DON'T CLEAN YOUR COINS - A Demonstration in Silver Dollar Destruction

CoinWeek Sponsor and creator of The Coin Course, Jerry Shaffer teamed up with CoinWeek to produce this great step-by-step demonstration of what happens when you dip and clean vintage silver or gold coins.
To the untrained, the fastest way to damage a vintage coin and ruin its NUMISMATIC VALUE is to treat it or clean it with metal polish or other foreign substances.

[@matthewhopkins666]

Grading companies: "You should never ever clean your coins" Also grading companies: "You can pay us to clean them but we call it conservation when we do it"

[@tomtransport]

Yeah, what a crock of shit that is.😝😝😝

[@michellesteward294]

Why can't we do conservation on the coin?

[@leonelgalan9431]

I know it makes no sense. My ocd drives me nuts I want to clean them so bad.

[@Noneofurbusinesseh]

I could not care less if people clean coins. I like a clean coin.

[@pureblood7240]

I won’t be selling my coins for the patina...I will be selling it for the Silver Content....999 fine silver. I suppose it would be different for a collector, collecting old coins who wants them to look their age. That’s fine.... There is one reason to clean and one reason not to. Cleaning a .999 Silver coin won’t damage the silver value.

[@Mr1MOA]

I guess this is the same logic that firearms antique collectors use on old firearms that are just rusting away because "Don't clean your antique guns"

[@justinhunstad]

I always clean my coins. I don't pay or sell for numismatic value. I'm only concerned in the weight of the silver/gold etc.

[@robertkorn]

If you only care about the silver value, then why clean them? Just leave them alone.

[@eufibu123]

i do so too. i clean all my coins. i want nice, cleaned and shiny coins. not dirthy shitty silver coins. the nicer, the better price i get, because more and more people want them also shiny like new!

[@Skulllywag]

I've never seen so many commentators get butt hurt over what someone else does with THEIR coins.

[@dondesnoo1771]

Real story disgusting black silver dollar only worth 15$ dipped was cleaned now only worth 15$ 🤔

[@HereForChess]

Is it ok to wipe one off with a cotton cloth? Or any other cloth?

[@jamesdarnell8568]

If it's your coin, go ahead. You might scratch it though.

[@stchman]

Coin dealer don't want you to clean them, they want to offer you a lot less, clean the coins themselves, and charge a lot for a beautiful example of a coin.

[@impassable]

The silver price is the same cleaned or not

[@jpdurr]

I clean (to a shine) all my constitutional coins. They are for silver bulk, none are of Numismatic quality. I don't care what others think about it. Mine Shine

[@TobaccoRowe1960]

Me To !!!

[@LittleToyBonnie]

If they are for silver bulk, you removed some of the silver

[@kevinfilbin7688]

Yes, I don't give a damn about the collectors value it's legal tender against the spot price of silver

[@teeiiupandripit]

a clean coin should be worth more! not less….you’re an idiot!

[@J-Rad-]

its your money...and i agree...collect/stack what you want....store em how you like...and keep em shiney or let em tone....its your money after all

[@susanconnelly6915]

"It's a nice coin, but it's been cleaned"... "How can you tell?"... By the bad acting.

[@jacob_1866]

Lol it was pretty terrible I wished he actually went to a ligit place and did it

[@Loumor1s]

lol

[@nghoitai]

I love clean coins... lol

[@coinsusa]

If you dip AU and MS coins with some previous luster, they will not get detail grades. Only if you scrub them abrasively. I can't tell you how many coins I've dipped or "cleaned" that I've submitted and gotten back problem-free. I've even dipped some XF coins and gotten problem-free grades. The key is that you do it properly.

[@nicolenalewajski2015]

How do you do it?

[@markyb995]

I like the cleaned coin more... and the great thing is I now know I can knock the price down even more.... Win, Win for me (after all someone has to buy those cleaned coins and the purists arn't going to touch them!)

[@TRADERSFRIEND]

Brilliant!!!

