I've been in coins for five decades and in the TH-cam silver community of over 10 and I just want to say that your channel is the best coin channel out there. The process and techniques you showed today are outstanding and spot on! Thank You!
WHEN METAL DETCTING SOMETIMES CLEANING COINS IS NESSARY TO IDENTIFY SOME FINDS BUT SOME COLLECTERS WANT COINS THAT STILL HAVE ACCUMATED CRUD. IT GIVES THE COIN CHARACTER.THANKS DANIEL.YOU ARE SO SMART.
All of my questions were answered in the comments. Thanks for a much needed video. Thanks so very much, Daniel and all your commenters. The link is very helpful. ; D
I use pure acetone for PVC. I use qtips soaked in acetone then lightly apply it and remove the pvc residue in the process, then I dip it in some water and dry it. Ez est and ms70 I use more for ugly toning and to remove environmental issues and gunk.
The more of these videos I watch, the more sure I am that my favorite coin in my collection has this on the edges, because I had left it in the flip it was sold to me in.
What if you use normal tap warm water then do an acetone dip to preserve it? Also my question is, if you do this method could the coin get still graded professionally? Any experience anyone? Thanks a lot!
I'm a painter. I've found Acetone works good, MPK Works great, and Acid free. I don't like Acid on coins. Distilled water doesnt react with metals. Be careful this way all these things can hurt your eyes. Safety Glasses. I found an Old set of Indians Penny's coated in clear lacquer paint. Cleaned up nicely. Thanks Again for good info
In this case I agree with cleaning. There is a beauty in a coins journey. Too many people clean away a coins dignity. I was recently handed a 1922 D(redundant I know) Lincoln penny in change. Some fool, God knows when, cleaned it improperly. Sad.
Was really nervous about trying to clean my set until I saw this. Have a few au's but most look like they range from 60 to 65, a couple 66 maybe, compared to pcgs photograde. Was going to send them as was out of an album, but think I'll use ezest first, then off to Anacs (dont think I'll risk the $ with ngc/pcgs). Thanks as always
th-cam.com/video/O9N3dVQFmTQ/w-d-xo.html ... came across this similar video and see you have not used acetone or other types of cleaners. I have not cleaned a coin since the 60's as a child, but I know some need attention. I hope I don't have much PVC contamination.😕
My experience is that this is not a good choice for copper coins .... Copper is very reactive and could potentially not go well on many coins... I personally only use this method on Silver Mint State Coins
Good morning Daniel, I have a 1916 mercury dime, it looks like ms 67 , when I bought the dime the owner had said it was a ender and part of it had a tape mark on the obverse, my question is can I clean it or not, or just leave it alone? Thank you Daniel for the video.
very helpful video! After watching i ordered a tub of ezest and dipped some toned Kennedys....worked like a charm. One thing I have read that I didnt hear u mention is that ezest is only really recommended for BU coins....silver or gold.....thoughts?
@@talesoftheblueeyedindian2412 I understand why they don't. The bigger the channel the more people want you to talk to them and give detailed information. I don't have enough time to do that, not with help community and FB groups and a coin shop with customers as well as a family. So my answers are short. Also the video does explain all this and not only that I have multiple videos on this subject. Thanks.
I KIND OF GOT MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT PVC CLEANING. I TRYED CLEANING SOME GREEN PENNYS WITH LIMON JUICE BUT I'M AFRAID IT MESSED UP THE FINSH. PERHAPS I'LL TEST TRY EZEST. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO.
So, Daniel, are they still using PVC for coin holders or with the advent of new plastics is there a better material that is generally being used? In other words, if I put some coins in a recent holder or fold, are my coins much less likely to need treatment in the future?
Those albums you took them out of have a nice display to bad the plastic has PVC in it that Franklin proof look like some Kennedy clad proof I have good job on cleaning them I call it dipping the coin
What a great tip, I've definitely got some coins in this condition that I've wanted to fix, but didn't know how. Did that container & basket come together as a set? Which department in CVS do I search?
