Cleaning My Junk
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2015
- I did not like my dirty, sticky coins. So, I use a rock tumbler to clean pre-1965 US junk silver. The results are spectacular.
1 1/2 lb Stainless steel shot
$30 Face
Water to cover shot
Drop of dish soap
Don't use Tarn-X, it will yellow and make coins sticky. But you can re-tumble to reverse the effects.
I change the water every few hours, but it doesn't seem vital. You can tumble overnight with fantastic results.
Results:
1 hour. Coins are very clean, but not perfect. 85% clean
4 hours: 95% clean.
8 hours: 99% clean. Proof-like finish.
When I first saw he was using SS shot I was horrified.
However after the cleaning I was absolutely blown away.
This is how I want my junk silver to look.
It’s a way of bringing back to life manky old coins that are of actual value.
When I get back to the US I’ll be buying more 40 and 90 coins and cleaning them this way. Thanks brother from Andy in the UK.
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
@@Frizzy678 Noooooooooo what?
@@andyallan2745 do not clean your coinsssss
@@Frizzy678 that shit is junk silver dude, only worth the silver weight
@@OsScratchMaker no it’s not, I’ll buy all of your junks if it was. It’s 20x face value
A sight to see my friend.! Restoring these coins to original state! How cool is that!
When I see this. I picture how they looked when minted. Omg! How wonderful!
It’s so crazy that we’re not used to seeing clean junk silver. When it’s clean it’s look “fake”. But that’s exactly how clean the coins came straight from the mint.
Somehow this is heart breaking and yet very satisfying at the same time.
I am a metal detectorist and I kinda got the same feeling ...toooooo LOL
They’re his coins, and he can do whatever he wants with them. Personally I prefer shiny silver coins over dirty. I only care about the melt value which I think is the most important and doesn’t decrease due to cleaning. What’s the point of having a precious metal if you aren’t going to let it shine. That’s my opinion at least
That's not entirely correct. Silver was lost, through scratching and removing the silver oxide film, exposing a fresh layer to oxidize even further. But I agree, he can do what he wants.
Shiness have nothing to do with dirtyness
It’s still cancer killing his coins
A little rinse in warm water baking soda and tin foil works a treat.
Wow very nice collection coins ❤❤❤🙏🙏
I do this too. I love the way it trickles through my fingers. I understand the pleasure Scrooge McDuck got from swimming in his money bin. 😂. I’ve been using a vibratory tumbler and they look and feel beautiful. I make jewelry with some of it and I always look them over first for numismatic value. I suspect I’m not the first person to have a look at them.
Probably the only video on CZcams I find satisfying and horrifying at the same time!
watching him doing this is like splitting my nose with a scissor
Most of the grey stuff in the water is actually silver tarnish. a small amount of silver just went back into the water system.
That was my thought, too, while watching that second batch of dirty water go down the drain.
THAT MICRO AMOUNT OF SILVER TARNISH did indeed return to the water system right along with the fluoride and chlorine you are being slowly poisoned with.
Oh my goodness, I had to turn the volume up to the max, just so I could hear that beautiful sound of clinking and clattering of delicious, delightful silver. Nothing else sounds quite like it. Not to mention the shimmery, shiney, reflective glimmer of the precious stuff. Thank you, thank you, 😊 thank you.
I like how shiny it looks
Those clean shiny coins look perfect for poker nights!
Beautiful
Holy crap "junk" silver is gorgeous
I actually prefer my constitutional junk silver toned. The more toned the better. I have a roll of 90% percent silver Washington quarters that all have major grease and grime on the outside. I want to keep the toning for sure, but want to get the grime and grease off the outside. I'll probably just use hot water and Dawn dish soap and lightly use my fingers (in the water) to get it off-no scratching and the toning should all still be there.
Dirtiness and stickiness are different from patina ! Just wash your coins with water and soap and it will be done 😉
3:25 Poor little Walker😥
very informative
Who made up that dumb rule to never clean numismatic coins? Or any silver at all...? Seems such a rule was a joke on the gullible. Silver is one of the most gorgeous metals... and the most reflective. Why would anyone not want to experience that amazing quality? You paid plenty for it... Enjoy the sh¡t out of it if you damn please....
Hi Tim. I was wondering what size of stainless steel shot you use?
did you ever try to smooth out a worn silver bar with a few dings in it using this method? I was sold a "NEW" bar that turned out to be real silver but looks like somebody dropped it on hard asphalt a couple times. Silver is silver but i was looking for a way to minimize the dings.
