How To Clean Silver Half Dollars

Then put two tablespoons of salt into the bowl full of isopropyl alcohol.

How to clean silver half dollars. To clean silver coins start by soaking the coins in a solution of warm distilled water and a few drops of dish soap making sure to turn them over every few hours. You can remove silver tarnish with this easy process all it takes is aluminium foil baking soda sodium bicarbonate and salt there is no need for silver po. If you want the coin to retain any numismatic value don t clean it. If the silver coin you want to clean has only some small oxidation spots then you can clean them best with an acid fluid like warm vinegar or sour milk on soft tissue or a raw potato cut in half and rub the coin with it. Rubbing the coin in the cloth using your thumb and index finger you can clean both sides at once.

Pour the liquid in a bowl and soak the coins in the liquid until the dirt and tarnish loosens. After cleaning it rinse it well with water and dry the coin with a soft paper tissue. Putting an amount of polish about the size of the silver coin on a soft cloth fold the cloth in half which gets polish on both halves then place the coin in between. The dirt and the patina are part of the coin s history and collector s like their coins with history. The warmer the water the better but waiting for boiling water to cool down before scrubbing the silver can be time consuming.

Make sure that the solution is mixed properly. If you just like a shiny coin then just soak it in a bit of water with some dish soap like adam turner said then rinse it with running water. Now stir the slat with the isopropyl alcohol for a minute. The reaction of the warm water baking soda and aluminum foil will allow the tarnished silver to clean beautifully.