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!
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!😊👍
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
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
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!
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.
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
@@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!
The presentation of this was incredible, seems like you could be a presenter of a lot of topics. If so many things I looked up how to do were done like that, I'd pay for that service. Amazing! Thank you.
Damn, this worked. And worked exactly how you said. I was going to go and get $15 dollars worth of jewelry cleaner and chemicals, but no. The silver looks brand new. Mirror finish. Thanks for the lesson! I’ll remember this in the future!
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
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!!
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.
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!
@@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.
I agree! I have an 1882 CC Morgan that has such a beautiful tone that people ask me if its fake when they see it. Looking back I remember cleaning some of my fathers coin collection when I was a kid. He took it rather well haha. I was asked not to do that again.
1:50 THANKS FOR YOUR HONESTY. I was looking to clean up antique coins to take to a coin dealer. I was warned ⚠️ not to damage the patina layer. It would reduce the value if not destroy it. Looks nice if u just want to clean coins to spend. Not for coins from the 40s/50s
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 $500 because of cleaning it. Any good coin dealer, like myself, can spot a coin that's been cleaned in 5 seconds, even if it's been cleaned using some magical "non contact" method. There is no way to clean a silver or gold coin without it sustaining damage. Period. I would SERIOUSLY ADVISE AGAINST cleaning a coin until you have it appraised. You might be surprised how valuable an ugly tarnished coin can be worth. To me, as a collector and dealer, I won't even consider buying a "cleaned" coin for more than "junk silver" prices.
Would this work for nickel-bronze alloy coins like the canadian 1$ 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
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. 🙃
Purists will disagree but my personal collection is full of safely cleaned coins I bought at bargain prices. They are both a joy to admire and behold instead of ogling dingy and often times unrecognizable coins buried under years of humidity, acquired surroundings, and abuse. Otherwise, let's just melt them down and restamp them.
I tried all the cheap at-home methods and they were all disappointing or worse. But then I came across a TH-cam video by Project Farm titled Best Headlight Restoration Kit and they recommended the Sylvania product that cost about $20. It took some effort but the result was amazing, like new. The big thing is to work very hard on every step (mostly sanding, polishing, sanding etc). I'll never bother with any other method or product.
Managing money is different from accumulating wealth, and the lack of investment education in schools may explain why people struggle to maintain their financial gains. The examples you provided are relevant, and I personally benefited from the market crisis, as I embrace challenging times while others tend to avoid them. Well, at least my advisor does too, jokingly.
Investors should exercise caution with their exposure and exercise caution when considering new investments, particularly during periods of inflation. It is advisable to seek guidance from a professional or trusted advisor in order to navigate this recession and achieve potential high yields.
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?
Through closely monitoring the performance of my portfolio, I have witnessed a remarkable growth of $483k in just the past two quarters. This experience has shed light on why experienced traders are able to generate substantial returns even in lesser-known markets. It is safe to say that this bold decision has been one of the most impactful choices I have made recently.
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.
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?
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!
@@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
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.
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 .
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.
@@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
@@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 .
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.
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. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍👍👍
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.
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 🔥🐉
@@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.
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...)
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!
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.
@@JM-xp8te Then you have much to learn about coins, especially about cleaned coins being classified as damaged by virtually every single prominent coin collector/expert in the world, grasshoppa!
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. 😜👌🏼
@@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.
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.
😱😱😱 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
@@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.
@@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?
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
So would you say with silver bullion like buffalo rounds this cleaning would not hurt cash in value as far as lowering some of the premium ? Ty for any advice
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.
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.
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!
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!😊👍
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
Would anyone be able to share a reputable place to buy silver without paying a 25-30% markup?
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
I have one from 1843
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!
the table salt can scratch fine surfaces.
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.
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.
True! Stack it up!!!
I was about to clean the exact coin he gave as an example to not clean. The 1880-Cc Morgan dollar. 😅
I love turning tarnished silver into shiny , beautiful metal ❤
True! Stack it up!!!
