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Cleaned Reverse 1864 Two-Cent Piece Weak Strike - Net G


Cleaned Reverse 1864 Two-Cent Piece Weak Strike – Net G


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1866 INDIAN HEAD CENT ICG CLEANED SCROLL DOWN (GP


1866 INDIAN HEAD CENT ICG CLEANED SCROLL DOWN (GP


$2.25


1907 Indian Head Cent  Full Liberty ~cleaned


1907 Indian Head Cent Full Liberty ~cleaned


$0.99


1798 1C LARGE CENT S-157 R2 LDS LIGHTLY CLEANED VF PCGS


1798 1C LARGE CENT S-157 R2 LDS LIGHTLY CLEANED VF PCGS


$399.00


Lincoln Cent 1920 D Wheat Penny cleaned


Lincoln Cent 1920 D Wheat Penny cleaned


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So you’ve got a bunch of old dirty pennies. Few things seem to age as poorly as pennies, and it’s amazing that they can stay as dirty as they get in circulation. So, you may decide you would like to try cleaning your pennies.

First things first. Make sure that your pennies are not valuable or collectibles. Get a copy of a coin guide, or take them to a collector or coin dealer. If you’ve got some valuable coins, the last thing you want to do is clean them. This will destroy their value, and you would be left holding just pennies.

After you’ve determined that the coins are not worth more than the face value, then determine if you have copper coins. Basically anything minted since 1982 is actually 97.5% zinc, with the remaining 2.5% being copper. If you have zinc pennies, you need to stay away from any cleaning technique that uses acid, and the zinc is generally more affected by those than the copper pennies. The zinc is used in coins these days since the value of the copper in a penny started to surpass the one cent mark.

Once you’ve decided that it’s alright to clean your pennies, you’re faced with the choice of cleaning methods. If you look around the web, there is a surprisingly large number of ways that folks suggest to clean copper coins.

For example, one suggestion is to use a pencil eraser, and simply rub them with the eraser until they are clean. This sounds like a lot of work, and the abrasive in the eraser probably is not the best thing for the penny.

Similarly, there is a suggestion that a Dremel tool with a wire brush attachment, coupled with the use of Brasso can be effective. Once again, this sounds like it will be pretty hard on the coin.

First, the best thing is to step back and make sure you want to do anything at all. Some of those old coins can be fairly valuable, and cleaning them will devalue them as much as 90&. They like keeping that old patina in place. So take the time to look at them enough to identify them, and then use a coin guide or take them to a coin dealer to make sure that you don’t have the family heirlooms in the bag.

There are at least a half a dozen ways to go about cleaning a penny. And obviously some are going to be easier on you and the coin than others

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Cleaned Reverse 1864 Two-Cent Piece Weak Strike - Net G


Cleaned Reverse 1864 Two-Cent Piece Weak Strike – Net G


$18.00


1866 INDIAN HEAD CENT ICG CLEANED SCROLL DOWN (GP


1866 INDIAN HEAD CENT ICG CLEANED SCROLL DOWN (GP


$2.25


1907 Indian Head Cent  Full Liberty ~cleaned


1907 Indian Head Cent Full Liberty ~cleaned


$0.99


1798 1C LARGE CENT S-157 R2 LDS LIGHTLY CLEANED VF PCGS


1798 1C LARGE CENT S-157 R2 LDS LIGHTLY CLEANED VF PCGS


$399.00


Lincoln Cent 1920 D Wheat Penny cleaned


Lincoln Cent 1920 D Wheat Penny cleaned


$0.01


1918-D Lincoln Cent AU / Cleaned (#10870)


1918-D Lincoln Cent AU / Cleaned (#10870)


$13.95


1918-S Lincoln Cent AU / Cleaned (#10872)


1918-S Lincoln Cent AU / Cleaned (#10872)


$14.50


100 LINCOLN CENTS 1909 LOWER GRADE, CLEANED, DAMAGED


100 LINCOLN CENTS 1909 LOWER GRADE, CLEANED, DAMAGED


$89.00


CANADA   1923   5  CENTS  ICCS  MS60,  CLEANED


CANADA 1923 5 CENTS ICCS MS60, CLEANED


$87.07


1865 INDIAN CENT Plain 5 Variety ORIGINAL Never Cleaned


1865 INDIAN CENT Plain 5 Variety ORIGINAL Never Cleaned


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NFLD  1874   50  CENTS    ICCS  VF30,  CLEANED


