I love turning tarnished silver into shiny , beautiful metal ❤
@70Eldo9 ай бұрын
Glad you clarified this later- For numistatic (collector) value, you NEVER ever want to clean coins, it decreases the value as the scratches will show up. Leaving toning actually can INCREASE the value of a coin.
@jackhartmann10847 ай бұрын
Agreed. I cleaned a single Mercury Dime, Liberty Quarter (worn date), and '64 Half Dollar to use as examples when showing all the other coins.
@matthewmushlin133 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this phenomenal presentation! I’ve been a stacker for years and recently fell in love with the 90% Morgan Dollars of 1921. I’ve purchased many & I wanted one that looked new to carry in a plastic container in my pocket. I followed your video step by step and it looks as though it was just minted...even though it’s 100 years old. Thank you so very much for putting this out there. I did it very carefully, no scratches as all, and since I paid &16 for it (bought em last year) I figured it would be fun. Thank you so much!
@davebellamy48672 жыл бұрын
An astute coin collector or dealer would know that it's been cleaned but with common date Morgans it doesn't matter much. I like the original toning, unless it's too dull. It's nice to have one with the original silver colour though and if it cost you only 16 bucks, then that's about current spot price anyway!😊👍
@trackpackgt8772 жыл бұрын
I used to carry a 1885 Morgan in my pocket every day not in plastic just in my pocket then for a while I switch to a silver eagle and now I'm carrying a 22 peace dollar just something cool to play with from your pocket when you're bored
@Jake-xy9lt2 жыл бұрын
Would anyone be able to share a reputable place to buy silver without paying a 25-30% markup?
@dogwklr Жыл бұрын
Just bought more peace dollars today 🥵🥵🥵 aren't they the best? I also love the Franklin and jfk half dollars. Wish I'd started years ago and bought some gradually all the time
@TheAvada32002 Жыл бұрын
I have one from 1843
@musicmike19603 жыл бұрын
I like the patina on my older coins it gives them a look of the proper aging, almost like a sign of distinction...
@trevamcgowan78163 жыл бұрын
Worked like a charm. After watching a couple of other videos I tried adding a little table salt to the mix. Wow! I got a 2002 Eagle today that was pretty badly tarnished (and beat up some, too) so I thought I would give it a try since it wasn't in what I would call "pristine" condition. It cleaned up very nicely, indeed!. I also got some 1/2 oz Walking Liberty rounds that looked like composites. They had copper like discoloration around the edges. The LCS owner assured me they passed purity on his machine so I tried the cleaning solution on them. Bingo! In about a minute they were all clean (I did all 4 at once). Thank you for sharing this video!
@PhatRobsOils Жыл бұрын
the table salt can scratch fine surfaces.
@lauramorgan83563 жыл бұрын
I use Dawn dish liquid & Hot water, I use it for jewelry also, works great!
@georgehofgren61233 ай бұрын
Hi, do you rub the dawn on the coin or just let it set? It doesn't remove any Silver? -thnx
@lauramorgan83563 ай бұрын
@@georgehofgren6123 NO...i have learned since then to NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS!! It can make them lose value.
@ethomah Жыл бұрын
thanks man, now my silver coin is looking gucci
@josephmartinez38514 жыл бұрын
How dare you do what you want with you own possessions... I am completely outraged.... P.S. it looks great...
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Joseph Martinez lol shame on me 😂 thanks 🔥🐉
@lkayh3 жыл бұрын
Feel free to do whatever you want with your coins. They’re yours, after all. And if you damage them, it just makes the undamaged collectible coins that much more rare and valuable. 🙃
@sl_eep_08593 жыл бұрын
@@lkayh yeah i agree
@MilledSteel4 жыл бұрын
I do this but no need to rub the baking soda mixture against the coin. Simply letting it chill in the pot for a while and then rinsing it with soap water usually works without the micro abrasions.
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Milled Steel I tried that and it does work for hardly toned coins but this one would have needed like 10 baths 🔥🐉
@johnhanaly2943Ай бұрын
Human skin has been documented as causing miscro abrasions.
@whimsymaker4 жыл бұрын
When I clean one once in a blue moon, I never rub the soda.rinse it off and do the process again. Never rub it.
