How to Clean Coins – Using MS70 Coin Restorer on Silver Coins
First off, let me address the obvious… I know many of you have been told to never clean coins. But, keep in mind that removing gunk, debris, glue, tape and grime from a coins surface without rubbing and/or scratching is acceptable as long as you are very careful and use products that are either designed to restore a coin or use only warm water and pat dry.
That being said, I am a firm believer in NOT using any products myself (perhaps leave it up to the expert coin restorers) on ANY potentially valuable coins (such as key dates), and especially not on any copper coins that have turned brown after years of storage.
Now that the disclaimers are out, in this video I will be reviewing the MS70 Coin Restorer. I will refer to it as "cleaning the coin" in this video as it is just easier to say. I'll be testing it on silver quarters and silver half dollars with varying degrees of dirt, glue, tape, grime, etc – to see how they come out.
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How to Clean Coins – Using MS70 Coin Restorer on Silver Coins
First off, let me address the obvious… I know many of you have been told to never clean coins. But, keep in mind that removing gunk, debris, glue, tape and grime from a coins surface without rubbing and/or scratching is acceptable as long as you are very careful and use products that are either designed to restore a coin or use only warm water and pat dry.
That being said, I am a firm believer in NOT using any products myself (perhaps leave it up to the expert coin restorers) on ANY potentially valuable coins (such as key dates), and especially not on any copper coins that have turned brown after years of storage.
Now that the disclaimers are out, in this video I will be reviewing the MS70 Coin Restorer. I will refer to it as “cleaning the coin” in this video as it is just easier to say. I’ll be testing it on silver quarters and silver half dollars with varying degrees of dirt, glue, tape, grime, etc – to see how they come out.
Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching!
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Found an interesting way to clean pennies recently
What’s y’all opinion of using acetone?
@Jake Fontenot Acetone is the ONLY thing I would ever put on a coin!
I don’t condone this…
Question why not just use a bakery blow touch 🤔 use it 4 to 6inch,away in circles for few sec,,,I have restored many black gunk off silver oz, 🤔 😉 thanks if read
The taped Kennedy is definitely chemically altered with the old tape glue. Old tape glues are very destructive. The one with the dark edge is lacquer or tobacco juice, probably from a coin stash or bagged coins kept in a moist basement or cellar or some kind of cachet.
Hey Rob this was a good review video and I hope you make more videos like this! I hope you remember me from the live-streams! Take care! And remember Stay safe!
Interesting….I ordered some copper rounds and they gave me a buffalo nickel. Of course it was slick so I decided to buy some nicadate. I tried it for the first time. Worked great. It was a 1919 date. Thanks Rob.
The cleaner did improve the appearance of the coins and made them look better than they were. I think that considering the conditions of the coins altogether with all of the environmental damage they had, it did a pretty good job bringing out the coins detail. I would use it without any second thoughts on coins.
My personal experience with ms-70 is mixed. I tried it on an 1827 large cent I got off of ebay for $2 that was extremely concreted, a war nickel with bad water damage, and a 64 Rosie dime that I found metal detecting. After working on the large cent for a while I found that it definitely helped but it is probably impossible to get all the concreteion off. Over time the large cent did turn blueish and I would not recommend using ms-70 on copper. The war nickel did get significantly better but much of the water damage did remain. In the future I may go back at it again. Lastly the Rosie dime did get cleaner but it remained very cloudy. Overall it helped but with extreme damage it is very difficult to get clean.
I’m not a fan of cleaning coins but I think it’s a good product and would use it but only on MS coins or really dirty/grimy ones, I’m a big fan of natural lustre….great video!!!!!
Thanks for the video, I’ve been thinking of testing ms 70 out myself. Another video I’d like to see is what to look for to check if a coin is cleaned. What does PCGS look for, is it small scrapes visible ‘under the scope?
Obviously there are people out there looking for a life changing perfect $$$$ coin but I understand like you do. 1.The enjoyment is in the coins themselves 2.They’re beautiful to look at and 3. It’s the thrill of the hunt. Keep with the great vids Rob. I appreciate you Brother.
Great video Rob! Informative as always! I wish I knew about the Amazon thing earlier before I bought my red book microscope and scale but I will keep in mind for the future. Keep up the good work!
Very helpful video. Can you release an additional video showing how the product works on proof coins (does it damage the luster) and perhaps on clad coinage as well? Thanks, Rob.
I’ve been awaiting an MS70 video, and I wasn’t disappointed! I believe I’d use this product for sure. Awesome examples, Rob!
Great video Rob! Glad you showed us what this product can do. Anybody that says they would not clean dogshit off their coins is a total hypocrite-lmfao! Junk silver coins that have little spots of dirt and grime (not toning which I always love toning) can benefit from this product. I personally always pass on the cleaned junk silver coins. However, any local coin store will by junk silver coins and give you the same amount per $1 dollar face no matter if they have been cleaned or not. Also, it looks like this product ( if used quickly and correctly with a soft q-tip) will not remove any layer of the coin and probably the coin grader companies would never know. I would definitely and probably 100% percent of everybody else would use this on a high end coin if it had just a small spot of dirt/grime that could easily be removed by using this product.
Had some common war nickels that were very dark and dirty. Cleaner didn’t do much, but the dremel fine wire wheel attachment brought them back to blast white without scratching. Worked best with pool of cleaner on surface, which prevented the dremel from smearing the grime.
Careful on that blackness on nickels, some of it’s not dirt but a reaction from not having the right layers on there and is desirable to some collectors as black beauties.
I’ve used the ezest cleaner before. It only requires a quick dip to remove minor toning on BU coins. However, constitutional often requires scrubbing.
Great demo !! I have a few coins with tape grime and would love to remove before it’s as bad as that half was! I do not know anything about acid soaks or all that. Having a cleaner for some coins I’m just keeping is an option
Acetone works for me.
Hi Rob! This video is 2 years old so I don’t know if you’ll see this. But to clean my dirty coins (very common dates and really dirty, like a combination of the first 2 in the video) I use the aluminum foil, baking soda, hot water method. It works great. Removes some of the tarnish and grime without any effort and the rest comes off on 99% of the coins with just a few seconds of rubbing with a damp cloth and some baking soda, which does no harm whatsoever to the coin itself. Everyone seems to be against cleaning until they’re not and then they want to use chemicals when a couple of everyday household goods work better. I don’t get it. (btw, I don’t understand why folks like toning. I get rid of it with a couple minutes soak in vinegar; another everyday household product.)
me too, I agree
what do you do with aluminum foil?
@Truth Seeker67 You line a pan with it and add boiling water and baking soda. The coins must be on the foil. You should smell sulfur. After a while wipe with a soft cloth. No scrubbing, no scratching. Lot’s of you tube info.
Nice color toning is what people like. Not that black crusty type shown in the video.
@Truth Seeker67 make a hat😅
I prefer using acetone, and when done, will dip on mineral oil for a minute or so. Makes things really neat looking
Thank you for your demonstration video. For those who are curious, MS 70 Coin Brightener ingredients contain 2-butoxyethanol and potassium hydroxide.
Pretty crazy that Washington quarter with the paint, went into the grooves of the luster and preserved it all these years being circulated. 😊