[@joeking1157]

1:07 did not expect that example, lol

[@goofyrat2938]

Me neither 😂

[@tonystephens6858]

My grandmother left me 60 silver dollars from the late 1880s through 1922. All of them were well circulated. I placed a few of them on eBay before cleaning and sold them for around $80 apiece. I cleaned the remainder and sold them on eBay for around $120 apiece. This was roughly 15 years ago. I guess it all depends on who your audience is and how much they are willing to spend. According to my experience, most people wanted the shiny and new coins.

[@cavscout888]

It's true about value vs audience, etc; but your method of cleaning was probably too abrasive and actually did real, irreversible damage. Is it more important to maximize your profit? Or to keep the coin surviving time better/longer? Or to at least no damage that would diminish its survival?

[@goldslinger]

That is only because they took a chance with only pics as a guide and were disappointed when they saw they were cleaned upon receiving it.

[@J-Rad-]

@@cavscout888 maximize profits of ccourse is more important

[@TheVideoLounge]

@@cavscout888 What sort of damage if you use a proprietary cleaner like demonstrated here ( E Zest Coin Cleaner ) ?

[@ProjectLifeNetwork]

none i would say@@TheVideoLounge

[@jacobhassell4414]

If a cleaned coin fails to get the price you're looking for I'm sure there's a KZbin video on how to quickly age a coin.

[@ShotokunWulf]

😂

[@J-Rad-]

true

[@GrandpasPlace]

I was chewed out for "Cleaning" an 1800's Morgan silver dollar. I was told it was worthless after being cleaned. Well, someone had painted it red with finger nail polish, All I did was remove the fingernail polish. It was worthless before I did it and worth silver value after I cleaned it so I call it a win.

[@shujin7024]

even the numismatic value is gonna be worth something after a while. When the no fuck given factor is high enough people will still pay a prenium for a coin that old if they really want it that is.

[@jamesrevell6475]

Very impressed with the e+z+est. Didn't realize how good that stuff works. Gotta get some of that stuff and clean all my silver. Can't speak for others but I wouldn't trust my local coin dealer as far as I can throw him. He's gonna find a reason to u undercut you. If it's not clean he'll undercut for it being dirty and if it's clean he'll undercut you for that. I have no collectable coins (only BU ASE/AGE and bars) but don't want to give him any excuse to not give me close to spot for the weight.

[@pierrelaboom4026]

Yes, it's sad these days,the "jeweler" in our town also buys gift cards, at 50cents on the dollar! Newage crookery!I even bought an engagement ring from this guy,4yrs later,marriage not so good,he said 50.00 for the 1200.00 ring!

[@menotyou7762]

why do you deal with him? there are lots of honest coin shops out there, just gotta look for it

[@yorkazuna5934]

I dip mint state coins regularly. I've sent dipped coins to PCGS and NGC and have gotten numeric grades. With all due respect Mr. Shaffer, your clumsy, ill advised technique is what ruins the value not the cleaning itself and you should never dip any but mint state coins.

[@johnjarjoura9415]

Cleaning and dipping are totally different. A lot of coin dealers will either clean or dip coins.

[@theblake5356]

The coin shop scene has 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.

[@numanuma20]

The Blake Yeah, I thought it looked and sounded cheesy.

[@morethanpixls]

😂😂😂

[@tomflanigan3594]

I found it gripping. I didn't expect the dealer to come out and say "Did you clean this coin?" And I thought it was a bold choice for the director to let it play out in a 2-shot, without cutting to their singles. I like how the actors kind of smiled through their lines, like they knew they were in a movie, and were excited by that fact. Very meta.

[@jacobpeters5458]

better than the last couple of Star Wars movies, for sure

[@mhyatt82262]

lol

[@patricksulley5840]

cleaning a coin is some times necessary. if you know anything about silver and PVC you know that if you have PVC on the coin it is ESSENTIAL to remove the PVC because the PVC will erode silver. So no..."never clean a coin" is a myth. Never harshly clean a coin. Also, when you send it in to NGC to have it graded...there is an option to have THEM clean it (called conservation). If the number one grading service CHARGES you to clean a coin....then there is nothing wrong with properly cleaning (conserving) a coin. I have been in this business since the 70's. Finally, these coins are over 100 years old...to think that you can find a coin that someone didnt wipe off at some point in its 100 year life is ridiculous (unless you find a hoard behind a wall or something...its likely it was "cleaned" at some point.