Will this help with the Milking spots?
yes it cleaned off my milk spots off my britannias
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.
Whimsymaker Yeah, rubbing isn’t my preference either. 👌🏼
Whimsymaker yes I know that process but that would have taken about 10 baths to clean this one 😂😂😂😂🔥🐉
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
@@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!
Or just blow on it
I use Dawn dish liquid & Hot water, I use it for jewelry also, works great!
Hi, do you rub the dawn on the coin or just let it set? It doesn't remove any Silver? -thnx
@@georgehofgren6123 NO...i have learned since then to NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS!! It can make them lose value.
The presentation of this was incredible, seems like you could be a presenter of a lot of topics. If so many things I looked up how to do were done like that, I'd pay for that service. Amazing! Thank you.
thanks man, now my silver coin is looking gucci
Damn, this worked. And worked exactly how you said. I was going to go and get $15 dollars worth of jewelry cleaner and chemicals, but no. The silver looks brand new. Mirror finish. Thanks for the lesson! I’ll remember this in the future!
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
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!!
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.
Milled Steel I tried that and it does work for hardly toned coins but this one would have needed like 10 baths 🔥🐉
Human skin has been documented as causing miscro abrasions.
My hog can confirm bro@@johnhanaly2943
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!
Thank you for a very easy way of cleaning silver. I love how well and inexpensively it worked
is baking soda the same as sodium bicarbonate?
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!
Good for jewelry, not. always coins as it can devalue them
Confirmed! Works pretty well! Thank my man. Big lesson...don't leave your silver exposed to the air especially if you're a smoker....lol
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!
Mike T you are very welcome! give it a try! 👍🏽🔥🐉
Does this hurt the metal and decrease it’s value
@@honeycombmtg1368 No, it doesn't as the silver coins cleaned are bullion coins which carry no numismatic value.
@@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.
@@honeycombmtg1368 Yes
@silverdragons will rubbing with a cotton ball or swab be less damaging?
I like the patina on my older coins it gives them a look of the proper aging, almost like a sign of distinction...
I agree! I have an 1882 CC Morgan that has such a beautiful tone that people ask me if its fake when they see it. Looking back I remember cleaning some of my fathers coin collection when I was a kid. He took it rather well haha. I was asked not to do that again.
1:50 THANKS FOR YOUR HONESTY. I was looking to clean up antique coins to take to a coin dealer. I was warned ⚠️ not to damage the patina layer. It would reduce the value if not destroy it. Looks nice if u just want to clean coins to spend. Not for coins from the 40s/50s
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 $500 because of cleaning it. Any good coin dealer, like myself, can spot a coin that's been cleaned in 5 seconds, even if it's been cleaned using some magical "non contact" method. There is no way to clean a silver or gold coin without it sustaining damage. Period. I would SERIOUSLY ADVISE AGAINST cleaning a coin until you have it appraised. You might be surprised how valuable an ugly tarnished coin can be worth. To me, as a collector and dealer, I won't even consider buying a "cleaned" coin for more than "junk silver" prices.
Would this work for nickel-bronze alloy coins like the canadian 1$ 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
WOW just tried this and the results are phenomenal!!!! Thank you!
Would it be a bad idea for me to do this to remove milk spotting from my 2020 perth mint 1oz dragon bars
No, because condition doesn't matter with Silver Bullion, you will be selling it by "weight"......so you can clean it, and won't affect value.
How dare you do what you want with you own possessions... I am completely outraged.... P.S. it looks great...
Joseph Martinez lol shame on me 😂 thanks 🔥🐉
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. 🙃
@@lkayh yeah i agree
I tried it myself on my two-face coin and it worked perfectly
Use dawn dish soap with the baking soda, lubricates and lessens scratching
I'm glad you posted this, I have an old liberty silver bar that has black tarnish on the ends.
Just did it! Worked like a charm! Took all of 5 minutes.
Thanks for the info, does this work for jewelry?
that looks amazing! sorry, maybe i missed it but what's the point of the aluminum foil ?
