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Help i need help

Giggle
Giggle Posts: 3,137 Forumite
in Special occasions & other celebrations
Whats the best way to clean old coins i put them in coke over night they looked lovely washed them off when to dry them and there now worse then when i started. They have gone all green and brown. I think maybe someone cleaned them before and the coke as not worked with what ever it was wish i had left them alone now
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  • Shelley3774
    Shelley3774 Posts: 1,145 Forumite
    Soak in brown sauce overnight
    Little Miss Chatterbox
    :p
    :smileyheaMum to Jake and Harri    :smileyhea
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Use smething like Cillit Bang? or some jewelry cleaner?

    Shelley are you serious?
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • Shelley3774
    Shelley3774 Posts: 1,145 Forumite
    LOL yes honestly it works :D
    Little Miss Chatterbox
    :p
    :smileyheaMum to Jake and Harri    :smileyhea
  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
    Shelley3774 wrote: »
    LOL yes honestly it works :D

    Hmmm I really want to go and try it now but I think OH would definately call the men in white coats ... might have to save it for an experiment day with my son then he can't put me in the nit house :D
    Raising kids is like being held hostage by midget terrorists
  • greenpixey
    greenpixey Posts: 2,806 Forumite
    Shelley3774 wrote: »
    Soak in brown sauce overnight

    Or ketchup, my nan uses it to clean her coins
  • Giggle
    Giggle Posts: 3,137 Forumite
    Shelley3774 wrote: »
    Soak in brown sauce overnight
    Did that one as well ;)
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  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    Julie - how old are these 'old coins' ? I only ask as I've got some and was always told never to try and clean them:confused:
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
  • Giggle
    Giggle Posts: 3,137 Forumite
    Only about 30 years old
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  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    Julie............phew ..............thought for a minute they were really really old ones............:j
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
  • FingersCrossed_2
    FingersCrossed_2 Posts: 165 Forumite
    You could always try taking them to the jewellers. They are bound to have super duper cleaning stuff.
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