Text Box: Coin Cleaning Methods
Text Box: Cleaning coins is usually regarded as something you should not do!  Most coins will lose value and may damage the coin or leave it pitted with less value than when you started.  Very old coins or rare coins should never be cleaned with other than soap and water.

The following websites may help you find a method to help clean a coin that is featureless or corroded beyond being able to see the coins features.  Do at your own risk!!

Rules for Cleaning Coins:
Do not clean your coins
Go back to rule #1
Text Box: Cleaning Ancient Coins
Ancient Coins For Education
Coinusmaximus
Joviels Coin Cleaning Page
Ancient Copper Coin Restoration
TreasureQuest XLT
Coinzappers
Bestcoin.com
Phantomranch
Cleaning Coins Page
Jesse’s Treasure Pages
Gometaldetecting.com
Tip from Andy Sabisch
Using Hydrogen Peroxide

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Great Lakes Historical Recovery

Lake County, Illinois