NFLD 1874 50 CENTS ICCS VF30, CLEANED


$290.25


1949  CLEANED A to Denticle  ICCS MS-60 C Small Cent


1949 CLEANED A to Denticle ICCS MS-60 C Small Cent


$1.01


1854 (P) Good Braided Hair Large Cent Cleaned US Coin


1854 (P) Good Braided Hair Large Cent Cleaned US Coin


$27.83


1908-S INDIAN HEAD CENT ANACS AU50 -CLEANED


1908-S INDIAN HEAD CENT ANACS AU50 -CLEANED


$185.00


Collection of 488 Indian Head Cents - Cleaned


Collection of 488 Indian Head Cents – Cleaned


$399.00


LOT OF 875 INDIAN HEAD CENTS - CLEANED


LOT OF 875 INDIAN HEAD CENTS – CLEANED


$699.00


10 Different Braided Hair Large Cents 1840-1849 Cleaned


10 Different Braided Hair Large Cents 1840-1849 Cleaned


$144.50


1834 Matron Head Large Cent **Circulated/Cleaned**


1834 Matron Head Large Cent **Circulated/Cleaned**


$4.00


1874 INDIAN HEAD CENT - GOOD - CLEANED


1874 INDIAN HEAD CENT – GOOD – CLEANED


$11.00


1909, 1914, 1915-D Lincoln Cent Lot High Grade/Cleaned


1909, 1914, 1915-D Lincoln Cent Lot High Grade/Cleaned


$4.99


1905 FINE (cleaned) Indian Head Cent #1


1905 FINE (cleaned) Indian Head Cent #1


$1.39


30 Different Cleaned Large Cents (1817-1856)


30 Different Cleaned Large Cents (1817-1856)


$395.00


1911-D LINCOLN CENT XF CLEANED


1911-D LINCOLN CENT XF CLEANED


$35.00


Lot of 1,077 Indian Head Cents - Mixed Dates - Cleaned


Lot of 1,077 Indian Head Cents – Mixed Dates – Cleaned


$895.00


LINCOLN WHEAT CENT PENNY 1918-P cleaned/XF (m4e427)


LINCOLN WHEAT CENT PENNY 1918-P cleaned/XF (m4e427)


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Collection of 8 Different Large Cents - All Cleaned


Collection of 8 Different Large Cents – All Cleaned


$99.50


8 DIFFERENT CLEANED LARGE CENTS - (1828-53)


8 DIFFERENT CLEANED LARGE CENTS – (1828-53)


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1909 S Indian Cent ANACS Cleaned


1909 S Indian Cent ANACS Cleaned


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1876 proof Indian Cent ANACS Cleaned


1876 proof Indian Cent ANACS Cleaned


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1911 D Lincoln Cent Penny AU *DETAILS* CLEANED


1911 D Lincoln Cent Penny AU *DETAILS* CLEANED


$21.93


1906 XF LIGHTLY CLEANED, INDIAN HEAD CENT


1906 XF LIGHTLY CLEANED, INDIAN HEAD CENT


$10.00


VERY NICE 1908-S INDIAN HEAD PENNY CENT CLEANED


VERY NICE 1908-S INDIAN HEAD PENNY CENT CLEANED


$24.50


1907 VERY GOOD (cleaned)  Indian Head Cent #5


1907 VERY GOOD (cleaned) Indian Head Cent #5


$1.79


1909 GOOD (cleaned, corrosion) Indian Head Cent #2


1909 GOOD (cleaned, corrosion) Indian Head Cent #2


$6.99


1897 NETHERLANDS 25 CENTS YOUNG WILHELMINA-CLEANED


1897 NETHERLANDS 25 CENTS YOUNG WILHELMINA-CLEANED


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1910 LINCOLN HEAD CENT VF CLEANED FREE S&H L68


1910 LINCOLN HEAD CENT VF CLEANED FREE S&H L68


$10.00


1891 CANADIAN 5 CENT VF/EF (lightly cleaned)


1891 CANADIAN 5 CENT VF/EF (lightly cleaned)


$5.50


1899 CANADIAN 5 CENT VERY-FINE (cleaned)


1899 CANADIAN 5 CENT VERY-FINE (cleaned)


$1.04


KEY DATE 1889 CANADIAN 5 CENT FINE (lightly cleaned)


KEY DATE 1889 CANADIAN 5 CENT FINE (lightly cleaned)


$13.01


1911-D VF (cleaned obv, rim ding obv) Lincoln Cent


1911-D VF (cleaned obv, rim ding obv) Lincoln Cent


$17.99


Wholesale Roll of 50 Lincoln Wheat Cents 1921-P cleaned


Wholesale Roll of 50 Lincoln Wheat Cents 1921-P cleaned


$24.99


1802 CLEANED DRAPED BUST LARGE CENT


1802 CLEANED DRAPED BUST LARGE CENT


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LINCOLN WHEAT CENT PENNY 1919-P cleaned FINE (m5e059)


LINCOLN WHEAT CENT PENNY 1919-P cleaned FINE (m5e059)


$2.10


1847, 1848, 1849 BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENTS - CLEANED


1847, 1848, 1849 BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENTS – CLEANED


$50.00


Collection of 488 Indian Head Cents - Cleaned


Collection of 488 Indian Head Cents – Cleaned


$399.00


 3,000 THOUSAND  DVD CASES CLEANED BLACK  .5 CENT EACH


3,000 THOUSAND DVD CASES CLEANED BLACK .5 CENT EACH


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1852 Large Cent corroded in poor condition NOT CLEANED!


1852 Large Cent corroded in poor condition NOT CLEANED!


$3.00


1857 Flying Eagle Cent Nice Detail Cleaned $.99 Start


1857 Flying Eagle Cent Nice Detail Cleaned $.99 Start


$12.38


1809 Half Cent, cleaned


1809 Half Cent, cleaned


$85.00


CANADA Large Cent 1876 H Victorian Coin # 5640 Cleaned


CANADA Large Cent 1876 H Victorian Coin # 5640 Cleaned


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