How to Clean Silver the Easy Way!

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In this video, you'll learn not only how to clean your silver in a non-abrasive way, but you'll also learn why it works. This video is great for home school groups or kids coming up with ideas for a science project. It's also great for metal detectorists and coin collectors!
I used a silver dime I found while metal detecting at San Refugio Beach in Southern California. If you'd like to see that video, look here:
• Metal Detecting at San...
All you need for this is a pan, simmering water, aluminum foil, salt, and baking soda. For the background on the science of it all, go to:
www.compoundchem.com/2013/12/1...
Here's a link for the toothpaste I used:
amzn.to/1MJMgDS
Subscribe if you enjoyed! Thank you :)

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  • @TGBCH
    @TGBCH4 жыл бұрын

    nice video, thanks for sharing.very helpful

  • @WhoStew
    @WhoStew5 жыл бұрын

    I never thought that clean you think cleaning a penny with toothpaste works really good thank you for give me that idea

  • @PastorRob77
    @PastorRob779 жыл бұрын

    Nice. I like the idea of the baking soda/aluminum hot water bath. I'm going to try it.

  • @marie-annecooper4738

    @marie-annecooper4738

    5 жыл бұрын

    Me too! I have Aus 10 & 20 cent -ie only current face value- coins that need a clean. This method looks easy and safe. Thank you!

  • @usmanghani2745

    @usmanghani2745

    4 жыл бұрын

    H

  • @wilsonrodriguez3291
    @wilsonrodriguez32914 жыл бұрын

    Im a metal detector my self!! Yea o see it WORKS! Thanks

  • @giovanniyvesbaguio2762
    @giovanniyvesbaguio27624 жыл бұрын

    this is nice idea thanks

  • @Aileensjournal
    @Aileensjournal5 жыл бұрын

    WOWOW THANKS FOR SHOWING THIS

  • @teru797
    @teru7974 жыл бұрын

    How do you get the green part that didn't come off, off?

  • @markfannin3975
    @markfannin39758 жыл бұрын

    Very informative video. I definitely will keep that method in mind. How much salt did you sprinkle into the water? Cheers.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Mark Fannin I put a couple pinches in when I clean silver. Thank you for watching!

  • @TheDukesOfDerbyshire
    @TheDukesOfDerbyshire2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, I am yet to try this technique but I have several silver coins and artefacts I would like to clean. Your coin was in pretty bad condition

  • @nenitacapistrano3273
    @nenitacapistrano32734 жыл бұрын

    Nice video tips bro

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @khaledpescacoins3206
    @khaledpescacoins32065 жыл бұрын

    Great video like 👍👍⭐⭐

  • @roblewis3147
    @roblewis31474 жыл бұрын

    Thanks brother, definitely going to try this. One quick question, I have a 1966 Canadien silver dollar,any idea how much it's worth?

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know for sure. If an American silver quarter is worth about US$2.40, I'm guessing a silver $1 coin should be worth no less than the silver quarter. I can honestly say I'm not sure about the size comparison, though. I just assume a Canadian dollar coin would be big like the US silver dollar

  • @roblewis3147

    @roblewis3147

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@junkisdeleted yeah, the older Canadien silver dollars are pretty big, about the size of one and a half American quarters.

  • @WhoStew
    @WhoStew5 жыл бұрын

    It looks too far gone to me at work too much right now because it’s it’s really scratched up being beaten up

  • @therrienmichael08
    @therrienmichael085 жыл бұрын

    The dime I dug today is covered in green.

  • @roxiemendez2873
    @roxiemendez28734 жыл бұрын

    Hi I just want to ask you regarding a 1 oz 14 k gold coin from 1979 South Africa I have I want to know how much is worth it now if I want to sale it and also I have another coins from here there are from 1954 &1958&1946 this ones are quarters ok & I have much more coins and $2 bills with one star note in the serial # and I want to know where I can sale it and how much are worth it can you let me know the information pls

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm the wrong person for asking for valuations on coins and bills. Good luck!

  • @jibjab351
    @jibjab3514 жыл бұрын

    Or buy a pot of jewellers silver dip, much easier and non abrasive. I only used it if the coin has an ugly tone or the coin is stained.

  • @phualooheng
    @phualooheng4 жыл бұрын

    If I do this . Can my coin from vf to become ms ?

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    4 жыл бұрын

    No. You'll likely lower your grade and thus lower its value

  • @phualooheng

    @phualooheng

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@junkisdeleted ooh . Thank you .

  • @phualooheng

    @phualooheng

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@junkisdeleted how I can make my coins to be a good coins . Can anyone tell me . ??? thank

  • @gregsneed2297
    @gregsneed22975 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    5 жыл бұрын

    You bet!

