Simple Way To Clean & Shine 95% Copper Pennies

[@mercuryrising2424]

After watching several penny cleaning videos, there is a finally a good technique to get your pennies shiny! Thank you.

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for saying so! I appreciate your support, thank you!

[@lessummers5738]

@@fixintodoitall Question why do you do this is there a reason?sorry dont know much about coins

[@lidayhgtdwsaazzxcvbbnnmmcp2041]

​@@lessummers5738 for beauty

[@costsman24]

In 1982 they made both copper and zinc pennies to be sure you got all copper you need to weigh them or just go 81 down

[@fixintodoitall]

Weighing is the fastest and surest way. Thank you for your insight.

[@larrylewis6725]

I guess there are NO collectables, NO mint errors? Cleaning destroys any real value in coin collecting. Who cares...He just wants shinny pennies.

[@lincbond442]

I drop my 1982 pennies on a hard surface and listen for a ring. A thud sound means it's zinc.

[@robertbrandywine]

I think a tumbler will give the best results. I put one in really bad condition into my wet tumbler with stainless steel pins media and in one hour it was almost like new. I put Dawn detergent and Lemi-shine in with the water.

[@reneesilvers6618]

What are you doing with pennies 😆 lol did you hear the teller ? Soooooo funny.

[@deannekliene2673]

If they are of value DONT CLEAN....at worst I soak them in purified water and a drop of dawn....dry lightly with microfiber cloth ...

[@davidtoms8824]

Not of value.

[@Spunkbob541]

I know a 1955 feather penny is valuable but should I clean it?

[@adambmonroe]

@@Spunkbob541 Don't clean any of the wheat cents! the 55 is only valuable if it is the double die. Chances it is, are slim to none.

[@Spunkbob541]

@@adambmonroe god dammit too late 😭😭

[@ryanbrezzgardner6961]

​@@adambmonroe😊😊

[@ProsperInHealth]

Thank you for taking the time to make this concise video! I was quite surprised at the results for myself.

[@fixintodoitall]

Glad to hear and thank you for sharing!

[@willmarrsfaith]

Thank you. Definitely the best video and mixture. Shout out from London ontario canada 🇨🇦

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you!

[@peterbeertema6494]

The vinegar mixture really dulls the pennies. I'm doing a countertop with 7000 pennies and I sure don't have time to buff each coin. I throw my pennies in a liter of Coca Cola and into my ultrasonic cleaner. Then I let sit overnite in a fresh jar of Coke for a very nice shine. Anything that I've found that cleans as fast as the vinegar solution almost always leaves the coins with no shine

[@lucilleambrosi8391]

I use tin foil hot water a class bowl and bicarbonate of soda u put the foil on the bowl then the hot water then the bicarbonate of soda in the hot water u get it in smal packet or a box then u leve for a few mins then u rub with ur fingers or one of ear buds in the water then u rinse it with warm water and dry it with a towel

[@ThisUnderWorldOfDarkness]

It's probably the sodium bicarbonate in your Coca Cola that's cleaning your coins. You might as well just get some Sodium Bicarbonate baking soda and put that in water, and soak your coins in that. You'll save money and won't look so much like a fruitcake. You can clear the battery posts on your car battery with coke or any other carbonated drink because the sodium bicarbonate in the sodas that is doing the cleaning. There, my work here is done. Off to the next internet adventure. EDIT: And I did this one without the help of my superhero costume and cape. ..

[@peterbeertema6494]

@@ThisUnderWorldOfDarkness In the past year I've found that baking soda has a heck of a lot of uses. Uses that would normally require a prescription as well. Cheers. As far as super hero. That's fine as long as the cape isn't LGBTQ lol

[@ThisUnderWorldOfDarkness]

@@peterbeertema6494 LOL!

[@earthlingjohn]

@@ThisUnderWorldOfDarkness Look ! Up in the sky !! It's a bird ! It's a plane ! It's a frog ! Not bird nor plane or even frog... it's just little old me *UNDERDOG* honestly, i could not resist :-)

[@barryallenflash1]

WOW! I've watched a LOT of videos like this and by far this is the quickest AND most effective way to clean pennies! Thank you! Gonna give this a try.

[@fixintodoitall]

Glad I could help, thank you for your feedback!

[@999fine4]

Nice. I just bought 8 rolls and got a complete roll of 82 and below out of it as well. Managed, of those 50, to get 8 wheat cents.