@YankeeStacking4 жыл бұрын
Whimsymaker Yeah, rubbing isn’t my preference either. 👌🏼
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Whimsymaker yes I know that process but that would have taken about 10 baths to clean this one 😂😂😂😂🔥🐉
@jessemoralless36204 жыл бұрын
I agree with the non rubbing method mainly if it’s a cull silver coin that you are cleaning to keep for your viewing pleasure, otherwise if it’s just to make nice enough to sell it as just a Stack of *extra* Beautiful Silver that’s not collector then go micro scratches galore
@evenruderanger76174 жыл бұрын
@@jessemoralless3620 This method works great on DMPL Morgan dollars! Ha! JUST KIDDING for anyone who couldn't tell! Don't rub baking soda on any Numismatic coin, only bullion!
@itzdurpp71804 жыл бұрын
Or just blow on it
@miket23944 жыл бұрын
Thanks Silver Dragons with providing us this simple, inexpensive and most importantly, a non-toxic method for cleaning tarnished silver. I have a few bullion coins that I have been wanting to clean for quite awhile. I will most certainly try this out. Cheers!
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Mike T you are very welcome! give it a try! 👍🏽🔥🐉
@honeycombmtg13683 жыл бұрын
Does this hurt the metal and decrease it’s value
@miket23943 жыл бұрын
@@honeycombmtg1368 No, it doesn't as the silver coins cleaned are bullion coins which carry no numismatic value.
@mitcheld1232 жыл бұрын
@@miket2394 It's been several months since you commented, but I would like to add that while it is true that most bullion coins dont carry much numismatic value, some do. Depending on the mintage from a given year, or series of coin, they could have significant value, for instance the Mexican Libertad which typically sells for typically double or more than spot price depending on year of minting and condition.
@garys40672 жыл бұрын
@@honeycombmtg1368 Yes
@jamesnessett25903 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a very easy way of cleaning silver. I love how well and inexpensively it worked
@rogers83814 жыл бұрын
Never cleaned my silver and probably never will!! The knowledge is always good to have, just in case tho!! Thanks for the vid!!
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Roger S yeah it’s not necessary but I did increase the value of this coin slightly if I ever want to sell it 🔥🐉
@RealAntek4 жыл бұрын
I find it satisfying
@keepitreal20443 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic, ingenious idea to reduce the value to total scrap
@jacquelinewatson71222 жыл бұрын
@Vildhund so leave them dirty and they'll be worth more ?
@zelo5332 жыл бұрын
@@vildhund4763 lol it's a silver dollar bud, it's worth spot price plus a couple bucks premium, clean or not, probably worth more cleaned as it's a 2011 and shiny is easier to sell to the general public. Your talking about numismatic collector coins not 21st century silver bucks
@robertpatrene25403 жыл бұрын
That was great to learn how too clean a coin like junk silver👏🇺🇸🍷
@JOOLVAUR2 жыл бұрын
The only thing I would suggest NOT to do, is rub. I did this with a random Benjamin halve and yes, it did come out shiny however you can see heavy lines. Doesn’t look ideal. So as long as you don’t rub it’ll come out good
@mr.s1713 жыл бұрын
After watching this video I used this cleaning method on some cull peace silver dollars.. really dirty, greasy, gunky, funky old culls. They all came out GREAT!! Thanks for this how-to!!
@lucapuzzoli83634 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful metal🙏
@jacc888882 жыл бұрын
As if by magic.... very satisfying to watch.
@HarmonixHealing4 жыл бұрын
If you add a piece of bats wing & a dash of dried toads wart..... VOILLA!!!!!! it turns into GOLD!!!!! 🙌🏽 ........ then I woke up
@IvanMTG14 жыл бұрын
Best comment!
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Esoteric33 lol go back to sleep it’s gold 😂🔥🐉
@HarmonixHealing4 жыл бұрын
@@SilverDragons47 😴zzzzzzzzz💰
@osamabinladen8243 жыл бұрын
@@HarmonixHealing What are you smoking
@HarmonixHealing3 жыл бұрын
@@osamabinladen824 I used to smoke gold....now I shoot it directly into my veins
@killuminatepeacefulness39482 жыл бұрын
I bought one from a coin shop it's pretty dirty and a little dinged up but I love it. I wanna clean it up. Thanks!
@MS-wg9hf4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! I turned all my unworn rings back to silver! Now I just need to rotate wearing them to avoid them getting tarnished again! Thank you!