[@HiNinqi]

Does leaving the dirt and grime on a coin not cause it to degrade faster? Does cleaning support the physical longevity of the coin?

[@antequerini]

Shiny coins looks awesome to me 🤷‍♂️

[@jamesdarnell8568]

And according to CoinWeek, you can pick them up for low cost too. Win win.

[@justind4763]

I will gladly buy all your cleaned coins

[@danielmclaughlin5546]

Don[t wash your car before you put it up for sale. Got it.

[@coinjeremy8864]

That's what PCGS & NGC does to them when you send it in to have the green Gunk taking off or the artificial toning removed. You're supposed to wash it off after dipping it.

[@shujin7024]

I just used some vinegar and baking soda to remove the green Gunk from mines, bought a huge lot. had 10% of them green, now I have a huge lot with 10% extra shiny.

[@_KHG]

People can think what they want but the coin looks good cleaned and at least it's still silver not like it's useless

[@jacob_1866]

I think cleaning some silver is okay. Like I'f its really blackened junk silver or something. But if it has natural toning then never clean it lol

[@antoniosanseverino4587]

As a non-serious collector this is my philosophy exactly. I just take home interesting stuff from work, I keep it for me

[@JohnnyTaxonomy]

It’s about the collector aspect, not the simple fact that’s it silver. Don’t clean coins.

[@adriansvarela]

I agree completely! If you think about simple logic, not cleaning a coin would only apply to COIN collectors. And vintage old coins at that point. If a pirate stole that from a rich person in the way old days then totally don’t clean it. If it’s an American coin from the 80s and you’re investing in PRECIOUS METALS. Then clean the hell out of it. It’s the metal that matters, not aesthetics. Use logic people. There’s a difference between precious metal investor and a coin collector. Just like a comic book. Never repair a comic book. Drops in value. Etc

[@JustChiminin]

You're assuming cleaning coins is a recent phenomenon. Collectors back in the day used to clean them as a matter of routine. There is a difference between harsh cleaning and preservation.

[@Rob_Fordd]

Hell, oooold school coin collectors back in the day would literally imbed their coins in wax to preserve them.

[@silverscorpion1333]

It would have been better if the coin shop part wasn't obviously set up in advance. Because the coin dealer was a horrible actor.

[@roybaker3945]

I do agree with video for the most part. I myself won't clean anything rare or semi rare. But there are a lot of coins that aren't worth much over melt, even in nice condition. So from time to time I'll break out the Dremel and the silver polish to kinda see what people saw when these coins were newly minted and they're beautiful. I get the whole never clean a coin thing, but in the end, they are my coins and I can do with them what I wish.

[@cavscout888]

Way too abrasive to be a good thing for the coin. Even if not worth more than melt(actually worth spot still, not melt; only dealers pay melt because they want higher profit on resale) or face. There are much better 'intervention' methods if you decide it's justified. Honestly 'I break out the Dremel tool' is exactly why even the collectors, dealers, and conservators will say 'don't clean coins.' Because you will do all the wrong things.

[@Eli-qr9hc]

I have a 1 ounce Asahi bar that slipped out of its plastic flip and half of the bar is toned and the other half is perfectly clean. It’s as if you took a straight edge and made a line exactly down the middle. I think it would be OK to clean a bar like that there’s no numismatic value.

[@canadianfloormasters]

Well my analogy is that you can have a dirty bathroom to use or a clean one to use and enjoy, not being a re-seller in search of profit and a real collector that enjoys nice looking things in life prefer historical beauty over profit. That's just my 2 cents.

