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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Apr 16, 2010 13:24:31 GMT -5
I walk around with lots of coins. I tend to spend bills instead of coins. I noticed one handful had some oxidation and I decided I'd wash them. They got as far as near the sink. Today, I really need to wash them clean and now the pile is several shades of greens and whites.
Is there a way to clean a mountain of coins quickly? They don't have to shine, I just need them not to look like you'll get leprosy handling them.
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Post by DJ on Apr 16, 2010 13:37:32 GMT -5
i use a large bowl, fill it with soapy water/simplegreen/cleaner of your joice.. dish washing up liquid works pretty well... put a colander or strainer in bowl so most of it is submerged and dump coins in. you can shake em about with your hand or i usually use a large wooden spoon. when water gets grody change it out til it is clean when you rattle about the coins. then rinse off in the strainer under the water. can you tell i have this coin problem too since i have a system down for dealing with it?  |
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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Apr 16, 2010 14:24:34 GMT -5
THANKS! I will try this immediately.
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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Apr 16, 2010 15:27:59 GMT -5
Okay, I can't say this worked especially well. I really wanted to avoid washing each coin. Lots of time, you know? So I tried what I do for blackened silverware. Boiling water, baking soda and aluminum foil. That sort of worked at part of it. But now there's still some whitish scum on many coins and it takes more than a shaving brush to help rinse it off.
There has to be a way. I've seen so many people with coin jars!
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Post by ponygirl on Apr 16, 2010 15:31:43 GMT -5
TarnX
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Post by howardsgirlfriend on Apr 16, 2010 16:09:31 GMT -5
I just use them when I go through the self-service checkout, preferably late at night.
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Post by bigtimetroubles on Apr 16, 2010 16:23:32 GMT -5
we have super market counting machines that count and give a receipt that you take to the service desk and get cash...it costs a tad bit of your change but it works faster than rolling and taking to the bank...oh so much faster....but I have cleaned out my collected coins and only have pennies now....and they are counted and in plastic bags with 50 each bag so I can roll them when I have coin roller papers.....I liked DJ's method...too bad you did not try that first time....hugs btt
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Post by fluffernut - now Jannie on Apr 17, 2010 16:10:29 GMT -5
I clean coins and jewelry (except pearls and watches) in a solution of ammonia, water and dishwashing liquid. Any proportioin will do .soak an hour to overnight, rinse and buff dry.
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Post by eagle on Apr 17, 2010 20:10:04 GMT -5
60, did you get them done?
Coins are so dirty aren't they? Well so is paper money. When we had the restaurant, counting the money was about the dirtiest job in the restaurant. Only cleaning the grease trap was a dirtier.
I tend to use up coins as much as possible these days because they are just so heavy to carry around. When standing in line at check-out, I'll count the coins in my coin purse to determine how much I can give the cashier, depending on the total. So when it's wrung up I already know if I have 4 pennies or whatever.
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Post by Smokey on Apr 19, 2010 15:33:15 GMT -5
You don't clean coins. At least not the old and possibly valuable coins. That is a job for an expert. Ditto for any older metal objects. For the non-heirloom stuff just take the coins to your bank. If their coin sorting machine rejects coins then take them to a bank teller for processing. Usually the coin sorting machine will take the stuff though.
Take the coins to your bank because every other coin sorting machine will charge you 4% or more to sort out coins for you.
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Post by AnnieOkie on Apr 19, 2010 16:13:12 GMT -5
I would honestly rather dump them in a machine and get cash for them than spend the time cleaning them....even if the machine charges a small service fee.
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Post by DJ on Apr 19, 2010 16:18:34 GMT -5
i was talking about coins that are so dirty they are stuck together and neither a machine nor another human will touch them :>
i spill alot of sticky liquids on coins somehow.
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Post by shopgirl on Apr 19, 2010 18:12:29 GMT -5
If you don't want to get your pocket dirty carrying them when shopping, maybe a small plastic bag or a coin purse?
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Post by eagle on Apr 19, 2010 18:45:58 GMT -5
Cleaning the coins is not that big a deal. I've done it, too. Who knows where the sticky stuff comes from, but I've had that happen, too.
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Post by def6 on Apr 19, 2010 22:56:39 GMT -5
Hey 60!
why don't you put these 'nasty' coins into a coinstar and get a gift card to use in a store of your choice . You don't have to pay the 8 cents on the dollar if you get the money in the form of a card.
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