@Stacker-qt3sv3 жыл бұрын
Good for jewelry, not. always coins as it can devalue them
@alanshaw61612 жыл бұрын
Tarnex does the job every time with no scratches.
@ronaldbritton97055 ай бұрын
Very hard to find in some areas
@Ronaldalan1142 жыл бұрын
Use dawn dish soap with the baking soda, lubricates and lessens scratching
@alicebenard57139 ай бұрын
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@SophiaBint-wj8wn9 ай бұрын
This is superb! Information, as a noob it gets quite difficult to handle all of this and staying informed is a major cause, how do you go about this are you a pro investor?
@alicebenard57139 ай бұрын
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@Franklin009749 ай бұрын
Wow, that’s stirring! Do you mind connecting me to your advisor please. I desperately need one to diversified my portfolio.
@blessingpaul54849 ай бұрын
I’ve actually been looking into advisors lately, the news I’ve been seeing in the market hasn’t been so encouraging. who’s the person guiding you?
@metalmason9724 жыл бұрын
WOW just tried this and the results are phenomenal!!!! Thank you!
@marffles2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, i recently got into old coin collecting and been using this method with the vinagear and salt method. It really works.
@louisashley2347 Жыл бұрын
I've been in the coin trading business/hobby for more than 30 years. Unless the coin has no numismatic value at all and you want to ruin it, like cast it in resin for display, I advise people to never, NEVER, EVER, EVER "clean" a coin. I've seen so many coins that would have been worth THOUSANDS of dollars have their value reduced by 90% simply by "cleaning" them. Serious collectors want a coin with its natural patina intact. In fact the natural patina often gives the coin much, MUCH more value than the silver coin itself. I've literally seen coins that would have been worth $5000 diminishes in value to less than $500 because of cleaning it. Any good coin dealer, like myself, can spot a coin that's been cleaned in 5 seconds, even if it's been cleaned using some magical "non contact" method. There is no way to clean a silver or gold coin without it sustaining damage. Period. I would SERIOUSLY ADVISE AGAINST cleaning a coin until you have it appraised. You might be surprised how valuable an ugly tarnished coin can be worth. To me, as a collector and dealer, I won't even consider buying a "cleaned" coin for more than "junk silver" prices.
@kenj1862 Жыл бұрын
thanks for the note about the 1879-cc Morgan silver dollar because that is what I was going to clean. glad I watched the whole video
@B4TNetwork126 Жыл бұрын
Will this help with the Milking spots?
@ceejaydeesoozaa2 ай бұрын
yes it cleaned off my milk spots off my britannias
@tlee94842 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you posted this, I have an old liberty silver bar that has black tarnish on the ends.
@user-bb4mm1fl5z3 жыл бұрын
Eventually I feel like these dudes who insist on having dirty disgusting coins will be outnumbered.
@cottonmouthgypsy62173 жыл бұрын
The coins natural age is what gives it character its different on every coin
@williameason57952 жыл бұрын
You dumb Pal Those dirty coins worth mony ?Moran
@TheNecropolis202 жыл бұрын
making all the 1889 morgans shinny and smooth does not make sense... this is a 10 year old coin from 2011...its not supposed to be this dirty yet not yet, so cleaning it now makes lots of sense , but i dont think it makes sense to clean the 100 or more year coins acting like this adds value it could even subtract value, but it adds value to coins that are between months and 20 years old.
@TheNecropolis202 жыл бұрын
at Vild hund - cleaning up this 2011 here thats only 10 years old this is fine right ? i am agreeing with you i don think that doing this to really old coins will add value to them .
@TheNecropolis202 жыл бұрын
at Cotton Mouth Gypsy - it depends though - if you think that its better to leave the dirt on the 1889 Morgan and the Dirt adds some intrinsic value but if you are looking to sell all your silver coins just for silver value at what ever silver is, and not really selling to coin collectors but like silver dealers then get rid of the dirt, but like if you know people and your in the antiques road show and think i can sell this for way way more than silver value then leave the dirt on so its got to be looked at on a case by case base (cherry picked).. i know for a fact that cleaning this 2011 coin has added to its value though its just not old enough to need to be that dirty, 2011 does not even seem so long ago to me , Obama was president...im not even sure who was president from 1889 to 1921 when all them old coins were new.
@charlzd15462 жыл бұрын
Holy Smokes..it worked! I wish you would publish a video that cleans headlights. I've tried about 5 videos and none worked. This one was great!