  • @mariabacea4270
    @mariabacea42705 жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @crazyscott2646
    @crazyscott26463 жыл бұрын

    Never never never never never clean a coin!

  • @trainjam6596
    @trainjam65967 жыл бұрын

    I own a lot of high value coins, they say never clean them, I am suspect that half or more have been cleaned. How would a buyer know? This is the question.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    7 жыл бұрын

    That's a great question. The only way I think I could tell, if I were a collector, would be through a magnifying glass. I would imagine a cleaned coin will have smoothed over edges vs a mint coin having more defined ridges...I think that's what I would look for. I would think that the rubbing that takes place in cleaning the coin would likely dull those ridges/edges. Thanks!

  • @shawnkrestar977

    @shawnkrestar977

    5 жыл бұрын

    Being a collector for over 20 plus years. It’s easy to detect to be honest. You can clean it several times over, and be very delicate. However, when looking at the coin with a powerful loupe, the coin shows you spots, that the “cleaner” can’t see. I have multiple coins that were cleaned 10-15 years earlier and you can still tell it was cleaned at one point. The coin shows spots of tarnishing and dirt, etc....that are naked to the human eye.

  • @therrienmichael08
    @therrienmichael084 жыл бұрын

    I would like to just get a date on another coin I dug that is really beat up and has hard crud on it.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    4 жыл бұрын

    An ultrasonic cleaner may be the way to go

  • @peterkearns2413
    @peterkearns24134 жыл бұрын

    Oh no you never wanna clean silver like that it devalues taking off the patina tarnish just a word of advice you can make a coin worth hundreds or even thousands make it worth scrap value

  • @srlewis29
    @srlewis295 жыл бұрын

    Just use crest toothpaste and a cloth towel , it will be clean and smell minty

  • @montasarmekhael503
    @montasarmekhael5034 жыл бұрын

    I have the one coin romay

  • @montasarmekhael503

    @montasarmekhael503

    4 жыл бұрын

    00201211164131 wats up

  • @josephbragg5445
    @josephbragg54454 жыл бұрын

    Cleaning coins destroys the value of them so if they are old dont clean them or you will be sorry they wont grade them if they have been cleaned.

  • @astar.9254
    @astar.92542 жыл бұрын

    except for a shiny effect, you just damaged the coin. Sandpaper would do less damage :D. Now it looks like a painting from Mr Bean after sulphur damaged.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mr Bean is pretty talented...

  • @bestoonjaff3864
    @bestoonjaff38644 жыл бұрын

    This is how you damage your coin! Yay!

  • @coolkingwistune1323

    @coolkingwistune1323

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bestoon Jaff this is how you be rude. yay!

  • @steelemerald300

    @steelemerald300

    Жыл бұрын

    Time to ruin all the silver coins I have that are worth melting value (kills all value bc that’s how that works) 😈😈😈😈😈

  • @indiana146
    @indiana1464 жыл бұрын

    Listen to srllewis the best thing is not a frying pan use ordinary tooth paste an old jeweller Friend told me this it makes silver like new especially coins

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've never heard of srllewis.

  • @asmodeusasteroth7137
    @asmodeusasteroth71374 жыл бұрын

    I use a bowl lined with foil fill hot water, toss in silver and soda Can clean a bunch of jewelry but,,,. Don't do hollow silver jewelry, such as bracelet Beads and some things with pin hinges, rings and solid Is ok, no Amber, celluloid, nelio enameled anything damaged by heat, Some things will be damaged and need polish, I use metal polish Collectors? Ah old coins mostly just junk

  • @cordelballenger6244
    @cordelballenger62443 жыл бұрын

    I just put the foil in a bowl with the baking soda and pour the hot water over the coins. I rub some of the baking soda on the coin like a paste with my fingers or a microfiber cloth comes off like butter. I hope you will not be using that pan again to cook with!

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! We've used it many times since, actually.

  • @cordelballenger6244

    @cordelballenger6244

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@junkisdeleted lol

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg5 жыл бұрын

    Not worth the time for a dime...It cost more for the materials, plus the time and the coin was junk anyway...

  • @Dante343
    @Dante3435 жыл бұрын

    Boom! This guy's related to the Crazy Russian Hacker

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's funny. He got me saying it. Lol

  • @knowledgepedia1995
    @knowledgepedia19955 жыл бұрын

    lo there is no need to do that.just take dishing saop and add bakins soda and rub over the coin.this method makes the coin devalued

  • @leahbromlow7585

    @leahbromlow7585

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was just watching a u tube on copper pennies where they used olive oil, and your finger- thumb, wouldnt that work on silver too???