@@CoinHELPu Thanks, I'll have to go searching. I've got some Mercury dimes with the same issue - any reason why the same treatment wouldn't work on those?
How do you remove PVC from a gold $20? I had a 1890-CC $20 NGC AU58 with PVC on it (according to John at CAC). I chose to auction it at Heritage while $20 CC's were hot selling. I have red/green color blindness so I can see the green you are mentioning.
@@CoinHELPu So you use silver dip? I prefer using the jewelry cleaner because it's not as strong but maybe Coin Zest is better for PVC removal?. I ruined several modern silver medals using Coin Zest not realizing how strong it is. Like you said you have to throughly clean the dip off or it will stay on the coin. I actually bought a proof trade dollar at a heritage auction once in PCGS PR64CAM that had dip residue all over it. It looked ugly.
@@ZXC_ZXC1 I don't know how you ruined them unless you didn't rinse them or they were already ruined and you didn't realize they had issues. Some coins should not be messed with, there's not help for coins like that.
Sir, good day! I am from the Philippines and just recently bought a 1975 roosevelt dime which I believe comes from 1975 special mint set. Unfortunately, its color tarnished. Can you please help me on this? Thank you and more power. How to send the photo?
Hi Daniel, Thank you for your videos, I purchased a Franklin proof that appears to be cameo, however it has PVC residue. If i use ezest to remove the residue do you think it would be worth getting it graded? Or will the ezest be picked up by the grading companies? Thanks -Dan
E*Z*Est at full strength (acid)? For PVC 100% is a safe alternative b/c you cannot over expose the coin and ruin original luster. The aceotone cannot chemically harm the metal. Also the acetone evaporates totally off of the coin so no need to rinse it. Been doing this for years with absolutely no problems. In fact I typically give every coin i put into a 2X2 an acetone dip before going into the holder (or album) just in case i had a stray fingerprint on it I did not see. One caution: a cent put into a sealed container of acetone and sat in the sunlight might get a slight pinkish cast. But typically a dip is just a few seconds anyway. I did once put a mercury dime in acetone in a baby food jar and let it sit for a month with no damage or sign of it being in the acetone at all (just to say I had done it!).
I've been using rest for years and so do all the leading dealers all over the country. You never use acetone in confined places like coin shops. Ezest is not pure acid or it would ruin the coin.
Hey Daniel, I have a question for you. You talk a lot about cleaned coins and how it ruins the value. What if you took a cleaned Morgan dollar and electroplated it with silver. Do you think that could work to restore the original surface or is this just obvious under microscope?
My experience is no they do not give any details to a coin if it is properly conserved in this way if you do it correctly and know what you are doing...
Hey Daniel, I recently got grade results from an ngc submission. It was 2 Morgan's, one said the obverse was cleaned, the other said the reverse was cleaned. I sent them an email, as it was my 1st time using ngc, I stated who cleans one side of a coin? Why would someone do that, each coin had same luster,brilliance as the other. I stated that it shows the inexperience of your graders and I would like an explanation from a manager as you have immediately lost a customer. Waiting for a response.
You should never clean a coin, it ruins the value and as a dealer selling cleaned coins ruins your reputation if you dont inform your customers that you cleaned the coin in question.
Restoring coins is properly cleaning the coins, it is a restoration method used by ALL dealers save for a few like you. The coin's original surface is not altered harshly using this method on UNC coins. PVC causes damage to a coin, and will not grade, toning is no different than rust. It is surface oxidation.
@@CoinHELPu tell that to pcgs,ngc and anacs. If you want a raw coin that's one thing but if it is a better coin that you want to sell or grade it's another thing. I've had so many customers who feel they've been ripped off by other dealers who did not tell them they dipped, whizzed or "conserved" the coin. I think if you are going to keep the coin it's okay to clean it, but you should always disclose that you have cleaned the coin if you try to sell it, and expect it to be devalued if you clean it.