@jasona.1262 жыл бұрын
My wife sprayed Off mosquito repellant on our SUV head Ights, then wiped them clean with paper towels. Worked great!
@keithdevarenne5124 жыл бұрын
Just did it! Worked like a charm! Took all of 5 minutes.
@JadeDragon407 Жыл бұрын
I am *so* glad you said NOT to do this with numismatically-valued pieces because I'm sure if you loupe in close, you'd see TINY scratches in it. It did a great job on that '11 Eagle. *rrrrruuuurrrrrrr* Get that looking about as good as new and then handle it on its faces with bare paws... killing me Smalls. Thanks for sharing; I may try this with some amply-used war nickels... as you probably know, although containing Ag, those things get super gross to handle. Handle one roll and you already got casino paws (for you really young whippersnappers, slot machines used to take and pay coins, so when you sat at a quarter machine for a couple of hours, your hands were like you were a metal worker). I'm also curious if this same method would work on brass. I have a dresser from the 70s, and the handles are dk brown. Even with Brasso, they were taking 30min per handle to rub on and get shiny, and after an hr's worth, I gave up seeking an actual timely solution.
@sthieman58602 жыл бұрын
Shiny, shiny! I use this for all the dirty constitutional coins I stack. I have tried using a foil pie plate but found it more apt to leave a small dark stain sometimes on the most raised feature of a coin, so stick with actual foil. Sitting a plate full on a high vibration surface like a washing machine keeps the solution churning and will do a lot of the rubbing for you.
@henryjohnson-ville3834 Жыл бұрын
Such an easy method, thank you so much! My three Lady Liberty coins were filthy as if you grinded up coffee upon them. ☺
@billpaid62673 жыл бұрын
many people value toned uncirculated dollars more than shiny uncirculated ones, especially rainbow toning.
@NguyenTran-jp3pd3 ай бұрын
I found a 1988 silver eagle coin it's really dirty and it seems this is best method I will try this out when I buy baking soda tomorrow
@williamjohnson6503 жыл бұрын
I love you man this works so well! As long as there are no white spots. I didn’t even have to scrub it was just soak!🙏🪙🙌
@stevewoods81162 жыл бұрын
BEST, going to go clean all of mine now!!!!! Thanks!
@CatsMeowPaw4 жыл бұрын
You can avoid scratching your coin by not rubbing the baking soda on it. This will require many more baths however. If you have stubborn black tarnish that's silver oxide, not silver sulphide. Put the coin in an oven and heat to past 195C. The oxide will turn back into silver. The coin will pick up a yellowish tinge, but putting it in dilute citric acid will remove that and leave a gleaming coin.
@stepheninge21737 ай бұрын
Thanks! I too have a 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar and it worked like a charm.
@jayh84903 жыл бұрын
that looks amazing! sorry, maybe i missed it but what's the point of the aluminum foil ?
@stardust949 Жыл бұрын
Cool science experiment! I have a silver charm bracelet---it's very old, from the 1940s or so. It's very tarnished.
@BlueFox2843 жыл бұрын
Cool. 👍👍 Next time I visit my LCS I'll buy up some of the tarnished ASE's in his little discount box and give them a bath. 🛀
@TruthFreedom17762 жыл бұрын
What's an LCS? And what's an ASE? Help out a noobie?
@2xrpm2 жыл бұрын
@@TruthFreedom1776 LCS local coin shop. ASE American Silver Eagle
@TruthFreedom17762 жыл бұрын
@@2xrpm Cool. Thanks.
@astrotheology9101 Жыл бұрын
Just dip it in EZ-est for 5 seconds, no rubbing (scratching your silver)
@ItchyPilauBoto3 жыл бұрын
This is perfect for my 40% silver Kennedy half dollars
@alfredcarlover26213 жыл бұрын
I did this and it worked I was in shock!
@SilverDragons473 жыл бұрын
it really is amazing! 🔥🐉
@someoneyoudontknow74074 жыл бұрын
Something about cleaning up an old coin. I honestly like getting a pile of dirty 90%. One of my favorite things to do.
@RealAntek4 жыл бұрын
Yeah don’t clean 90%
@jens78983 жыл бұрын
@@RealAntek Why?
@woofielove19703 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Right to the point, no antics .. I just cleaned a Franklin that was grungy .. looks BRAND NEW! Thanks !!!!
