pennies dug out of the ground after years of corrosion. Take a rock tumbler, fill it between 1/2 and 2/3 full of pennies, add a handful of aquarium gravel, fill with water to just below the level of the coin and gravel mix. Next, you seal up the tumbler per the directions and let it "Tumble" for about 8-24 hours. There are some 'youtube' videos that show exactly how this is done.
Believe me, I've found about the 'Ugliest Abes' in the world with my metal detector. Zincolns actually start to rot away after just a couple of years in certain soils. I've yet to find any other way to get them clean enough to cash in. |
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hobo finds
Penny Hoarding Member
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 11:58:47
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| I don't cull coppers, but I do roll any that will potentially clog a coin counter and tell the teller that those coins should be sent back to be destroyed. |
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dp2007
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 02/09/2010 : 12:27:22
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| BOHICA beat me to it. If dirty bothers you then throw them into a tumbler. They can be purchased for less than 30 bucks at a arts & crafts store. Personally I just roll them up with the other coppers. |
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