[@fixintodoitall]

Wow, where did you find your roll?

[@jzak5723]

I don't clean all my copper pennies. While I'm sorting I throw the cruddy ones in a separate container and then when I get a couple hundred of them I put them into my rock tumbler with a some water and a little dish soap, and tumble them for a few hours. They come out with a shiny clean polished look.

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for sharing. Did you give this video a like? If not yet, please do--Thank you!

[@ginacharlier9206]

Thanks for sharing and show us how to clean the coins 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danielallegretti9144]

Very interesting video. Thank you for putting this together.

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your support!

[@collorcha]

I saw a video where u put them in a baking soda and water bath to stop the vinegar from over cleaning them

[@tango3667]

Could this method be used for other coins besides copper coins

[@fixintodoitall]

Not sure, probably not. I know others use baking soda to clean silver coins. Thank you for your question and for your support!

[@matt7335]

Can I use this method with both zinc and copper coins? And can I use it on doller coins ?

[@fixintodoitall]

I don’t think so. Try it and let me know. Just be sure not to try this on numismatic coins or on ‘silver’ dollars/coins.

[@hansbuttery3058]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you

[@teakomarwilkerson5340]

Why does the age of the coin change the value?? Also what coins should i keep

[@fixintodoitall]

Very few increase in value as far as I know. The more rare of a coin the better chance of an increase in value. The coins I cleaned are like 1 of 1 or 2 billion. Look into this book www.amazon.com/s?k=coin+red+book+2025&crid=2G7Z7IF2ZH5JX&sprefix=coin+red+%2Caps%2C171&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-xclick_1_9 They also sell these at Hobby Lobby. This book is a great guide to your questions--Best wishes!

[@teakomarwilkerson5340]

Thanks 😊

[@teakomarwilkerson5340]

I don't see anything but amazon books am I suppose to buy them?

[@CBBBJ]

This works super fast , pretty neat

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for saying so, and thank you for your support!

[@alexanderjones7596]

I spotted the wheat penny at the end what year is that one?

[@fredricklogan7256]

Question for you, won't cleaning and shining those pennies devalue them. If you send a penny in that was cleaned this way, to be graded wont it hurt the grading of said cleaned and shined penny. Just curious,

[@fixintodoitall]

Yes, that is correct in the case of numismatic pennies. All of the pennies I cleaned are not numismatic and are worth more in melt done value. Great question.

[@johntrielargoza6501]

Can i do this in silver coin too.?

[@fixintodoitall]

I wouldn't recommend cleaning silver coins; especially numismatic coins. But if you want to, use aluminum foil, hot distilled or RO purified water with baking soda. Good luck.

[@johntrielargoza6501]

@@fixintodoitall Thank you.. God Bless Us All.. 😑😐☺️👌

[@scotts1356]

Don't EVER clean a coin that has value. You can drop the "actual" value down by as much as 90%.

[@fixintodoitall]

Not bad advice. I wish I had mentioned it in this video, but none of these pennies cleaned in my video had any numismatic value. Thank you for your comment.

[@scotts1356]

@@fixintodoitall My post wasn't to "knock" your video. It was to let newbies know what they shouldn't do!

[@fixintodoitall]

@@scotts1356 Thank you

[@ryangosling26]

too late

[@Ben-Carr]

Remember that you must weigh or file the side of 1982 pennies, because some of them are zinc.

[@fixintodoitall]

That is correct.

[@mr.blankpfp876]

Very late response, but from my experience the sound test is much better. In video its very hard to tell the difference but in real life a copper penny makes a very distinct sound. Its had a almost 100% accuracy for me.

[@deanmcintyre4334]

@@mr.blankpfp876 a scale works wonders though

[@earthlingjohn]

Only *accurate* method is by weight

[@torchandhammer]

My metal detector shows the difference really well.

[@sypher0101]

I used vinegar+salt mixture on copper coins & it seemed like it damaged the surface, made it rough :/.

[@DebraHuskey-z6y]

Does this work on wheat pennies also?

[@fixintodoitall]

I imagine so. Thank you for your comment!

[@Calicrazedbeats]

Lincoln looks brand new

[@mistyholt271]

Do you have a solution for burned pennies? We are collectors. We had a house fire. There are so many that we can't read now.

[@fixintodoitall]

No, I do not. Please let me know if you find a solution, I'm interested in learning. Good luck

[@baldwinfrancis4030]

hello im facinated by your video, how come when i do it, the luster or shine is gone and it looks orange in colour ???