Purists will disagree but my personal collection is full of safely cleaned coins I bought at bargain prices. They are both a joy to admire and behold instead of ogling dingy and often times unrecognizable coins buried under years of humidity, acquired surroundings, and abuse. Otherwise, let's just melt them down and restamp them.
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!🙏🪙🙌
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!
My wife sprayed Off mosquito repellant on our SUV head
Ights, then wiped them clean with paper towels. Worked great!
I tried all the cheap at-home methods and they were all disappointing or worse. But then I came across a TH-cam video by Project Farm titled Best Headlight Restoration Kit and they recommended the Sylvania product that cost about $20. It took some effort but the result was amazing, like new. The big thing is to work very hard on every step (mostly sanding, polishing, sanding etc). I'll never bother with any other method or product.
Managing money is different from accumulating wealth, and the lack of investment education in schools may explain why people struggle to maintain their financial gains. The examples you provided are relevant, and I personally benefited from the market crisis, as I embrace challenging times while others tend to avoid them. Well, at least my advisor does too, jokingly.
Investors should exercise caution with their exposure and exercise caution when considering new investments, particularly during periods of inflation. It is advisable to seek guidance from a professional or trusted advisor in order to navigate this recession and achieve potential high yields.
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?
Through closely monitoring the performance of my portfolio, I have witnessed a remarkable growth of $483k in just the past two quarters. This experience has shed light on why experienced traders are able to generate substantial returns even in lesser-known markets. It is safe to say that this bold decision has been one of the most impactful choices I have made recently.
Wow, that’s stirring! Do you mind connecting me to your advisor please. I desperately need one to diversified my portfolio.
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?
So I like the tarnish. Does it make a diffrence selling wise?
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.
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
If you add a piece of bats wing & a dash of dried toads wart..... VOILLA!!!!!! it turns into GOLD!!!!! 🙌🏽 ........ then I woke up
Best comment!
Esoteric33 lol go back to sleep it’s gold 😂🔥🐉
@@SilverDragons47 😴zzzzzzzzz💰
@@HarmonixHealing What are you smoking
@@osamabinladen824 I used to smoke gold....now I shoot it directly into my veins
Thanks! I too have a 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar and it worked like a charm.
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?
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!
Never cleaned my silver and probably never will!! The knowledge is always good to have, just in case tho!! Thanks for the vid!!
Roger S yeah it’s not necessary but I did increase the value of this coin slightly if I ever want to sell it 🔥🐉
I find it satisfying
What a fantastic, ingenious idea to reduce the value to total scrap
@Vildhund so leave them dirty and they'll be worth more ?
@@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
How long will it stay clean and shiny for?
That was great to learn how too clean a coin like junk silver👏🇺🇸🍷
I've got an 1890 American silver dollar and trying to figure out the best way to clean it up. i think i'll use your method.
Eventually I feel like these dudes who insist on having dirty disgusting coins will be outnumbered.
The coins natural age is what gives it character its different on every coin
You dumb Pal Those dirty coins worth mony ?Moran
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.
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 .
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.
Awesome video. Right to the point, no antics .. I just cleaned a Franklin that was grungy .. looks BRAND NEW! Thanks !!!!
great way to take all the value away other than the basic simple silver value. congrats
@@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
@@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 .
Something about cleaning up an old coin.
I honestly like getting a pile of dirty 90%.
One of my favorite things to do.
Yeah don’t clean 90%
@@RealAntek Why?
Does this same method work for pennies, copper or non copper?
many people value toned uncirculated dollars more than shiny uncirculated ones, especially rainbow toning.
Wow! It actually worked. Hat’s off to you bro!
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.
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. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍👍👍
Such a beautiful metal🙏
Will it cause damage after few years
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. 🛀
What's an LCS? And what's an ASE? Help out a noobie?
@@TruthFreedom1776 LCS local coin shop. ASE American Silver Eagle
@@2xrpm Cool. Thanks.
A battery and a wire is better. The process is similar but no rubbing the bullion. The black vanishes in a nanosecond.
How do you do that?