@@COPPERMOUNTAINCOINS. actually PCGS ANACS and NGC will tell you the same, they use the same method. If a coin is properly cleaned then it doesn't have a problem. I send all to PCGS and NGC and they are graded problem free. So they're not devalued unless the coins are harshly cleaned. I always tell customers when a coin has been harshly cleaned. I have several videos in this subject I encourage you to watch, since you lack my experiences with this.
Ezest at ebay ebay.to/322h6So
Thank you
CoinHELPu. Thanks Dan, I respect your opinion. Have a great day. Never ment to challenge. Removed comment👍
Thank you :)
I've been in coins for five decades and in the TH-cam silver community of over 10 and I just want to say that your channel is the best coin channel out there. The process and techniques you showed today are outstanding and spot on! Thank You!
Thank you. I appreciate that!
Technically spot off.... :P
WHEN METAL DETCTING SOMETIMES CLEANING COINS IS NESSARY TO IDENTIFY SOME FINDS BUT SOME COLLECTERS WANT COINS THAT STILL HAVE ACCUMATED CRUD. IT GIVES THE COIN CHARACTER.THANKS DANIEL.YOU ARE SO SMART.
Thank you
All of my questions were answered in the comments. Thanks for a much needed video.
Thanks so very much, Daniel and all your commenters. The link is very helpful. ; D
I use pure acetone for PVC. I use qtips soaked in acetone then lightly apply it and remove the pvc residue in the process, then I dip it in some water and dry it. Ez est and ms70 I use more for ugly toning and to remove environmental issues and gunk.
The more of these videos I watch, the more sure I am that my favorite coin in my collection has this on the edges, because I had left it in the flip it was sold to me in.
I also suggest you use warm water to rinse the coins.. not cold water because the cold water draws condensation after patting the coin.
Yes, that is what I used and not hot either. Forgot to mention that
What if you use normal tap warm water then do an acetone dip to preserve it?
Also my question is, if you do this method could the coin get still graded professionally?
Any experience anyone? Thanks a lot!
@@szabolcsipacs6860yes it can be professionally graded.
I'm a painter. I've found Acetone works good, MPK Works great, and Acid free. I don't like Acid on coins. Distilled water doesnt react with metals. Be careful this way all these things can hurt your eyes. Safety Glasses. I found an Old set of Indians Penny's coated in clear lacquer paint. Cleaned up nicely. Thanks Again for good info
Thanks for your comment, acetone is not recommended by me in small confines like a coin shop. Ezest has some acid but its in small part.
This be True. You could go Boom!!!!!
In this case I agree with cleaning. There is a beauty in a coins journey. Too many people clean away a coins dignity. I was recently handed a 1922 D(redundant I know) Lincoln penny in change. Some fool, God knows when, cleaned it improperly. Sad.
I'm glad I didn't miss this video.
Was really nervous about trying to clean my set until I saw this. Have a few au's but most look like they range from 60 to 65, a couple 66 maybe, compared to pcgs photograde. Was going to send them as was out of an album, but think I'll use ezest first, then off to Anacs (dont think I'll risk the $ with ngc/pcgs). Thanks as always
I have found that a quick dip in 95% rubbing Alcohol works great for me. Thanks for Sharing my friend
Another GREAT VIDEO DANIEL... ECP
Another excellent video Daniel!
Nice Daniel they look great!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge..
Thank you!
Interesting info, thank you. What is the name of the container/dipper that you got from CVS?
I don't remember, didn't buy that.
Thanks!!! Doesn't this type dip change the color of copper? Is acetone a good alternative for silver and copper pvc cleaning?
th-cam.com/video/O9N3dVQFmTQ/w-d-xo.html ... came across this similar video and see you have not used acetone or other types of cleaners. I have not cleaned a coin since the 60's as a child, but I know some need attention. I hope I don't have much PVC contamination.😕
My experience is that this is not a good choice for copper coins .... Copper is very reactive and could potentially not go well on many coins... I personally only use this method on Silver Mint State Coins
ECP is correct, no copper for me!