[@acmecondorsrealm8357]

92 - Cleaning This is a tough category and the subject of much debate and discussion over the years. PCGS interprets cleaning as surface damage due to any form of abrasive cleaning. "Cleaned" covers a wide range or appearances, from a grossly polished coin to one where faint hairlines can be seen only at a particular angle or in only one area on an otherwise perfectly normal coin. This is perhaps the most frustrating of all the No Grades, because subtle cleaning is often difficult to detect in less-than-optimal grading conditions. "Dipping" (the removal of toning with a chemical bath) is not considered cleaning under this definition, unless it has been done repeatedly or improperly. In the past, many coins were cleaned by well-meaning numismatists, before the dangers were fully understood.

[@acmecondorsrealm8357]

Step1 add some soap to some non tap water mix it well. Step 2 dip the coin in the soapy water solution several times you can shake the coin lightly and let the water n soap do the trick. Step 3 rinse off the soapy water with some non tap water to get dirt and debris off the coin repeat steps 2 and 3 again if needed. Step 4 dip the coin in the dip for 5 second then right after back into the soapy water dunking the coin several times then Rinse off the coin with non tap water then pat the coin don't rub the coin with a non abrasive cloth and you have dipped a coin the correct way and will not destroy the value. The only way you will ruine the coins value is with prolonged dips and or removing attractive toning. Not all toning is attractive especially if the toning isn't uniform on the coin and you have hot spots and random unattractive tarnish spots that look ugly. check the video I'm going to post soon about what attractive toning looks like thanks.

[@bruceedginton3139]

I got myself a ultrasonic cleaner and I don't add anything harsh to the distilled water, just a drop of Dawn dish soap. Leave it on about 5 minutes. It removes the dirt and grime, but nothing else.

[@Mr._Chievous]

@@acmecondorsrealm8357 what's "the dip"?

[@michellesteward294]

​@@Mr._Chievous yes, what kind of dip are you talking about

[@robertohernandez8728]

Well i just fked 50 1940s silver pesos.

[@typeviic1]

But, if I send to ANACS or NGC, they have professional "conservation" as an invoice option. What are they doing differently that DOES NOT devalue a coin?

[@2risingfall38]

PCGS, NGC, & ANACS all do the same thing with the same product, E Zest,, and call it conservation for and added charge. I am starting to distrust certain coin dealers locally. Sad

[@jamesdarnell8568]

Nothing is different. It's a scam to make more money.

[@markaf4446]

Shouldn't you have rinsed the coin with water after dipping in the cleaning solvent????

[@TobaccoRowe1960]

Coin Dip eZest is Sulfuric Acid and Urea not Solvent. Look up the MSDS. And according to Leroy Van Allen it should be neutralized in water and baking soda after dipping so it won't Tarnish

[@everettwhite9874]

The guy in the coin shop said that the coin was in nicer condition before it was cleaned. The uncleaned the Morgan lacked eye appeal and was dirty in addition to the scratches, which was still present after cleaning. And i understand that a details grade (cleaned) will reduce a coin’s value. This is confusing. Leave the coin dirty and enjoy what you have or clean the coin, lose some value but, enjoy your more attractive coin. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@chrissahar2014]

Your cleaned Morgan looks better than the part not cleaned. I would buy it as long as the luster and/or toning has NOT been compromised.

[@LuciaOliveira-gr8qr]

HI. Pcgs/ncgs use same method/ chemicals AND get paid for it😊. Been dipping coins last 20 years with 99% success. You ONLY supposed to dip uncirculated/gem coins AND silver! Copper tried once AND was a flop. Your video was VERY biased 😨. Who the hell DIPS/RESTORES a circulated coin. By the way ? Am 73 years old and been collecting for decades and concentrating last year's on ms64 and above Thanks for u or time Be safe

[@martin-fc4kk]

Can you please say how you proceed? I want to know how is an expert doing it, thank you.

[@yorkazuna5934]

All the major coin third party graders clean coins under the auspices of "conservation" A little knowledge and practice with this very product can produce great results but you are not using this product correctly. Some coins have zero eye appeal due to black toning or have other distracting marks that can safely be removed and still make a number grade at the TPGs.

[@leesanders6490]

Jim Halperin ( Heritage Galleries ) has often told the story of a 1799 bust dollar that was choice unc but toned an ugly mottled brown. He was the one to dip it back in the 1970's and it came out fabulous with blinding luster. It's value (and market grade) went up dramatically. You never dip a circulated coin as you did here but there aren't a lot of brilliant uncirculated Morgans that haven't been carefully dipped.