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.
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 🔥🐉
@@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.
Cash and Coins no I have my coins inside my safe so they aren’t affected 👍🏽🔥🐉
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.
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...)
Why do you use the aluminum foil and not just the cup instead?
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!
Tarnex does the job every time with no scratches.
Very hard to find in some areas
This is perfect for my 40% silver Kennedy half dollars
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.
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
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.
@@JM-xp8te Then you have much to learn about coins, especially about cleaned coins being classified as damaged by virtually every single prominent coin collector/expert in the world, grasshoppa!
will this work on gold?
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.
Any true collector will never clean a coin ! In most cases it will cut the value in half ! I’m glad you mentioned that !
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.
@@JM-xp8te 🤪🤪🤪
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. 😜👌🏼
Yankee Stacking lol but your method doesn’t work on milk spots so I have heard 😏🔥🐉
@@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.
@@SilverDragons47 wait, does this work on milk spots???
Such an easy method, thank you so much! My three Lady Liberty coins were filthy as if you grinded up coffee upon them. ☺
Impressive result! 😲
SilverLimey 79 thanks! it works very well 🔥🐉
As if by magic.... very satisfying to watch.
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!
Congratulations for reducing the value of your Coin to scrap forever. Excellent job.
Is it ok to clean 1996 half dollar
of course, it's not historically valued by condition.
I don't clean my silver. Sorry. I like the toning as it gives it character.
JM Engelhard I LOVE toning as well but natural toning not artificial 👍🏽🔥🐉
@@SilverDragons47 I agree with you there, my dear friend.
Do you dry it with a towel, or let it air dry?
can you clean gold coins with coke?
Cool science experiment! I have a silver charm bracelet---it's very old, from the 1940s or so. It's very tarnished.
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.
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
😱😱😱 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.
John M oh yeah literally made money on this one for sure! slightly scratched is still BU and retail worthy for sure 👍🏽🔥🐉
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
Jesse Morales if it’s already damaged do whatever you want to it 👍🏽🔥🐉
Just make sure that the person who's buying your coin knows that you cleaned it.
IT ACTUAALY WORKS! THANK YOU! My coin looks like new. I'm subscribing.
This is okay for the billion coins, but not okay for the valuable coins!
Ron Schneider YUP! Don’t ever clean your numismatic coins! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Ron Schneider correct unless you enjoy ruining history and losing money 😂🔥🐉
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.
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
Man i tried your method and it really works so easily y...thanks!!!
LOL, friction is what you want to avoid. You're going to get even more micro scratches.
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.
I've been cleaning my silver this way for years.. Now is I can find a easy way to remove milk spots.
Does it work for golden coins?
Wow this works for milk spots to? Cool
@@jennymeade8786 does now work on milk spots wish it did
Thank you so much, I’ve been looking all over TH-cam to find a helpful video. Cheers mate👍😃
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
David Muse never clean valuable coins but for bullion it doesn’t matter... can only increase value 🔥🐉
Silver is anti-bacterial
@@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.
So impressed with this. Im a coin magician and I work with walking liberty halves. This worked amazingly well. I was really surprised.
Good way to reduce the value to total scrap
@@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?
how to devalue a coin in 3 minutes
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
False. None of the silver is damaged.
@@theonlyjono you never clean a valuable coin doofus
Do you recommend this method for silver coins only? I'm interested in cleaning some copper coins as well. Thanks.
Why would you devalue a coin by cleaning a coin
You make the coin almost WORTHLESS
BAD advice
um, it's not "almost worthless" it's still an ounce of silver. cleaning doesn't turn a $30 chunk of silver into trash
So would you say with silver bullion like buffalo rounds this cleaning would not hurt cash in value as far as lowering some of the premium ? Ty for any advice
"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
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.
Who is going to pay to have a random 2011 ASE graded? It would cost almost what the coin is worth if not more
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.
I NEVER buy Cleaned coins!
why? and how can you tell?
To expand your ingenious thought - you should also never eat from a clean plate. Eat dirty.