Coin Collection - How to Remove coins tarnish or toning correctly?

Coin Collection - How to Remove coins tarnish or toning correctly

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If your silver coin has light toning around the edges, if the toning is attractive, or if the toning is iridescent, consider leaving it alone. Many collectors pay huge premiums for nicely toned coins.

Nevertheless, if you absolutely hate the toning, you can try dipping your coin in a chemical bath specially formulated for removing tarnish. Your local coin dealer probably carries e-Z-est Coin Cleaner, also known as Jeweluster or "dip" and widely used by collectors and dealers alike. In Ron's opinion, pure dip is too harsh, so he mixes it with equal parts water to make a softer solution.

You may use dip to clean nickel coins, but never copper coins. Never dip coins of different metals in the same solution sometimes one metal will plate out onto the other coin. Instead of cleaning your coin, you'll be adding an extra layer of metal.

Follow these steps for lightly tarnished coins:

Quickly dip your coin in the solution and pull it out just as fast.

Immediately rinse the coin in warm water.

Use a soft cloth towel to dry your coin.

Pat, don't rub, the coin dry.

Heavy toning becomes a problem for two reasons:

The surfaces may have faint hairline scratches and/or marks that are difficult to detect beneath the toning. Before dipping the coin, be sure to examine it carefully to prevent any surprises.

If the surfaces are too heavily tarnished, the tarnish will have eaten into the coin's surface. Dip will remove the tarnish but the result will be a coin with an unattractive, dull finish, with no luster.

Practice with a variety of inexpensive, toned coins to figure out what can be fixed and what can't. Again, when in doubt, leave the coin alone. More coins are ruined by well-intentioned but ignorant coin collectors dipping their coins than by any other method.

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