[@conansmith2705]

I took silver coins to a dealer back in the 1980’s to get valued and he dipped them for me, I didn’t ask him to, they had that pvc film on them and this dealer was the main dealer for years in my town. Even coin grading services clean coins so I don’t think it’s a bad thing.

[@John-lc2lz]

6:34 wanders into coin shop in his underwear 🤣

[@jampar7590]

bull crap on this

[@craigi703]

I agree with y’all that coin dealer scene was totally set up scripted. 😂😂😂

[@ModernStacker]

Personally, I think this advice applies primarily to numismatic collectors -- particularly those interested in grading. Stackers probably don't need to worry too much about this, since in the end silver is silver and you're likely only going to receive SPOT or MELT prices from your local coin shop. In other words...if you like your coins shiny...shine 'em up! Just understand that any numismatic value may be affected in the process. (And many stackers won't care.)

[@TheVideoLounge]

Definitely, these dudes talk about it like it's the 11th Sin, or cutting the wires on a bomb !

[@bigdaddygarlic3958]

I clean all my coins I find it stupid that people want old looking coins I get a real kick out of cleaning my silver coins I keep them so I don’t care.

[@ridgerunner7980]

does anybody not wash their car because it might lose value ? graders wont grade a coin cause it been cleaned but nobody says what the problem is...

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

Uncleaned coins have the cartwheel effect , a Cleaned coin can Loose 90% of it's Value . Any Dollar Coins have Numismatic value over Change like Halves and Quarters . You as a Human need to Learn at Least the Last 200 Years of Collecting coins and you will Understand Why cleaning a coin is something you should Have your "Hands Chopped 0ff" "Hands Chopped 0ff" for Doing ! Just Saying .

[@calvinquesnel198]

I was told coin collectors tell people they shouldn't have cleaned the coins so they can pay you less? I don't trust coin collectors at all.

[@voidremoved]

yeah like pay you less cause the coin is dirty, then they clean it and sell it for more. But if you clean it they can not do that... So they have to tell you "shouldn't have cleaned it"... Then offer you half price, so they can always double their money no matter what. Plus old and fat ppl can dress how ever they want to at the beach. I think fat old ugly chicks are hot

[@acmecondorsrealm8357]

Notice the coin is dried off with a cloth and the solution is not rinsed off with soapy water should I continue to expose the fraud in this video it's to ez to pick apart a novice coin buyer.

[@R1330S]

Well.... you at the coin shop, definitely not scripted at all.😎

[@michaelerrissr.5682]

Always dip the entire coin. 5 seconds is not enough time . 10 seconds is good no more than 15 seconds . And do it twice . It would have turned out amazing . Your using the right chemical

[@jasonrogers143]

Yea the don’t clean coins is bs I think value if cleaned It’s only thing the dirtier it is the better is just stupid. Got old nasty crusty peace dollars can’t hardly see anything cause there so dark. And got lots of other silver that don’t get cleaned $16,000 in dirty coins The gold coins stay pretty though

[@acmecondorsrealm8357]

This guy has no idea what he is talking about totally disregard everything he says with 100% confidence. Dipping is not cleaning as defined by not only PCGS but NGC too. Toning on the coin in this video is not desirable to any ends. Now there are circumstances where natural toning that is desirable to the eye should not be removed but this guy's coin does not fit that criteria at all. I will post a video about attractive toning that you should not remove and then you understand the truth.

[@SkateGirlAndrea]

Do what you want with your coins. If you are trading or selling them then they are not your coins, you are holding them, but your coins, do what you want. If you are a collector you will have a lot of coins. A collection without the variety of what some coins use to look like in their day, is a dull collection. Shine some of em up and display. Have a double of a coin, shine one and leave the other. comparison display. Do what you want with your coins.

[@silvercloak7216]

I don't want 100 years of shit on my coins so I clean them. If its not a date of relevance it doesn't matter. Your buying the story of time past and 90% silver. The end.