Really interesting and nice idea for junk silver.
They look AMAZING
Tim, clean your junk, it's yours. Haters gonna hate. Clean junk is happy junk.
I reload ammo use the same process to clean the shells . Works wonders as far as removing silver . I doubt it was much being 90% I'm thinking about doing the same to my 90% . Love the look
Hey I was wondering does this damage the coins at all cuz Ik many collectors prefer coins not to be clean also does any silver wear off
Teddy Giovanini yes collectors like unclean coins. But I feel junk silver is junk silver for a reason. He sad it was junk, if so you buy junk at a bit over the silver prices so to me no loss but if he was wrong and there was 2 or 3 good coins in there he killed it now. I buy alot of junk silver because it cheaper alot of rhw time people miss good coins i got a bag of 40% junk halfs and hit some 90% you never find everthing.
2 part of your questions you you lose silver some say yes some say no. It will weigh less but a lot of that is the dirt that you just cleaned off of it and very very small fractional of a percentage was actual silver and typically when people buy junk silver they buy it by the dollar amount so like today $1 face value in junk silver costs $12.80.
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Junk silver is called junk silver because it's not .999, it in no way suggest that it has no collector value. Then again, they are not as sought after because they are newer and more easily obtainable. And it absolutely does damage them and removes silver layers which add up as a whole.
Coins are damaged, even if they have low value.
Yes! And Yes! Most assuredly.
The online calculator says one hour tumble with steel shot equals 2.6 years in a fidgety pocket.
Beautiful! But does this process dull the coined edges?
He could do whatever he wants to HIS coins
As long as he dont try to sell them for something they aren't he is fine
jonthan1985 howell
half the fun of buying junk silver is how they look after all the years, jmo if a person wants clean shiny new looking coins, then one should buy them that way! lol
yeah but he's still a moron
he is obviously one of those "im doing this to see how many people bitch" types.
How is it that they don't get scratched?
I use to play with bbs as a kid because my neighbors dad had a shot gun, empty shell casings all over the place in their basement
It's just junk silver it doesn't hurt the price, But they're hard to stack they fall all over the place very slippery
Lol. But I love the way it trickles through my fingers. I understand the pleasure Scrooge McDuck got from swimming in his money bin. 😂. I’ve been using a vibratory tumbler and they look and feel beautiful. I make jewelry with some of it and I always look them over first for numismatic value. I suspect I’m not the first person to have a look at them.
great job!
now it looks like a bunch of fake coins lol
On one hand it isn't good to clean coins but on the other they look beautiful
This is bad but it’s still the most satisfying thing ever
edmack4me if he wanted to sell them they would be worth a little less but it’s junk silver so it doesn’t really matter
Great results! How many $$$ of coins it that at the end that You’re running your hand through?
CJ
Very interesting
NICE!!!
I'll tumble for ya , I'll tumble for ya ...
Thanks big stack Magee !
Silver tarnishes and creates and oxide layer which actually protect them from further oxidizing. By removing the layer of silver oxide you are removing the silver content and exposing the surface to again oxidize .. thus fighting a losing battle and removing the silver layer by layer. But it's yours to do as you wish.
If you collect coins simply for their value is silver weight and not their collectors value, why not clean them any way you wish? You could melt them down if you wanted... so, to me, cleaning is just fine as long as you know you risk perhaps losing value on a coin that could be a collectible one. These coins have already had the Mint Luster worn off them... I like them clean ...
Good one!!
what kind of soup are you using?
That was pump action dawn, but a drop of any dishwashing soap will be the same
tim s stop. You're a horrible person. This is the worst thing you can do in numismatics. Please delete this video.
it is just bullion to many of us. not a collection. just a savings. get over it drama
It looks phenomenal, but I noticed that the sound of clinking silver seems to sound different. Does anybody else notice it too?
Yep. Higher pitch than the thud from clad coins.
Thank You
In my opinnion they have a different sound as well,crisper!
should i clean my 1917 walking liberty half dolllar? or is that bad?
NEVER
I soak mine in gasoline over night then use 1 match... no tumbler required
mrCheeseFart lol
Just put baking soda an lime juice and done. They sparckle very nice.
Talk about "mint state" shine.
Amazing! Quick question, does any of the silver get lost or washed out? What I mean is with that long and repetitive of an action, doesn't some of the silver get lost the same way circulated coins have some metal rubbed away due to the 50 years of moving through hands?
+SilverStacking pro
I doubt it. But that is a good idea for a video. I'll weigh before and after, and also give close-ups of the coin before and after.
