How To Clean Your Coins

 As I said (or wrote) in my first post, do not wash your coins, that will destroy it's value (especially old coins). As the coin gets older, a brown substance will grow onto the coin to protect them, older collectors look out for coins with those substances on, but if you are targeting a younger and more inexperienced audience to sell/trade your coins with, you can clean the coins.

So if you want to clean your coins, this is what you can do. 

Mostly, coin cleaning needs acidic substances (like ketchup), but before that, you should use something that is more neutral and less damaging to your coins.

1. Step one: hold your coin around the edge and hold it under a tape
2. Step two: turn on the cold water and blast (not to much) on the surface of the coin for 30-60 seconds (do not rub the coin)
3. Step three: repeat 'step two' on the other side of the coin (use a small, soft brush if you need to)

If you think your coin is okay now, you can put it on a tissue to dry. However, if you think the coin needs to be cleaned more, then follow these steps below (careful, the acidic substances may harm your coins)

1. Step one: get yourself some acid!!! Here is a few that you can use :Vinegar, Ketchup and Orange/ apple juice 
2. Step two: put your selected acid in a small bowl and gently drop your coin(s) in.
3. Step three: leave it for 20 minutes to a day (don't leave it in for too long)
4. Step four: make sure you do this or else your coin will look like Statue of Liberty. Blast hot water over both sides of your coin to remove any acidic substances (make sure you get the edges as well) 
5. Step five: Leave it to dry

When it dries, you will (hopefully) get a shiny coin.