@Jimmie_Tendies2 жыл бұрын
great way to take all the value away other than the basic simple silver value. congrats
@woofielove19702 жыл бұрын
@@Jimmie_Tendies what in tarnation are you talking about. The coins I and referring to are simply junk silver they have no other intrinsic value other than their weight in Silver. What do you think I'm going to do find bag of ancient Roman coins and start cleaning them? Gtfoh Karen
@rudeawakening3833 Жыл бұрын
@@woofielove1970 Bla ha ha ! I know , right ? My mom left me a couple of silver dollars from like 1870 thru 1920 - I used some cotton type cleaner called “ Never- Dull “ that I had from when I was in the service . It made them all pretty & new and I’m happy . I would never part with them anyway .
@BrooklynAvenue3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This worked well. I had some mid 1800 coins that were of little value, but fun to share... now people can actually see them.
@Rocknranchman2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That’s impressive! I have some coins that where buried in the sands of Galveston Tx - I may try this to see if it works for clad as well! Great short video! 👍 Thanks for sharing this process!
@adambungart78733 жыл бұрын
I thought a cleaned coin was a damaged coin. Impressive tho for sure. To avoid the scratches just keep repeating the process minus the rubbing
@JM-xp8te Жыл бұрын
I’m not gonna pay you top dollar for doo-doo lookin coins. So there you have it. Very Respectfully, a guy that collects coins and precious metals.
@bgs9man Жыл бұрын
Good video and glad you said don’t do this to collector coins such as Morgan Silver Dollars CC. By buying ugly toned silver coins you can save money because they are usually cheaper and then clean them at home. Just make sure they’re not valuable collector coins.
@ronaldrissel66652 жыл бұрын
I am curious; what's the aluminum foil for? Just baking soda and hot water (and possibly the addition of salt) won't have the same effect? Any chemists out there that can explain what's going on?
@garybost365 Жыл бұрын
Wow! It actually worked. Hat’s off to you bro!
@CashAndCoinsYT4 жыл бұрын
Very nice information... I'm just not comfortable cleaning because so many collectors and stackers just don't like it. And thank you for the disclaimer on the collectible coins.
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Cash and Coins yes for sure not a good idea on rare coins but for bullion with little or no numismatic value you can actually increase the value of the silver by cleaning it because it can now be sold for retain as opposed to cull 🔥🐉
@CashAndCoinsYT4 жыл бұрын
@@SilverDragons47 Thank you. I always learn something from you. Does the rain in Portland affect your coins? What do you do? Here in the South its very humid so I have those packets in with my coins but they still tarnish and milk spot.
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Cash and Coins no I have my coins inside my safe so they aren’t affected 👍🏽🔥🐉
@JM-xp8te Жыл бұрын
I’m not gonna pay you top dollar for doo-doo lookin coins. So there you have it. Very Respectfully, a guy that collects coins and precious metals.
@Kcconnor Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the ASE is now completely ungradable. The rubbing with the baking soda on it creates microscopic scratches on the silver so now if you want to have it graded it will come back with harshly cleaned and maybe unc details. I was impressed with your knowledge about not using this on some high end coins or numismatic coins.
@stevee8318 Жыл бұрын
Who is going to pay to have a random 2011 ASE graded? It would cost almost what the coin is worth if not more
@NonMonFrere9 ай бұрын
I grab random ASE’s and enjoy handling them. Same with junk silver. If they aren’t numismatic why bother grading them considering they are bullion? I can understand an individual preference either way, but unless numismatic coins with value surpassing that of the metal content…clean away.
@SilverLimey794 жыл бұрын
Impressive result! 😲
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
SilverLimey 79 thanks! it works very well 🔥🐉
@Draconic404 Жыл бұрын
Would this work for nickel-bronze alloy coins like the canadian 1$ coin? If the coin turns gray due to the alliminum its okay for me, its just to do something coin its not going back in circulation
@THEECATGUY3 жыл бұрын
Why do you use the aluminum foil and not just the cup instead?
@user-wd8mn8sf1jАй бұрын
yeah, I would be concerned that the aluminum would interact chemically. I think the reason he foiled the cup was to prevent staining. So find a porcelain bowl to sacrifice for the purpose!
@joeperez10074 ай бұрын
IT ACTUAALY WORKS! THANK YOU! My coin looks like new. I'm subscribing.
