Mouldy Looking Coins

[Dee Sa]

found a small bag full they have grime and some green mould mostly English a few from USA, how can I clean them ? dont want them shiny just useable, tried Cillit bang for grease and bleach, its shifted some of the grime but not the green mould any suggetions pls

[Prudie]

You could try soaking them in coke.

[anneasquith]

brown sauce .

[pusskin]

Soak in coke or brown sauce. Will come up shining.

[Retrochic]

OP said: 'I don't want them shiny'............

Anyway - the green colour is more likely verdigris than mould . Try soaking in boiling water or even boiling for a few minutes in a pan then rubbing with something like an ajax pad.

[stuey]

Before you do anything to them, you should ascertain as to whether of not they have any collector's value. Probably not; but, you never know until you look. Once you start "messing" with them, the value is pretty well gone.

[Georgiesmum]

My dad was a keen coin collector and he used to say the worst thing anyone could do to a coin is to soak it in coco cola. He always said the best thing to do was to use some nice soapy water and a nail brush, much less harmful to the coin.

[whirlyhurly]

Get out the good old HP sauce,it works a treat.

[Retrochic]

The OP wants the coins to spend not to collect.

[Dee Sa]

thank you all, no they are not valuable its brown sauce &/or coke, on reflection don't think we have any coke cant stand the stuff & its vodka & sprite after sundown for me ! Happy Easter everyone
Dee x