Good morning Daniel, I have a 1916 mercury dime, it looks like ms 67 , when I bought the dime the owner had said it was a ender and part of it had a tape mark on the obverse, my question is can I clean it or not, or just leave it alone? Thank you Daniel for the video.
Have NGC restore it
very helpful video! After watching i ordered a tub of ezest and dipped some toned Kennedys....worked like a charm. One thing I have read that I didnt hear u mention is that ezest is only really recommended for BU coins....silver or gold.....thoughts?
Yes, only BU coins and gold and silver.
@@talesoftheblueeyedindian2412 there's no other thoughts on that.
@@talesoftheblueeyedindian2412 I understand why they don't. The bigger the channel the more people want you to talk to them and give detailed information. I don't have enough time to do that, not with help community and FB groups and a coin shop with customers as well as a family. So my answers are short. Also the video does explain all this and not only that I have multiple videos on this subject. Thanks.
Hello Daniel. Is there any household cleaner's you can use to clean coin's? Thank you
No. I do not recommend that.
Yes that stuff works I been using it for years..😎😎😎😎😎
Thanks Daniel.
I KIND OF GOT MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT PVC CLEANING. I TRYED CLEANING SOME GREEN PENNYS WITH LIMON JUICE BUT I'M AFRAID IT MESSED UP THE FINSH. PERHAPS I'LL TEST TRY EZEST. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO.
I don't use it on copper.
UNDERSTOOD. THANKS.
Great video! Thanks!
After you cleaned your coins would you send them in to be graded if you thought they were in high grade?
So if you clean the coin with this method and send them to be graded would they be labeled cleaned by the grading company?
No, dealers do this often
I was wondering what the green sticky stuff on a bunch of wheat cents I got was. Now I know.
Cooper turns green any way. It's why the statue of liberty is green.
Do u have a link to ez est cleaner or a store to purchase at
You can buy it at ebay ebay.to/322h6So
At ebay here ebay.to/322h6So
So, Daniel, are they still using PVC for coin holders or with the advent of new plastics is there a better material that is generally being used? In other words, if I put some coins in a recent holder or fold, are my coins much less likely to need treatment in the future?
Just don't use anything vinyl.
Those albums you took them out of have a nice display to bad the plastic has PVC in it that Franklin proof look like some Kennedy clad proof I have good job on cleaning them I call it dipping the coin
Yes it is
What a great tip, I've definitely got some coins in this condition that I've wanted to fix, but didn't know how.
Did that container & basket come together as a set? Which department in CVS do I search?
Yes it did but not sure where at CVS my business partner got it.
@@CoinHELPu Thanks, I'll have to go searching.
I've got some Mercury dimes with the same issue - any reason why the same treatment wouldn't work on those?
@@Brian-tj5hq Nope, we use it on all silver but prefer uncirculated examples but the PVC needs to come off. Just make sure you rinse well.
Is "Brown Gook" the technical phrase? Lol.
No lol
How do you remove PVC from a gold $20? I had a 1890-CC $20 NGC AU58 with PVC on it (according to John at CAC). I chose to auction it at Heritage while $20 CC's were hot selling. I have red/green color blindness so I can see the green you are mentioning.
Same technique
@@CoinHELPu So you use silver dip? I prefer using the jewelry cleaner because it's not as strong but maybe Coin Zest is better for PVC removal?. I ruined several modern silver medals using Coin Zest not realizing how strong it is. Like you said you have to throughly clean the dip off or it will stay on the coin. I actually bought a proof trade dollar at a heritage auction once in PCGS PR64CAM that had dip residue all over it. It looked ugly.
@@ZXC_ZXC1 I don't know how you ruined them unless you didn't rinse them or they were already ruined and you didn't realize they had issues. Some coins should not be messed with, there's not help for coins like that.
Sir, good day! I am from the Philippines and just recently bought a 1975 roosevelt dime which I believe comes from 1975 special mint set. Unfortunately, its color tarnished. Can you please help me on this? Thank you and more power. How to send the photo?