@genenowell4783 жыл бұрын
This guy is a true novice. Never, I repeat never clean any coin by rubbing it. There is a silver dip that is sold for sterling silver spoons and forks that will clean the professional way. Also, old vintage coins that are found by metal detecting and in water need to be de-funked in a different way. Look up on youtube.
@koalaboygaming3462 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I’ve been looking all over KZbin to find a helpful video. Cheers mate👍😃
@jjames174073 жыл бұрын
I have some pieces I have been wanting to clean, thank you for the info! Awesome 😎 Just tried this on a 2002 Eagle. WOW! You rock bro!
@keepitreal20443 жыл бұрын
Congratulations for reducing the value of your Coin to scrap forever. Excellent job.
@TomokosEnterprize4 жыл бұрын
I know we are not supposed to clean our constitutional pieces but they really do look soooo much better. Polishes are hard on the metals and this method is very benign. Nice post son !
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Tomoko's Enterprize yes I love me some cleaned silver 😜 depends on the piece though... thanks for watching! 🔥🐉
@grizzlygrizzle3 жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean by "not supposed to clean," unless you're talking about uncirculated rare coins. If you're talking about junk silver, then I can't see NOT cleaning it. The junk silver I have bought comes filthy, sticky, and slimy. Not talking a graceful aging process, but with obvious gunk in the recesses, and a sticky film all over. Who knows what kind of decades-old sweat, snot, and other hygienic outrages are contained in that slime? The only rational, objective argument that makes sense to me for not cleaning rare uncirculated or near-uncirculated coins is that cleaning messes with what can be called the "natural striking layer," but once a coin is obviously circulated, its surface virginity has already been violated. A little hint of tarnish in the recesses also can add to the contrast, and gives a gracefully-aged look, but some of what I see online about people who treat patina as sacred strikes me as a weird cultish fetish of filth, and brings to mind older men with hunched-over posture, who drive older peculiar luxury cars redolent of stale cigar smoke, and perhaps sniff young children's hair when they get the chance. I mean, who treats the bodily excretions of strangers as a necessary component of things they collect? -- And besides, historical preservation in other contexts includes some cleaning and restoration, in order to keep a painting looking close to what it looked like to contemporaries, to keep historic buildings looking like they did when the people of the past experienced them, and to keep museum ships afloat and not rusting away. Imagine what Mt. Vernon or Monticello would look like if their curators insisted on keeping the original paint and wallpaper, and on allowing the sweat and hand grime of visitors to accumulate, in order to avoid cleaning and repainting. -- More to the point, junk silver is expected to change hands in a couple of ways-- either as speculative bullion or in a post-SHTF situation, as barter-currency. Either way, would you want your parents or kids to be given filthy, slimy, sticky coins in those situations, covered with decades of human excretions?
@TomokosEnterprize3 жыл бұрын
@@grizzlygrizzle Very well said. I hear you on cleaning our junk. Bank tellers soooo well know how dirty every day money is.
@johnm10084 жыл бұрын
😱😱😱 Silver Dragons cleaning the toning off of an ASE what have we come to? lol. Seriously though, when it comes time to sell I know I can get $1 more per coin at my LCS for a BU one compared to a toned or "damaged" one so as long as it doesn't visibly damage the coin I'm all for a little cleaning.
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
John M oh yeah literally made money on this one for sure! slightly scratched is still BU and retail worthy for sure 👍🏽🔥🐉
@jessemoralless36204 жыл бұрын
What do you think about artificially toning silver? I personally think if it’s already “cull” then it can’t hurt the value much more, and that the sulfur toning can act as a camouflage to blend in the background any minor imperfections
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Jesse Morales if it’s already damaged do whatever you want to it 👍🏽🔥🐉
@hawkfirezz3 жыл бұрын
Just make sure that the person who's buying your coin knows that you cleaned it.
@esurfrider76874 жыл бұрын
This is the go 2 method I’ve used successfully in the past, however i don’t rub in the baking soda as it is abrasive and isn’t necessary, this method doesn’t remove milk spots but it does work on gold and will remove red spots. After the reaction bath I dip the metal in a distilled water bath to make sure I get all the baking soda particles off the surface otherwise they might dry on. I don’t own any constitutional silver, but if I did, I’d be super tempted to try this method on a few pieces.
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Eric Sholomon the rubbing of the baking soda actually DOES remove milk spots completely... try it 😏🔥🐉
@esurfrider76874 жыл бұрын
Silver Dragons I’ll try it
@aFarter4 жыл бұрын
can you clean gold coins with coke?