[@fixintodoitall]

I have no idea... Thank you for your comment and for your support!

[@raynac224]

HOLE UP! I was about to ignore this video cause I dont care about shining coins but what the hell is that shiny machine where you put in a bill and get a box of coins!? It makes my introverted heart sing!

[@fixintodoitall]

It’s called a local bank, close to where I live. Thank you for watching and for your comment.

[@raynac224]

@@fixintodoitall thanks for the reply :) so is it a machine or an exchange that just happens through a box?

[@fixintodoitall]

@@raynac224 It's manned by a person in a security box.

[@camillecrichlow8138]

It’s just a lock box. It’s not much different than a mailbox, but a little more secure. Teller puts stuff in customer takes stuff out and vice versa

[@stodd6776]

Will it shine all pennies even if they dont contain this much copper? Thanks -great video

[@fixintodoitall]

I imagine so. Newer pennies are plated in real copper. Thank you for your comment!

[@kathrynbrandon5212]

Not sure if you are looking for value but wouldn't the roughness scratch them? So many conflicting videos. Im thoroughly confused.

[@jerimiahstephens8580]

It's cool I'm not hating definitely makes it shiny but it really does take away that luster a mint state Cooper penny has that's never been cleaned

[@rameyleonard7594]

Do you ever send these off for grading? I was wondering if they would send them back as cleaned?

[@fixintodoitall]

Grading? I would never clean a numismatic penny; let alone a 90% Silver Coin. These are just copper pennies having fun with the kids. Clean copper pennies are fun to look at. Please don't make me feel bad about cleaning pennies. Hahaha, thank you for your comment.

[@rameyleonard7594]

Oh okay, the ones who are new to coin collecting won't know that you can't clean coins so it may be good to just mention that in your video so that everyone is clear. Thank you for responding!

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

@@fixintodoitall All pennies will be numismatic someday. Especially if everybody "cleans" them. I personaly don't care as I like to melt the new zinc ones! Great videoz

[@fredricklogan7256]

Ramey Leonard, i am new at collecting, so thank you for advising him of that because i sure did not know not to clean silver. I just baught a roll of silver dollars from my bank and out of 25 ,16 of them were from 1955 down to 1941

[@martinphilip8998]

I use salicylic acid to soak, then a vibratory tumbler with Shine-Brite. No rubbing required. Some day a smelter is gonna ask why the hell we bothered. Lol.😂❤

[@fixintodoitall]

Lol, thank you for sharing!

[@user-fr5mz7mg5e]

Will it damage them?

[@fixintodoitall]

Absolutely! But they’re not numismatic, so it’s okay. Thank you for your comment.

[@user-fr5mz7mg5e]

@@fixintodoitall i am new to collecting and I was wondering how often you get wheat pennies in a 25 dollar box, I opened one and only got 5. I was wondering whats about what you get

[@fixintodoitall]

@@user-fr5mz7mg5e Well, we only did the $20 the one time. If I remember right, I think we found enough to fill half a roll; so about 25. I was surprised as to how many we found. I keep an eye out for them whenever I receive change from a store, and I never get any wheats from the store. Might have been lucky we go the 25 or so from the $20. Thanks for asking. If I had more time, I would love to do it again. Next time I'd get the whole $25 box...I obviously didn't even know they came in $25 a box when I requested the pennies at the beginning of the video. I might not be able to talk my kids into doing it again, unless we have another pandemic/lock down....Lol. Hopefully not!

[@gojikidgaming8186]

I did the same thing and polished them with the sponge but even after a day they became corroded do you know how to fix this

[@fixintodoitall]

@gojikid Gaming Not sure. I pulled out my shiny roll and they are still shiny as I showed on this video. Hmm.

[@gojikidgaming8186]

@@fixintodoitall Do you have to really dry them first or do you have to let them sit

[@fixintodoitall]

@@gojikidgaming8186 I used a towel to speed up the process. I'm sure it would be okay to let them drip/air dry. Yes, you want them dry before buffing them with the magic eraser I used from Mr. Clean. Good luck!

[@gojikidgaming8186]

@@fixintodoitall ok thx

[@peterbeertema6494]

Keeping them away from moisture really helps. If you leave them on the wet towl you dried them with they will be brown within a half hour or so

[@JGreenVA]

pcsg would love this vid lol. try doing some wheat pennies for your kids. much cooler due the history behind em!

