Cleaning Old Coins with White Vinegar & Salt

Hi guys,
In this video I show How I Clean Old Coins with a White Vinegar & Salt solution. I left mine in the solution for around 3 hours. then cleaned them off with fresh water. Try this out at your own risk as leaving the coins in for too long may cause additional wear to the metal.
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[@manishkumar-om9ed]

Hello sir can I clean Brass coins with vinegar

[@michelle3583]

Wow I just found a old nickel In mud at campground but it's so rusted couldn't hardly tell had it in this vinegar salt solution for few minutes and it is just melting off the rust pretty cool thanks!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

No problem 👍🏻

[@djordysliriano8491]

Hello, I tried this and I saw the results after 2 minutes. Wow! thank you so much :)

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Your welcome 👍🏻

[@stavies7525]

Definitely the way to remove green rusty verdigris! Great video!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks! 👍

[@brayden4272]

Thx for sharing it really helped and I’m a coin collected so it was a good thing to learn

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Your welcome Brayden!

[@tressapratt2842]

Thank you so much. My Son had a fire, and I have washed his coins that he saves all year till Christmas, 3 times now. I have milk jugs filled with then. Nothing I have done has worked. I am excited to do this one as it is much much easier than what I've been already doing.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

No problem 👍🏻 just remember to wash the coins off with fresh water at the end. Also, don't leave the coins in the solution for too long.

[@mimiteas]

Thank you for posting! I will try your method for some coins that were lost in the mud and now have some stains on them. To remove blackness from my silver jewelry I line a small bowl with aluminum foil (shiny side up), add a teaspoon of salt, teaspoon of bicarbonate soda, place jewelery inside and then pour in hot water (almost boiling). The oxides from silver transfer to aluminum foil so it becomes dull. I don't know if this might work well for coins, but you might try on few different ones to see if it'll work. Just be careful if you plan to remove them from the hot water.

[@breezebamboo]

My coin collection consists of 4 old 1933 pennies and 2 1945 silver threepence pieces - That's it. You'll be pleased to hear they all came up bright and shiny like new with this method. Thanks so much!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks that's great news!

[@spoiledricemilk]

My coin collection is very similar. It's small and there's nothing insanely fancy, but still, I am quite proud of it lol

[@annebonny6723]

Looks like everyone missed your humour.

[@ethelb6023]

I just wanted to tell you that people now collect 'lowball' coins, which can be identified as to their date and mintmark. The grading companies PCGS and NGC have these registry set competitions. Some people collect all the lowball coins of say Washington quarters. They all want the worst coins and pay a lot of money for them. Most people want the highest graded coins. I just noticed that you had some US coins and wanted to let you know this.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the info I had no idea about this. I will have to do some research. 👍🏻

[@CrewZenStacker]

I’ve found that vinegar has a nice reaction to copper/zinc but opposite reaction on silver tends to either keep it black or make it black. For silver salt and hot water in an aluminum pan or bowl wrapped in aluminum foil.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the info!

[@richardwelch2560]

Good video mucker. That token thats in with the coins looks like a pet tag. It has a post code and phone numbers on it.👍

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Richard! Yea I dug that up maybe 15 years ago whilst out metal detecting in some local woods.

[@richardwelch2560]

Thanks for quick reply mucker.

[@nacollebuzzell6120]

Have you tried a silver polishing cloth for the coins you mentioned with black on them? Wonder if that might work for the black left

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I haven't tried that I will have to give it a go.

[@Highonlifezombie]

Mate I love the coins

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Cheers Richard

[@user-ps6wk1wp6r]

super video

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks!

[@KK10027]

can you clean quarter also with vinegar, how long should you keep them in vinegar,salt mixture.

[@essentialhandyman]

I’ve yet to find anything that compares to brown sauce for cleaning coins, jewellery etc. Give it a try with those that still had stains on them. Daddies, HP, whatever you’ve got, it’ll leave coins looking like they just came out of the Treasury’s Mint!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yea I will have to give that a go 👍 that's one I haven't tried yet.