@srryabturdaughter2 ай бұрын
LOL. I love all these extensive and damaging ways to clean silver. You can safely and turn out perfect silver with a nice ultrasonic jewelry cleaner… it’s what the grading companies use. However I can’t tell what they put in it but obviously water to start. It’s the industry standard. GL I always love your videos.
@YankeeStacking4 жыл бұрын
I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU CLEANED THAT COIN?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? THAT’S AN OUTRAGE! SUCH SACRILEGE. I’M, I’M COMPLETELY SPEECHLESS. 🤦♂️ 😂😂😂 Actually, I like my method a bit better because it takes much less material, time, and doesn’t require any rubbing. But what do I know. 😜👌🏼
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Yankee Stacking lol but your method doesn’t work on milk spots so I have heard 😏🔥🐉
@elitefitness3413 жыл бұрын
@@SilverDragons47 I think if Yankee knew that I clean a specific type of silver I purchase he would not approve whatsoever. :-D As a matter of fact, I know he wouldn't.
@mykilee51083 жыл бұрын
@@SilverDragons47 wait, does this work on milk spots???
@drjuit11 ай бұрын
the other day I used gunmout carb creaner on a old coin and worked great
@davidmuse51184 жыл бұрын
Yes clean your silver i wouldn't clean my coins because they are new and in air tights but bars yes all these viruses going around and people still like touching dirty silver
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
David Muse never clean valuable coins but for bullion it doesn’t matter... can only increase value 🔥🐉
@goldengun99704 жыл бұрын
Silver is anti-bacterial
@alexcholagh83303 жыл бұрын
@@goldengun9970 copper bronze brass gold and silver and to some very small extent nickel zinc and steel coins are also very antibacterial. I always use my pennies dimes nickels quarters half dollars and dollar coins to buy gas food and paying my bills.
@DetectDigSmile2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info, does this work for jewelry?
@davidpardue98893 жыл бұрын
I've been cleaning my silver this way for years.. Now is I can find a easy way to remove milk spots.
@peterharder473 жыл бұрын
Does it work for golden coins?
@jennymeade87863 жыл бұрын
Wow this works for milk spots to? Cool
@davidpardue98893 жыл бұрын
@@jennymeade8786 does now work on milk spots wish it did
@epf196110 ай бұрын
Please listen carefully to what the videomaker says at 1:50: This (or any other cleaning method) should NEVER be done on rare or collectible silver coins. In fact, I used to collect coins, and very frequently a beautifully toned vintage coin (with a nice golden or rainbow hue, for example) can actually be worth significantly more than a non-toned (but uncleaned) coin of the same condition, date and mint mark! But a cleaned version of that same coin will be worth less than either of them. (I even heard of some collectors "baking" their coins in an oven in order to artificially induce toning.. I think you need to place the coin inside some kind of material prior to baking, but I don't remember what...)
@jmengelhard4 жыл бұрын
I don't clean my silver. Sorry. I like the toning as it gives it character.
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
JM Engelhard I LOVE toning as well but natural toning not artificial 👍🏽🔥🐉
@jmengelhard4 жыл бұрын
@@SilverDragons47 I agree with you there, my dear friend.
@polarcoda2 жыл бұрын
I’m going to clean my 1972-s brown Ike silver dollar proof type 2 with this method wish me luck!
@5280carspotting2 жыл бұрын
don’t do that
@polarcoda2 жыл бұрын
@@5280carspotting what should I do?
@ronschneider18704 жыл бұрын
This is okay for the billion coins, but not okay for the valuable coins!
@YankeeStacking4 жыл бұрын
Ron Schneider YUP! Don’t ever clean your numismatic coins! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Ron Schneider correct unless you enjoy ruining history and losing money 😂🔥🐉
@kryssgeezus56973 жыл бұрын
Used this method, and yes it does work on silver coins like a charm!
@keepitreal20443 жыл бұрын
Excellent way to reduce the value of your coin forever
@Fanta....2 жыл бұрын
@@keepitreal2044 silver is silver. don't get your knickers in a knot, nerd
@erkavra38613 жыл бұрын
Other method I used is removing dust and tarnish with an eraser rubber by friction. Works really good without any chemicals Also the soda powder could scratch the coin surface
@soyalsabu65909 ай бұрын
Man i tried your method and it really works so easily y...thanks!!!