[@ravigshah]

Where to sell copper coin ?

[@fixintodoitall]

eBay. Thank you for your support!

[@ravigshah]

@@fixintodoitall how to sell at eBay ?

[@ndxr1309]

Mr. Clean scratches the porcelain finish on your shower pan. Not worth the risk.

[@Jameshhl]

Aye, Mr. Clean is abrasive like a mild sandpaper.

[@kendra-annelove7549]

You really shouldn’t use a magic eraser since it can leave micro lines showing there was polishing and it can degrade the penny but if its super dirty then yea this might be ok? But there are other ways to clean them without doing any damage

[@fixintodoitall]

I'm happy with the results, thank you for your comment.

[@jiminutez]

Doesn't this method take away the shine?

[@glockumollie1230]

I've got a bunch that have the green oxidation on them will this get rid of that crap

[@fixintodoitall]

Don’t know. Please try and let us know. Thank you!

[@paulmcckain3420]

Dude,Your water, comes in copper pipes!

[@Samson-EC]

That must have been one huge tablespoon....☺..jc

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your comment and for your support!

[@peterdeserres7999]

Beating the crap out of those pennies Buddy. Lot of nice new scratches.

[@fixintodoitall]

Lol

[@BlueCollarDude101]

The more rare and valuable they are... the more important it is to deep clean them..... .....said no one ever.... lol

[@fixintodoitall]

Lol

[@Suplement240]

Eso no es necesario solo lo metes como tres segundo en ácido muriatico y salen nuevas

[@fixintodoitall]

Creo que mi manera es más divertida, jajaja. Gracias por tu comentario.

[@TRUTHbot3000]

Don't worry about eating with that stuff. The stuff the a already allows in the food itself is bad enough, lol.

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your insight!

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

Great tips!

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your support!

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

@@fixintodoitall great video!

[@travis-c5o]

But, you can't get that original reddish shine back.

[@fixintodoitall]

Nah, it'll come back.

[@alexgiertych5101]

So why do you clean coins?

[@1122americangirl]

It sounds like he was playing around with his kids.

[@Slytherin83]

That was not one cup of vinegar I have the same measuring cup that was 2 cups . Lol

[@americusdeville865]

You're awesome.

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your support!

[@karencobleigh1164]

Thank you.

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your support! :o)

[@kellyg9831]

Youre not advised to clean coins at all. Because it devaules them

[@fixintodoitall]

That is true, thank you for your insight.

[@daniedevite6781]

Foil, hot water and baking soda

[@HisLovedOne]

Wow. I am amazed

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your support!

[@aishayana4298]

It’s kinda to bad because if you did have a valuable cent, rare date, double die, etc. It’s a no no to clean valuable coins because it will ruin the value.😢

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your insight. No numismatic coins were harmed in the filming of this video.

[@harvestcoinscolletion4886]

Thats cool

[@faithmorakinyo8067]

Believe me, I've used CLR, and the results were disastrous at best.

[@kaynef6637]

Use a wire brush with Ajax 😂

[@becauseamerica9679]

Ketchup works good too

[@jimneustadt2688]

Or use Tarn X

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your feedback and support!

[@kaynef6637]

It gives them a unnatural orange look

[@eulaclack4925]

Like it

[@jiminutez]

didn't see the rest of the vid

[@Fatbodypyle]

You know you're not supposed clean coins that are collectable. It reduces the value. I'm not sure why you would be cleaning coins you plan to spend.

[@fixintodoitall]

Relax, Bob. None of these are numismatic. There are at least 1 million and over 1 billion for each of these years minted, with an average of roughly 350 million from each year. What I did in my video is just fine. You're allowed to make your own video educating others about why you think they shouldn't clean pennies.

[@jamieround2072]

so what r the older 1982 & older pennies worth each or in bulk or what ever.............????? worth more each or as a bulk thing or what............????? & what do u do w/ the pennies that r way to new that u bought from the bank...................??????? once u have gone threw ' em all & the way to new one's what get re-sold back to the bank any time later i'm guessing...............???????? & what do u do w/ the ' 82 & older one's...................... do u make them into some thing cool............. or what sorry i ask all this cus i'm new to cleaning pennies............ ive got 2 old big huge water bottles full of really nasty en-crusted green & black stuf on every old penny i now own here..................... & i googled & u-tubed cleaning penney's.............

[@mr.willywinker4u849]

They were already fairly clean so......