  • @michaelbrady2015
    @michaelbrady20154 жыл бұрын

    Cleaning rag dolls a lot better and faster

  • @joshuajones9035
    @joshuajones90353 жыл бұрын

    TOOTHPASTE HAVE ABRASIVE!!!!! DONT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

  • @deltapizzas
    @deltapizzas3 жыл бұрын

    You'd use a tripod

  • @jesuslumba6750
    @jesuslumba67505 жыл бұрын

    Who will buy my old coins penny’s ang dimes and five cents and philippine pesos

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's a great question. I don't know. Check with your local bank if you're looking for converting the coins to a different currency, otherwise look up coin collectors in the area.

  • @1jessetaylor
    @1jessetaylor2 жыл бұрын

    Remember not to buy any silver from him

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    2 жыл бұрын

    It would be hard to anyway...I don't sell it

  • @raketata4
    @raketata46 жыл бұрын

    Cleaned or not this coin has no collectors value. The condition of it is crap anyway.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    6 жыл бұрын

    +raketata4 yes, but it's now my crap... ;)

  • @craneoperator4
    @craneoperator45 жыл бұрын

    I just dip mine in some jewel luster

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's prob better for the silver you're cleaning...

  • @dilipbhaikharadi6431
    @dilipbhaikharadi64314 жыл бұрын

    Sir,WhatsApp naber ?

  • @mr.d.4175
    @mr.d.41755 жыл бұрын

    BEWARE. IF YOU USE BAKING SODA THE BLACK OXIDATION WILL RETURN. WITH A VENGEANCE. COINS CLEANED LIKE THIS ARE REFERRED TO AS "CLEANED" AND ARE WORTH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. LEAVE THEM IN ORIGINAL CONDITION.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @joshuajones9035
    @joshuajones90353 жыл бұрын

    ... welp for anyone thinking of cleaning a coin,.... cleaning is the quickest way to make your coin worthless...

  • @munbaba
    @munbaba5 жыл бұрын

    IF THEY ARE 90 PERCENT SILVER ANCIENT COINS THERE IS NO NEED TO DO THAT.JUST APPLY LITTLE WASHING SOAP AND THEN GIVE A GENTLE RUB AND THEN RUB A PINCH OF BAKING SODA.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @drutter
    @drutter4 жыл бұрын

    If you want to use abrasive, why not baking soda? Skip the whole toothpaste step, just rub the coin with damp baking soda and rinse, repeat until shiny. Toss it back into the hot aluminum bath if necessary.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    4 жыл бұрын

    I haven't tried that.

  • @garthdonovan5373
    @garthdonovan53734 жыл бұрын

    I would rather have the dirty y do u people keep doing this

  • @billgoldstein4215
    @billgoldstein42155 жыл бұрын

    Not one of the best cleaning methods I've seen. This is somewhat of an obsolete way to make silver look better. Ask any jeweler who you are on a first name basis with. He has a little machine thingy that I dropped in a 1996 Silver American Eagle and it came out PRISTINE..!

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tip. Is it anything like the jewelry cleaners I've used on my channel?

  • @billgoldstein4215

    @billgoldstein4215

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@junkisdeleted To be honest with you this was your first video I've seen. I meant no harm nor disrespect toward you or the method you used. I just use what is for me a quicker and more through way to shine it up. Sorry if you took my comment wrong.

  • @kuyanatnatdkrx7

    @kuyanatnatdkrx7

    3 жыл бұрын

    machine thingy doesnt help

  • @DERANGEDFUCKFACE
    @DERANGEDFUCKFACE6 жыл бұрын

    Seems like a lot of work for 1 fuckin dime

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're right....but it's probably best to learn on a dime before using the same process on something more expensive

  • @percys9427
    @percys94274 жыл бұрын

    And for all the drug addicts out there This is also how to cook crack

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    4 жыл бұрын

    Interesting...

  • @thewanderer6981
    @thewanderer69814 жыл бұрын

    You made it even worse

  • @Briggz30
    @Briggz308 жыл бұрын

    most experts and collectors will tell you - never ever try to clean your coins .. actually de values the coin - spraying it with water is about it ..

  • @dorothycarubia9987

    @dorothycarubia9987

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wheat penny older onewhat price

  • @johnmartin488

    @johnmartin488

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have a lot dirty coins they look good and have a lot of miss Ed d fir punches

  • @julianamallory3547
    @julianamallory35472 жыл бұрын

    Don't clean your coins they won't been worth anything. No coins.

  • @junkisdeleted

    @junkisdeleted

    2 жыл бұрын

    I guess you forget that clean silver and dirty silver are still worth their weight in silver... at worst case, they're worth the face value of the coin, so as long as USD still has value, my shiny silver coin will still be worth something... 😆

  • @jaymasterscrapper301
    @jaymasterscrapper3014 жыл бұрын

    Ten cents before ten cents after

  • @asmodeusasteroth7137

    @asmodeusasteroth7137

    4 жыл бұрын

    No It's weight 90% silver so like a buck

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