SilverStacking pro it does if you clean coins it will take silver out of the coin and decrease the collectors and silver value
Vinegar and and baking soda work just fine however i don't clean very good looking coins
If you go through your junk silver and make sure you have comm.dates with notable ware cleaning your coins will not make a difference in the value.
Great video great looking silver after cleaning were get that shaker from .
AND NOW SEND THOSE IN FOR GRADING AND SEE WHAT YOU GET LOL
True! Though I have a feeling that someone might have looked at these coins already. 😂
I love the beauty but kinda like silversurfer49, I not sure if I am delighted or distraught LOL Just kidding, wishing to myself I had that much silver shiny in a box! probably more jealous :P LOL
Omg! Those coins are now ruined for future generations! They should always look like they would have if they were in your fathers pocket on the day you were born! Yikes!
If ifs just worth melt. Why not
How can you call this junk?
Do you think you experienced any silver loss?
Maybe micrograms?
Cleaning those liberty halves hurt my soul.
So is your comment, still let me pump you with something good...that is its only 90% silver bullion-it has nearly zero numismatic value beyond the current silver content that they are made of.
Sorry but these coins do have numismatic value and it is not bullion. As you can see that VF-XF barber dime that he even showed at one point. These will be nearly impossible to sell in the future even at spot price.
Minted before 1965, they are called junk silver coins because they have no collector or numismatic value. The coins are bought and sold for the value of their silver content.
many investors buy junk silver coins as bullion investments, other investors buy junk US silver coins for “survival purposes.”
www.providentmetals.com/knowledge-center/precious-metals-resources/bullion-vs-numismatic-coins.html
Before you reply to me, make sure your well informed and with data. I'm afraid you're an error. it is not to be taken a numismatic value rather as a bullion. research it and educate yourself is my best advise to you---google it and type as follows: "Does junk silver have numismatic value" and even Providentmetals the most highly reputable coin-website acknowledges its a bullion.
Is this how you talk to people? shame. for a moment i thought you were a reasonable-understanding person, well at least i know now that your some punk kid who has nothing better else to do than waste time chatting nonsense.
Yes you can melt down junk silver but you can't sell it, it's illegal and my previous comment stands as accurate truth, i think the word clueless falls closer to your front door.
you're a moron troll. :)
They are clean but petina is the thing now for old stuff. Not smart.
@@kingston163But the Walker (3:25)
send one to NGC and see what they grade?
James Davis graded clean
James Davis lol
its coins that have been in people's pockets for years..before being collected! people are just ignorant
graded shiny af
They sent it back!!!
Wow....
does this reduce the value at all?
filiprory Collection wise, yes, but not if your stacking for the silver content.
No. its only 90% silver bullion-it has zero numismatic value beyond the current silver content that they are made of. that's why its called 'junk silver' (IF): it had numismatic value then i agree don't clean it period! :)
Immoral Mathematician all silver coins have collectors value get your facts straightened out lady
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cleaning junk™
I clean my junk every day... But never my silver!!!
A little late but 🤣
Wow what a shame, at least 55 years of history washed off!
Wow! thank you for sharing! great presentation!
I think that all the coins look great! To me looking at a coin that you cannot even tell what year or what location it comes from is a turn off. I personally like a nice shinny coin that I can read and admire. I don't go with this "no cleaning" business. You are just lazy. tim s you did a great job!
wow incredible!!
"Cleaning my Junk " ROFLMAO
just realized LOL
Who wants a coin that is in good to almost good condition and looks ms-64!
Great point.
I usually clean my junk in the shower
May just as well melt them down and make some cool "rounds" or something..
Why clean them?? dirt is weight... weight is money. If you want shiney buy bullion
I only hope you checked all of those coins for numismatic value first, because they dont have any now. I hope everyone does this with their 90%silver. It will increase the value of mine.
I think I lost brain cells watching this video....
I think I did too
I would never do that to my coins either. But they are his coins, and he is probably just stacking silver. Maybe he likes shiny coins and isn't worried about collector value. Too each their own though.
Diggin Dave oh yeah for sure, quite a shame.
Anthony Murphy just hope there were no key dates lol.
Were those half dollars, quarters, and dimes? So shiny I couldn't tell by the end.
They look great.
yes. halves, quarters and dimes. no 40%, no dollars, no nickels. the finish is hard for the camera to pick up - they look great in real life.
tim s
Nice, thanks for answering.
tim s hey I'm new to all this but I was told not to clean my coins,so I'm kinda confused, is it OK to clean the silver but not the stuff from around the world?or how does that work,I don't wanna mess nothing up.