[@grinningbarrett1]

Why? What's the point? That would literally take hours! I'm a coin roll hunter & can & do sell copper pennies without having to clean them!

[@drachenfeuer5042]

Thank you ...I thought I was going nuts thinking the same

[@CuSTACKS]

Lol don't hate on this man he just gave you hours and even days more work to do!

[@fixintodoitall]

@grinningbarrett1, Thank you for your comment. This video isn't for the faint-of-heart. I can assure you, none of these have numismatic value. They're just copper pennies, 1 out of 2+Billion of each kind, 1 of 200+Billion. Copper happens to be my favorite color. Copper is prettier when clean. Besides, what do you care, the ones you have will only become more valuable if others are cleaned their pennies, right? They're just pennies. You do what you want with your pennies, I'll do what I want with my pennies. Thanks again for your comment.

[@gabrielgonzales7737]

Where do you guys sell your Pennie’s tho

[@fixintodoitall]

How do you clean your pennies?

[@hansbuttery3058]

I was only using vinegar before.

[@grinningbarrett1]

I don't! Buyers usually don't want them cleaned! 🤷‍♀️

[@howieduin915]

Why would you want to?

[@fixintodoitall]

It’s fun for the kids.

[@hussiencabrera-xl3bv]

Are you sure to how clean the coin!

[@fixintodoitall]

This is how I did it--Thank you for your comment!

[@peterviceroy1592]

Never clean a coin!

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your feedback and support!

[@acoolpersongamingcool4478]

STOP BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING GRAB THAT 1969 penny and look up rare things on 1969 pennies. That penny could be worth over 100 dollars because of a miss print!

[@stevenm7211]

come on just melt them down. No one will ever know ;)

[@redraddo92]

Never clean coins. Only destroyed their value

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your feedback.

[@PaulLorenzini-ny2yw]

good job with the destruction.

[@fixintodoitall]

Thanks to me the pennies you have are more valuable, right ;o)

[@brantardrey7360]

You're ruining all the coins in the video you're cleaning them wrong you don't rub them vinegar and salt etch the coin away you don't know if there's any errors in there and you're ruining the value of any errors in there there's really no way to clean them except by ultrasonic with distilled water and maybe one drop of soap and you don't rub them all together and shake them together like your rinsing macaroni they scratch and scar each other that's the whole thing your devaluating everything you're touching

[@fixintodoitall]

Thank you for your feedback, I actually appreciate your concern. How do you know I didn't search for errors or rarety before I chose to clean these pennies. You're assuming. Besides, all these pennies have already been in circulation for over 40-years. How is what I'm doing going to devalue these pennies. The copper on these is worth more than the penny itself.

[@brantardrey7360]

@fixintodoitall if you searched for the errors that's fine but you bought $20 worth of pennies well there's $2,000 pennies to go through in 2016 I started looking at coins again I spent $1,000 hours the next year I spent $1,000 hours the next year I spent $1,000 hours probably $3,000 hours in 3 years or so and up to this point I've been off and on quite a few years I went through 19,000 coins and it takes hours and hours not just seconds sometimes you have to look at a certain point for 5 minutes and you can't do it continually you have to use an eye Loop or a really high magnifying glass I got a microscope I got high power I loops and you can't do it continually you get exhausted so if you look through 2000 pennies I know they're I know they're in circulation I got all that junk I don't spend any of my change I look through everything I got I've got thousands of Errors I haven't touched and I've got thousands of coins I haven't touched yet probably 7,000 it takes an enormous amount of hours so for you to buy $20 worth of pennies and be through them the next day is impossible and you can't just flick through them

[@allenquig2230]

Loop

[@MrJrio11]

I don’t care how many scratches I put on em duh huh .

[@fixintodoitall]

Lol, relax. Non of these are numismatic. No pennies were harmed in the making of this film. Thank you for your comment.

[@ErikMartinez-si9zf]

Buffing just destroyed these coins !! And could never be graded. But rejected and become worthless !!😲😲😞😞😨😨😨😨😡😡😡

[@fixintodoitall]

Thanks to me the pennies you have are more valuable, right ;o)

[@dirtygertee]

Nope. Cool Story though

[@LILNUGG3T]

Where is that machine I am gonna throw 100 bucks in there and then get 1000 pennies

[@reneesilvers6618]

It was a bank, she ask why he needed so many pennies lol 😆 🤣 😂.