[@JimDownWell]

Brown sauce is vinegar based so that's probably doing most of the work. The fact the it's quite viscous means that the other ingredients make it abrasive.

[@essentialhandyman]

@@JimDownWell you’re probably into something there. Vinegar is a great rust remover.

[@sux2bu883]

Here in the USA I haven't ever seen anything called "Brown Sauce" . What is this elusive substance ?

[@essentialhandyman]

@@sux2bu883 I’m not sure if you can get it over there. You can try looking for brown sauce, Daddies Sauce or HP sauce. Food wars KZbin channel recently mentioned it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5zFnZV6hMmDosU

[@user-rw9xm1eg4s]

Never clean my old coins adds valve 😊

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Good tip!

[@KarasCyborg]

What is the concentration of the vinegar?

[@lisannecatherina719]

Can this be used for all kinds of metal?

[@RTJ3DCosplay]

Use bicarbonate soda instead of salt but do it powder first then coins then cover coins with powder then add white viniger the reaction and cleaning will be instant. And will require a small wash and buff afterwards.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the tips!

[@vintageavenuerarecoins]

Nice job, but it will be best to leave the patina on the copper coins, Yes I understand that most are of lower numismatic quality, but that Queen Victoria penny while being worn; I would grade her between poor and good and can be worth around 3-6 GBP or $5-$7 USD now that she's been stripped from her patina she may be worth $0.50 cents to $1.00 USD, Remember patina is everything in coin collecting and just because its worn doesnt mean its worthless, oh and that 1911 King Edward VII is made of sterling silver and has a melt value of $4.79USD or 3.84 GBP in todays (4/18/24 silver spot market) and retail at around $7-$10 USD or 5-8 GBP.

[@gregmize7529]

I've had bad luck mixing metals do one or the other that's just me 😮

[@grunestelefon]

Use a eraser. Then they look more shiny. I do it very often :D

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the tip

[@bernadettebauer3743]

I do too.

[@grunestelefon]

@@bernadettebauer3743 =) Yay

[@raynac224]

I always wondered if the salt is necessary. To my understanding the reason why the vinegar works is because its essentially acid. Acetic acid. just a low concentration. I think... in alot of home cleaning hacks they use salt mixed with vinegar in order to add an abrasive to the vinegar. something to lightly scratch helps with cleaning most surfaces. I think someone adapted this to letting coins sit in it but it really just needs the vinegar since no motion is occuring? i dunno If I am wrong on that and the salt is an important factor in the chemical reactions I am sure someone will let me know. I did a quick check and someone said it creates HCL a much stronger acid, but others argued that their reaction equations were wrong and that it would only create miniscule amounts. So... who knows except chemists *shrug*

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Good points. I am no expert but I found that adding the salt speeded up the reaction.

[@raynac224]

@@PhillWyattProjects It does seem to work. Another one I found recently is that if you buy a product called mothers Mag & aluminum polish and then apply it with a q tip you can quickly shine most coins to a mirror finish in just a few minutes using a q-tip. Really cool on old coins you know dont really have much value. (sort of like the ones you would clean with vinegar.) It says its for mag and aluminum but it works really well on all kinds of metals. You know it will work if it starts to turn black after a few seconds of rubbing, otherwise it will probley do nothing to the coin. I think the container is like $8-10 bucks in walmart. I would watch a video of someone trying it out to see their reaction.

[@oliverstransky4254]

I am studying chemistry, while i havent studied this i suspect that the salt acts as a catalyst (a chemical that helps speed up the reaction)

[@ryanwatterson2900]

Does any type of salt work?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I'm not sure I've only tried table salt.

[@stephenkinsley2483]

check out that 1937 penny with george the 6th on it on the internet, just recently there has been some talk that with the penny being struck before his abdication it may be worth something, ? good luck.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks for the info 😯 I've had most of these coins for over 20 years so really need to check through them. I will look into the one you mentioned. 👍🏻

[@stephenkinsley2483]

@@PhillWyattProjects sorry to lead you astray, just checked up on the net it appears that the 37 penny was an edward v111 who abdicated because he was at loggerheads with the hirachy as he was going to marry an american devorcee, sorry.