My rule for cleaning: If you buy (and wish to sell) coins by weight or face value, its OK to clean them. If you are buying piece by piece, don't clean. These coins were bought in bulk by face value. I had no idea what I was getting at the time of purchase. Thank you for watching!
tim s ahh thank you,most of what I have are from around the world and are just to keep and give to my son someday,I do buy silver as well ,but it's really just for hobby mostly... thanks for the reply,have a merry Christmas.
If you want shiny coins go for it. If they are only worth their mental content it doesn't really matter. But most collectors like to see the age on coins it tells a story of what a coin has been thru in it's life. I'm one of those people but to each his own I guess. They do look pretty cool all shiny tho
That grey stuff in the water isn’t grime.... it’s silver
can i borrow your tumbler
Beginning of the video = coins
End of the video = looks like tokens
Cleaning junk silver ? Don't do this at home, kids.
wow! That is some clean junk. I cannot wait to clean my junk and make it nice and clean! LMAO
yankeefan 4 LETS CLEAN OR JUNK TOGHETER
Gehrig Mckeighen never clean junk silver or any silver for that matter
24 Carat never clean junk or any type of silver
@@codyhurd8393 You going to be OK Cody? Are you fucking your dirty coin rolls? Get a life. Maybe try a girlfriend too
SO FREAK DO THIS,ARE YOU CRAZY?MAN YOU DESTROY PART OF AN IMPORTANT LEGACY OF OUR COIN HISTORY.OH MAN I SUFFERED THAT ,MORE THAN LOST MY DATE.😢😪😥
This is sad to see, even if they were"junk" you still destroyed them even more. 🙈
how is he destroying them "even more"? confused by your comment?
Immoral Mathematician he is destroying the collectors value!!! WHY DONT YOU GET THIS YET?!?!?!?!
He's not destroying anything they're already junk coins. Just making them shiny and clean.
I rather peel all of my nails than do what he did
Nice fine good condition coin
A better method would be to soak in Acetone or even rubbing alcohol. Would have done the trick just fine without removing silver.
why are you cleaning your coins :(
Don't think of them as coins. They are 90% silver bullion. They have almost zero numismatic value beyond the value of the silver that they are made of.
Douglas Williams Bullion by very definition is .999 or above pure silver, so "90% bullion" isn't a thing.
Douglas Williams bullion is 99.99% silver those coins were 90% silver so no there not bullion and did have collectors value.
Awesome video and cleaning technique. I have been cleaning my junk by hand, one coin at a time, with baking soda and water. Just bought a tumbler on eBay.
One question, did you notice any scratching occurring? I'm just thinking the coins tumbling like that for 8 hours would dent/scratch...
Thanks again for the vid!
+Cory
Certainly no denting. Scratching? When I examine in microscope, I see some marks, but can't tell where they came from (last 50+ years of handling or 8 hours in tumbler?). The coins look fantastic. I bought some new junk and I'm making a new video that will address the scratching issue.
Thank you for watching.
thanx for the vid Tim! , im wondering, if you choose silver beads/grains or aluminum beads/grains instead of stainless steel shot , will the result be better? greetings
Never clean your coins.
unless it has numismatic value, which case these don't.
Immoral Mathematician OH MY GOD THEY DID HAVE COLLECTORS VALUE BEFORE HE CLEANED THEM
noooooooo, never clean your junk lol
its only 90% silver bullion-it has nearly zero numismatic value beyond the current silver content that they are made of. so why not? now unless it's a silver coin with numismatic value than i agree "don't clean your silver". however in this case its okay :)
Mostly Outdoors I see you lol
I want to do a video on this.
If its junk junk will itreally matter.
They do look cool
Immoral Mathematician THERE IS NO 90% SILVER BULLION?!?!?!?! OMG THERE IS ONLY 99.99% SILVER BULLION
Immoral Mathematician THEY HAD MORE VALUE THAT SILVER VALUE BUT HE CLEANED THEM SO NOW THEY ARE WORTH BELOW SILVER VALUE
Immoral Mathematician HE DIDNT LOOK AT THE DATES BEFORE THE VIDEO SO HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IF THERE WASNT ANY COLLECTORS KEY OR SEMI KEY DATES IN THERE
When you clean coins the price goes down
edmack4me even if you clean junk silver
I cant watch this! This should be considered as a crime!
i works for me, It is junk..
As an actual coin collector this makes me cringe, even if it is "junk" silver.