@user-wd8mn8sf1jАй бұрын
LOL, friction is what you want to avoid. You're going to get even more micro scratches.
@kenpark56413 жыл бұрын
will this work on gold?
@sirbuddysworth3 жыл бұрын
"How to kill the value of any 1oz silver coin worth more then $40 in less then 4 minutes" I'd say that's a pretty good description XD
@ianf12973 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I watched the full video because I was about to clean my old Morgan's thanks for sharing 👍🏽👍🏽
@marchanneman65803 жыл бұрын
Why would you devalue a coin by cleaning a coin You make the coin almost WORTHLESS BAD advice
@TheSimba863 жыл бұрын
um, it's not "almost worthless" it's still an ounce of silver. cleaning doesn't turn a $30 chunk of silver into trash
@PokèDecree2 жыл бұрын
@silverdragons will rubbing with a cotton ball or swab be less damaging?
@SighsInternally3 жыл бұрын
how to devalue a coin in 3 minutes
@davidarmstrong76283 жыл бұрын
Never clean a coin!! Its a sin!!
@BruhMakesGlass Жыл бұрын
Mine is a coin I had made for me and I wear it, just want it pretty and shiny again. I agree any valuable or collectors coins should be left alone! But this video really helped me get it shiny again
@theonlyjono14 күн бұрын
False. None of the silver is damaged.
@SighsInternally14 күн бұрын
@@theonlyjono you never clean a valuable coin doofus
@thesuckpig2 Жыл бұрын
Hey Silver Dragons. I love your videos. I have some Maple Leafs and Eagles hat have tarnished over the years. I will try this simple solution you taught us about. I consulted with coin dealers in my area, but none knew of how to get tarnish off of a coin without damaging it. Now I know.
@jonmacdonald53453 жыл бұрын
I NEVER buy Cleaned coins!
@bartleleniewski91153 жыл бұрын
why? and how can you tell?
@diogeneslaertius33653 жыл бұрын
To expand your ingenious thought - you should also never eat from a clean plate. Eat dirty.
@mlk277433 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this tip - I found a 1921 australian sixpence coin that had been lying in the dirt/ground for yrs - now I can clean it safely.
@Cornelia19953 жыл бұрын
Try other methods, maybe it's for collection
@kingston163 Жыл бұрын
Yes. If it's worn it's silver value so what does it matter? Not!
@gillyanne0185 Жыл бұрын
How long will it stay clean and shiny for?
@mt10fullsend783 жыл бұрын
I have been doing my brass tumbler with corn husk and dillon polish added. Makes them really luster!
@RockyMountainBear4 жыл бұрын
Boiling water is one way coin ring makers use to anneal/soften .999 fs. I don't know how long it takes to soften the metal with boiling water. I haven't tried this method, yet. Might be something to be aware of. Thank you for crushing 👊🏼
@SilverDragons474 жыл бұрын
Rocky Mountain Bear thanks! I have no idea either 🤷🏽♂️ it sounds legit though 🔥🐉
@davidludwig39753 жыл бұрын
So impressed with this. Im a coin magician and I work with walking liberty halves. This worked amazingly well. I was really surprised.
@keepitreal20443 жыл бұрын
Good way to reduce the value to total scrap
@NonMonFrere9 ай бұрын
@@keepitreal2044for 90% Walking Liberty halves? They are primarily used for silver content only. No numismatics were harmed in the filming of this video… For bullion and junk silver…why not enjoy them being clean and shiny while in your stack?
@wlester663 жыл бұрын
TY Silver Dragons this method works GREAT I was able to clean two American Silver Eagles and then put them in capsules afterwards 👍🤣✌️
@keepitreal20443 жыл бұрын
Congrats be happy, you managed to reduce the value to total scrap forever LMAO
@00_BUCK_6714 жыл бұрын
WOW what a big difference. You make it look so easy.
@edward3342 Жыл бұрын
I'm gonna try this on a heavily tarnished 88 A-Mark Liberty.
@TheDurnans3 жыл бұрын
Dawn dish soap works for me. It makes it clean enough for my liking.
@jebeja Жыл бұрын
The best video I've seen yet, that even brought back the glossy shine to the coin. Do you think this method would work with my coin bracelet (the coins are very dull) as well? Thanks again for this video. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍👍👍