You don't need help, the coin is worth 10 cents only.
Tnx sir!
Would this take haze off a proof coin as well
Yes
Thanks I appreciate your reply and the videos you make
Thank you.
Found it, thanks
Hi Daniel,
Thank you for your videos, I purchased a Franklin proof that appears to be cameo, however it has PVC residue. If i use ezest to remove the residue do you think it would be worth getting it graded? Or will the ezest be picked up by the grading companies?
Thanks
-Dan
I prefer not to even try answering questions like this. It has to be worth more than the grading fees in cameo.
E*Z*Est at full strength (acid)? For PVC 100% is a safe alternative b/c you cannot over expose the coin and ruin original luster. The aceotone cannot chemically harm the metal. Also the acetone evaporates totally off of the coin so no need to rinse it. Been doing this for years with absolutely no problems. In fact I typically give every coin i put into a 2X2 an acetone dip before going into the holder (or album) just in case i had a stray fingerprint on it I did not see.
One caution: a cent put into a sealed container of acetone and sat in the sunlight might get a slight pinkish cast. But typically a dip is just a few seconds anyway. I did once put a mercury dime in acetone in a baby food jar and let it sit for a month with no damage or sign of it being in the acetone at all (just to say I had done it!).
I've been using rest for years and so do all the leading dealers all over the country. You never use acetone in confined places like coin shops. Ezest is not pure acid or it would ruin the coin.
I need help finding out how much a 2015S mint penny is worth. Can you help???
Hey Daniel, how do clean copper coins, ir can u?
You don't
Your new name is COINSAVER!
Hey Daniel, I have a question for you. You talk a lot about cleaned coins and how it ruins the value. What if you took a cleaned Morgan dollar and electroplated it with silver. Do you think that could work to restore the original surface or is this just obvious under microscope?
I would think it would effect the details be same as polishing say with brasso 🙄.
Will the Graeder's know that it's been dipped.
I agree but there is no alternative really when its green
My experience is no they do not give any details to a coin if it is properly conserved in this way if you do it correctly and know what you are doing...
Yes they can tell but they don't label them as cleaned. However CAC will put their sticker on bright coins like this.
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nice vid
If you send that to a good grading service it will come back CLEANED.
Hey Daniel, I recently got grade results from an ngc submission. It was 2 Morgan's, one said the obverse was cleaned, the other said the reverse was cleaned. I sent them an email, as it was my 1st time using ngc, I stated who cleans one side of a coin? Why would someone do that, each coin had same luster,brilliance as the other. I stated that it shows the inexperience of your graders and I would like an explanation from a manager as you have immediately lost a customer. Waiting for a response.
I see it all the time, it can be just one spot on the coin. So many reasons this can happen. It's not NGC's fault.
You rubbed them!
You should never clean a coin, it ruins the value and as a dealer selling cleaned coins ruins your reputation if you dont inform your customers that you cleaned the coin in question.
Restoring coins is properly cleaning the coins, it is a restoration method used by ALL dealers save for a few like you. The coin's original surface is not altered harshly using this method on UNC coins. PVC causes damage to a coin, and will not grade, toning is no different than rust. It is surface oxidation.
@@CoinHELPu tell that to pcgs,ngc and anacs. If you want a raw coin that's one thing but if it is a better coin that you want to sell or grade it's another thing. I've had so many customers who feel they've been ripped off by other dealers who did not tell them they dipped, whizzed or "conserved" the coin. I think if you are going to keep the coin it's okay to clean it, but you should always disclose that you have cleaned the coin if you try to sell it, and expect it to be devalued if you clean it.
@@COPPERMOUNTAINCOINS. actually PCGS ANACS and NGC will tell you the same, they use the same method. If a coin is properly cleaned then it doesn't have a problem. I send all to PCGS and NGC and they are graded problem free. So they're not devalued unless the coins are harshly cleaned. I always tell customers when a coin has been harshly cleaned. I have several videos in this subject I encourage you to watch, since you lack my experiences with this.
Thank you