I've been getting a few questions about how I clean my finds so in this video I show you how I clean my metal detecting finds using just your basic rock tumbler. Thanks for watching & HH!!!
Bad move to put all your copper and nickle coins in the tumbler together! That is what happens with mine anyways! LOL Yours look like they did alright. The nickle metal coins will all turn pink when it is done! Also if you put the zinc Cents in the mix they will disappear on you as they just fall apart! Junk coins to begin with and the tumbler will eat them up in no time! Congrats on all your finds! ;-)
I’ve been using my new vibratory tumbler with stainless steel shot and ShineBrite. I use it on junk silver (to make jewelry) and it doesn’t damage the silver.
I would use corn cob tumbleing media made to tumble shell caseings for firearms. It will clean better but you have to tumble longer and it won't damage your coins.
+Dig That Beep Yes. It this is less damaging than gravel. You might also try electrolysis or aluminum foil + hot baking soda solution. If it's a rare coin I would leave it up to an expert.
I call December my tumbling month. All of my clad get's a bath prior to my trip to the bank. They have a coin machine to dump them into. So, if you see the temp below 30 degrees, or if Snow is falling, I'm probably tumbling. I expect maybe $200 this year.
Nice vid. Gotta get a tumbler... So I'm watching this vid and got fooled by the smoke detector battery beeping. I went to two of my detectors before realizing it was the vid. Oh well. Lol. Always good to check 'em. Hope that you guys are safe down there with the hurricane approaching. Take care and HH.
Try a 1 pound container of stainless .041 thousandth's pins and even though they cost more the difference is amazing. I use it on expensive rifle brass cleaning and at the cost of 1.05 each for lapua rifle brass for reloading they come out shiny like new even if they get corroded. We use a teaspoon or so of Dawn dish soap and a 1/2 teaspoon of lemi shine which is citric acid(mild) and those coins will look new. Don't do it to collectible stuff only as a last resort.
Great video, I've never heard of using a tumbler. Now I'm going to have to go get one. I've only been MD'ing for a few months and have been doing the soaking in water/baking soda/vinegar method then brushing to clean. But this looks a lot better and less time consuming. lol.
I liked this video, just good & basic with no high $ equip. needed. I've been looking for a tumbler for awhile now to start doing this. Just turned in my 1st Clad cashout at bank and definitely brought home good chunk of crusties kicked back that I'm sure would've worked if cleaned first. Only question is re:amount of coins that can be cleaned at once,(using your HF Tumbler). Whats the most clad you'd put in your tumbler generally?...Thanks
to me ,it dosen`t seem to work,they come out just as dirty as they went in - I just purchased a rock tumbler and got the same result,comes much better using a dremel with a wire brush was hopeing this would cut down on the labor time but does not
I've never purchased a tumbler before and i was wondering if it would clean some clad coins that i've had for over six years that i found while treasure hunting?
+Rob Stuart I guess your talking about tumbling something of value, I'm extremely careful with what I tumble but you could definitely damage something if it was very ornate or a precious metal.
Seriously? Spend some of that coin to buy a smoke detector battery then revid! Some pinpointer detectors use the same battery. Smh. Otherwise good video on mute.