[@smon9056]

Everything is only worth what someone else will pay for it. The funny thing about the 'coin community' is that it works almost like no other collectible market. If I have a rookie Babe Ruth baseball card and it had a bunch of grime on it, it would be worth way less than if it was in 'Mint' condition. I would rather display clean coins instead of the dirty ones and if more people agreed to that then cleaning them would become the norm and more valuable.

[@voidremoved]

lots of people do things wrong and it can get all scratched up with bad cleaning. So a dirty coin might be better than a scratched coin? Probably a reason that coin community say "Don't clean your coins" might be for people who find/inherit a rare coin, but it looks dirty so the first thing they do is rub it and scrub it and scratch it up?

[@chaddsteinberg3758]

Except it’s like you got the Babe Ruth card wet and scrapped off the front half. Removing all the detail. Every time you “clean” your removing a layer of the coin’s metal and details. Hence why you can barely make out the details on old coins.

[@poured_treasures]

I forget my change in the pockets and get them clean in the laundry machine. They end up shinny! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@RealAntek]

Lol me too

[@expatatat]

I'm about to put a details grade on your pants mister.

[@andylindsey]

Yea, I'm always forgetting my morgan silver dollars in my pants.

[@justintaylor7837]

Those are called dryer coins lol

[@randomgrinn]

Never? Really? So if my kid throws raspberry jelly on my coins I'm just supposed to leave it there? When people are absolutist it makes me just not believe them at all.

[@tackoholic2334]

What about silver bullion like maples or 1oz generics? Would you clean those?

[@C.Double.]

Ive worked in conservation for many years, metals, textiles, wood... its common practice to tell the generall public that cleaning is bad because 90% of those people will not seek out info on the correct way to do it and will more times than not, de-value items because of it. Anything invasive is bad, scour, scrub, grind, strip... gentle and in small steps is the way to go. Also, the word/term "patina" is often used incorrectly... rust and dirt is NOT patina.

[@RetPoliceInstructor]

Awesome !! I was told by my grandfather back in 1978 to NEVER polish any of my coins. You are correct !! I went to a coin show and asked a dealer his opinion of cleaned coins. He said the exact same thing. Cleaning coins are graded lower then aged coins. He said dirty coins or coins with patina will be graded higher then coins that were cleaned .. he went on explaining about brush and swirl marks and something about the strike plate on the coin.... that was above my pay grade lol. So I leave them alone. I have inherited so many wheat pennies that I may have a 1909 VDB... or the 1955 double die. Too many to go through. However, in my will, my daughter will be happy. She doesn’t know about my collection. I just hope when she has a child, she will continue the tradition and pass them on.

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

I tried cleaning some pennies when I was a kid many years ago.... I soaked them in ketchup... Didn't care for the results. Never "cleaned" another coin and had more ketchup for my French fries.

[@TvConfusionn]

Oh ya I did that once

[@spikegrouchy636]

Yet we pay to have a third party grading service 'conserve' an old coin. So what's the difference for a 'professional' to conserve a coin or a collector dipping a coin? Most of the time even dealers or third party grading services can't tell the difference. In my opinion, toning, as beautiful as it can be, is coin degradation.

[@shawnjerome8599]

Well this was obviously staged cuz it was extremely poor acting

[@someentityhere6904]

But it was to show the purpose of no cleansines on coins

[@oldschoolrr6077]

@Shawn Jerome - Obviously not Academy Award Winning, but that was not the point. What was said, was. That is what a true dealer would say to someone who brought in cleaned coins. If a dealer purchased it at all, the seller might get 10 to 25% of the true value. There are some dealers who will not buy cleaned coins, period or will only pay melt. That is why no collector should clean coins under any circumstance.

[@jeffw1267]

I think the majority of Morgan dollars in slabs have been dipped and it's not necessarily a bad thing. It just doesn't make sense for a coin to stay bright white for over 100 years. Obviously you should keep the dips short and dry them carefully.

