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Message started by pgambr on 03/24/14 at 05:49:03

Title: Old Change
Post by pgambr on 03/24/14 at 05:49:03

OK, Jack-of-All trades. I have an old bucket of change I would like to roll and take to the bank. Probably have of a 5 gallon bucket to be exact. A lot of it is corroded and filthy. I would certainly be embarrassed if I they looked at it. Is their some kind of metal polisher, cleaner, that I could use? Brasso works pretty good, but it is pretty expensive for a little bottle. Thanks. :D

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by Blinky-FSO on 03/24/14 at 06:31:58

pga,
I saw something once on how they clean coins retrieved from fountains. Used a rotating cement type mixer and various chemicals and abrasives. But here is a guy that used a cleaner called CLR to do the same thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-dM3dQud-Q

Good hunting

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by Pine on 03/24/14 at 06:54:20

Vibrating polisher for gun brass? (if you dont have on e borrow one if you can)

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by verslagen1 on 03/24/14 at 07:12:42

kill 2birds with 1 stone... find somebody with a rusty gas tank 8-)

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by Dave on 03/24/14 at 08:38:07

Chemically you might try some CLR or stong vinegar.

Mechanically you might try rolling the coins around in a tumbler or cement mixer with some corn cobs, walnut shells or similar abrasive.

Or.....maybe you can just put them in the wrappers and cash them in and no one will have to see what color they are.

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by pgambr on 03/24/14 at 08:49:49

Thanks for the insight! .5 of a 5 gallon bucket is a little over 1.5K in change. I saved all my change for 10 years and thought it would be half way decent. I'll have do a bit of work but it'll be worth it. Thanks again. :D

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by rl153 on 03/24/14 at 09:06:55

Be on the lookout for silver,

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by shorty on 03/24/14 at 14:14:40

I think a one hour soak in cheap white vinegar will remove the green

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by Serowbot on 03/24/14 at 17:49:16

Nooo!.. not another oil change thread!...

JUST USE ROTELLA!... >:(...

ooooohhh,... O L D,.. change...
Nevermind... :-?...

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by pgambr on 03/24/14 at 18:03:25

The pictures in Blinky's vid were really spot on. I used 1 part water, 1 part CLR, a large tub, and a hoe. They came out pretty decent and then I went to the store and bought a little bottle of vinegar. I'm going to soak a few overnight and see how it goes. Some kind of tumbling motion would be very benofical.

After that I did use rotella, on the lawn mower!

:)

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/24/14 at 18:37:08

You got an empty plastic container with a big enough lid to make dumpin it in & out easy? Or a coffee can,, (noisy, but wrap it in a rag) & dump some soapy water in & shake,, or maybe keep it dry & use sand?

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by pgambr on 03/25/14 at 03:27:53

Good idea JOG. And, if I use gypsum sand if it ain't clean it will at least look like it. ;)

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by arteacher on 03/25/14 at 04:55:09

As long as they are clean enough not to gum up their sorting machine they won't care what they look like.

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by pgambr on 03/25/14 at 05:11:08

I took some to the bank the other day and they weigh the rolls. One roll wasn't up to par, so I had to unroll it and count it in front of them. :-[

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by ToesNose on 03/25/14 at 14:10:56

A tumbler with walnut shells works for shooting brass, I'm sure that would work for coins too.

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by S-P on 03/25/14 at 17:59:58

112A20360B2A3620450 wrote:

A tumbler with walnut shells works for shooting brass, I'm sure that would work for coins too.

You can get walnut shell "sand blasting" stuff at Harbor Freight cheap.

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/27/14 at 15:20:49

Get a box, line it with trash sacks, reinforce it with duct tape, toss sand & coins in, close it securely, put it in the trunk O the car & leave it for a week..If ya drive like I do, theyll be clean,,

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by pgambr on 03/27/14 at 19:06:08

4A555354494E7F4F7F47555912200 wrote:

I think I'm going to give it a try. I have a pick-up so the container would have to fit in the tool box that sits in the bed. Very creative JOG.

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/27/14 at 21:35:12

I finally got old enough to understand what "work smarter, not harder" really means..

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by pgambr on 03/31/14 at 08:47:57

Ok JOG, I now have a bucket of change mixed with sand in the back of my truck. I think it is going to work out pretty good. I have been taking $115 worth of change to the bank every week.

:)

Title: Re: Old Change
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/31/14 at 19:14:10

There ya Go.. workin smarter, not harder..