[@ZOD14C-17]

“Add a teaspoon of salt” *Adds half a cup worth of salt*

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I think I meant to say a Table Spoon.

[@laurenashley7]

My second grader did this today

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Cool!

[@shauryasingh488]

amazing video but why would you need coins in wood working?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

It's not woodworking it's more like restoration. I also do restoration videos on the channel.

[@Ginty11]

I came across a bag of manky 2ps, 5ps and 10ps. They were that dirty you couldnt even see what they were. I tried this. ( Before i watched this video) And it cleaned the coins up great. I left them over night. I did/do have an issue though. My 10p's and 5p's have taken on a copper colour. Not sure if thats because i put them in with the 2p's and 1p's. Anyone know if i can get these 10p's and 5p's back to a silver colour?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yea It could be because of mixing different types of coins. I am not sure about fixing that hopefully someone in the comments can help.

[@Ginty11]

@@PhillWyattProjects yeah i think i messed up. Ok thanks for the reply. Ill just try experiment

[@SenpaiSatya]

I accidentally put my coins for 24 hours it damaged some what should I do

[@PhillWyattProjects]

When you take them out, wash them in cold water to remove the solution.

[@davidevans8575]

That "shilling" is a florin.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks I wasn't aware 👍🏻

[@santhanamsethu2531]

Yes cleaning spoil the coins

[@jaredwhite489]

How to: don’t. If you want any value left

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I do explain in the video that I would not recommend doing this on valuable coins. For valuable coins I don't recommend cleaning them at all. This could be a good option if you want to make a decorative frame full of coins so that they look shiny.

[@tfentem12]

You made hydrochloric acid and it reacts differently with different metals man... plus 3 hours in acid is highly excessive. 5 minutes does just about the same thing for color and cleaning. Leaving them in there that long just does progressively more damage to the coins... this method is primarily used on pennies/copper. You should also dilute it with distilled water... especially for 3 hours...

[@WizsWoodwork]

Blasting out these videos aint you lol

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Really trying to keep busy especially now the winter is coming.

[@robertsanford406]

I clean my coins with a 60 grit power sander!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

lol

[@The_Subscribers]

My VOC coins is now broken NOTE : this may also cause a rust in ur coins :(

[@PhillWyattProjects]

The coins need to be washed with cold water afterwards to remove the solution.

[@The_Subscribers]

@@PhillWyattProjects XD OK I will TRY THANKS

[@mlekokrowy453]

im gonna keep mine for 24h

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Be careful as too much time could damage the coins.

[@ellencreager670]

did you know that cleaning coins can ruin them

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yes I do mention to maybe not do this with valuable coins. But if you do want to clean them this can work.

[@sickranchez6183]

I'm probably going to end up having to turn mine into bullets, just so I have then in case they stop allowing sales of them

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Turning coins into bullets....that would make a cool video 😁

[@chacharollsroyce]

Do not misguide people.vinegar is an acid,though weak in concentration, Acid dissolves metal.and leaves unwanted metal oxide white layer onto surface.Worst tutorial to ruin your rare coins

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I do advise at the start of the video not to try this on valuable coins. I tried it on some coins and it worked for me. Whoever owns rare coins I would advise not to clean them at all. This was also mentioned in the video. So I really don't think I am misleading anyone.

[@lando1089]

he told u not to use it on rare coins at the start of the vid

[@Seyyidisme]

I ruined some of my coins with vinegar. But with others it worked.

[@xeganxerxes4319]

I just do it for uncommon 50ps. It makes the surface shinier and gets rid of plaque or other dirt.

[@Ginty11]

Dont be a keyboard warrior. He mentions not to do it if coins are valuable, and he is experimenting. And it was a success.