[@desireeperry9629]

wait but i don't care about the value. will it damage the coin itself, cuz i have a silver dollar with bad tarnish and i just want it shiny and i like it on display

[@vatrooper6604]

The Before picture looks like the Morgan suffered from an older cleaning anyway. It had dark areas bordering all devices. Not a loss.

[@menotyou7762]

well I bought some lower value silver dollars for my collection, cleaned em ,put em in my book and I highly doubt anybody would know they are "cleaned". Its funny how they say don't clean your coins yet you can pay the grading companies for "restoration/conservation" of a coin. Restoration is cleaning and the grading companies don't penalize if they get the $$ for doing it. I say clean your coins if you want to

[@mikerulon]

old time old collectors are becoming the minority in the hobby... From my experience you put that dipped coin on ebay it will sell for upwards of $35 quickly.... non dipped you might get your price but usually it will sit.... people today like bright and shiny by the way without total rinse ... TOTAL you have ruined it... it will go dull from the residue

[@shujin7024]

I agree with you sir, if people buy it on ebay but the professional disagree. Then the professional is blind to the market, not 'experienced'. Personally I like silver that's all and I like knowing my stuff is old and rare, if it's cleaned it doesn't make it less rare as far as my understanding goes so eh... better than green and black rusty silver coins

[@mth4849]

Nobody dips half a coin in the first place. There are holders for that. That coin was a bad candidate for dipping to begin with.

[@misterTVman]

I usually only clean coins if they have been cleaned before because you can see the old dirt residue lines along side and in the coin's crevices. I remove all of those dirt outlines which makes the coin look much better. Believe me, someone will still buy that coin for as much or more than I did!

[@Wess-S]

About 90% of the coins on ebay right there.

[@PhatRobsOils]

Baking Soda and Water......No toothbrush, no heavy chemicals....Micro fiber rag and poof brand new no scratches.

[@jboreal7982]

I get it, but I don't agree with the premise. My opinion is that coins and PM rounds should be shiny, and not look like they were just pulled out of a manure pile. All these graded coins behind plastic are shiny and everyone Ooos and Ahhs, at how beautiful and valuable they are. Shiny behind plastic is great, shiny without plastic isn't? It makes no sense.

[@igoski1582]

I've got about 20 wheat pennies that I put in CLR and they came out looking better. I then took about 4 of those and rubbed, stove top made of glass, cleaner on them, using only my fingers and those 4 all look great. Now I don't know what to do with the other 16? If the CLR has already "ruined" them, seems to me I might as well clean the rest with the stove top glass cleaner. All of this "don't clean a dirty coin" is so screwed up to me. If you take something that looks bad and dirty, and make it look good a clean.......you've ruined it! Go figure.

[@Skulllywag]

Should you clean coins? All depends on what coins you have, and what you want to do with them. Common coins/dates? Who cares? Stacking instead of investment? Who cares? Got a coin worth something? No. Want to have a coin graded? No. FACT: 90% of unslabbed coins sold on eBay have been cleaned at one time or another (coins are also sold that have been artificially toned). If your coin is rare or desired for any reason...it WILL sell, cleaned or uncleaned. FACT: YOU own your own coins...do with them what you want, not everybody gets into coin collecting to make a buck. FACT: Maker of this video should keep his day job...acting is NOT his forte.

[@adriansedillo3426]

I think a super clean coin regardless of age shows the real coin as it really looks.

[@smartinez60]

I kinkel plate all my antique silver and copper coins to give them that new mint shine :)

[@darthsilversith667]

luis martinez And you’re ruining them in the process.

[@tomflanigan3594]

I kept waiting for one of those horizontal blinds transitions to fix the audio sync, but alas...

[@mikesantimore6971]

I was watching pawn Stars one day and a guy brought in a coin if he did not clean it would have been worth about $125,000 but since he cleaned it was worth something like 60,000

[@ian101284]

I have an analogy for you. This is akin to “mall grabbing” in skateboarding. Holding your board by the trucks. It’s frankly a dumb ideology, has no purpose except to let the purists stroke their own ego and look down at “posers”, and in the end is just an OPINION on “the right way” to do things. By all means, if you have a million dollar coin, and intend to sell it, don’t clean it. Also, people say they want to see what a 100 years of wear has done to an old coin, but you seem to discount the people who want to see what an old coin would have looked like brand new. I have a 63 Franklin half dollar worth about 8$. It’s my lucky coin, and I’m cleaning it.

[@williamjones1212]

I got 29 silver Dollars this morning, @ 25.oo each I have been collecting since I was 8 years old 1971 my stepbrother got me into it. Granite I do like the old look but I also like the shiny look , I never have sold any to worry about how much I would get for a coin . 🤷‍♂️

[@secondrule]

Would have been better to ask the coin dealer what the coins is worth BEFORE cleaning and then what is it worth when they see it after cleaning. I would go to 3 different places before and three different places after. Then you would have solid numbers. I believe most dealers will ALWAYS find a reason to low ball. They want to buy as cheap as they can and sell as high as they can. They aren't a charity to help you. If i show up with a dirty looking coin or a bright shiny one, I would think most people would buy the shiny one. If they are considered "cull", i would clean them, they will never be worth less than melt price anyways, but cleaned, someone might pay more.

[@iamgabriel5823]

I have no problem buying a cleaned coin. I like to be able to see the image.

[@joeklejko1391]

I will fight the urge to clean my coins. So it's really worth more money with the tarnish. I was going to use some automotive buffing compound and chrome polish

[@marianpieklo6687]

So if you shouldn't Clean Coins right.Then why do they sell coin cleaner's for.

[@danielhughes396]

The same as people making reproductions of antiques. They don't care if u get screwed. Buying something you thought was old. I see fakes all the time. Just like cleaned coins. Really sucks as a collector.

[@MichaelC_22]

So funny...the look of shame when he says, "Yes I did."

[@Mr._Chievous]

all staged

[@J-Rad-]

junk silver and numesmatic....dont clean...generic rounds....sure keep em shiney...?

[@usptact]

An easy wait to avoid this mistake is to buy gold instead.

[@EK-px3ei]

Wait a minute. You didn't follow the instructions. You failed to wash the coins with water. Water helps to dilute the chemical and stop the chemical reaction. If you want to make your point, at least follow the directions. Restoration is NOT the same as cleaning a coin. Using a chemical without stopping the reaction by avoiding the dilution process is not really making a valid point. Friends don't let friends drink straight whiskey without a water chaser...for a reason. And friends shouldn't let friends make exaggeration videos. Next time, try reading the instructions on the back of the chemical you're going to use.

[@alexanderrr1825]

7:30 "Did you clean this coin?" lol

[@wyatt_COTW]

😂😂😂 I laughed at the part

[@zzyzxRDFwy15]

7:30 "Did you clean this coin?" Yes, I did... And I'm proud of it.

[@ProjectLifeNetwork]

if you have an old car don't clean it... it's worth more because it is all oily and greasy...

[@samanthony6282]

One look at eBay and one realises coin dealers are cleaning coins. When they buy coins of the public they give a low price stating coins have been cleaned.

[@mfb3042]

I like cleaning culls. I get some covered in black or red paint. I buy old coins for the fun of it to clean. Just give me an old Morgan that's been beaten to death. See, he's having fun doing this too.

[@cavscout888]

This video was made to make a strong statement/claim. It goes too far in its argument, like most do when trying to argue a point, especially since it lacks any nuance. If only things were as straight forward as this video makes it seem. The grading companies will properly clean your coins, and museum and other conservators constantly perform 'intervention' on coins. Not only that, there are many instances where the coin is actively degrading and would be destroyed if not for strong intervention. Sometimes even full restoration is the only thing that will keep an object preserved into the future.

[@mjpena53]

I feel looks are important. Don’t agree with collectors. A properly cleaned coin shouldn’t be an issue. I rather enjoy the beauty of a coin. Whoever set that standard should leave it to collector.

[@piranhabadass1]

Anything less than AU on Morgan's I don't see how dipping would lessen the value unless it's a key date. Cleaning and Dipping are 2 different things. I do agree with the video and would never ever even dip a AU Morgan or higher grade.