What is the best way to clean old silver dollars and other silver item
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BONAMI. It's usually on the counters where you find comet or Bartenders Keeper. It works wonderfully!!
Cheap and easy... use a bit a toothpaste without adding any water. Rub gently with your fingers until the paste becomes dirty, then rinse. Repeat if necessary. Finish with a 'silver cloth' or microfiber rag.
Hi, Here's a link that may help! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp62AvR7kFM
Good luck!
I would use a good silver polish. I collect a lot of silver, some of it sterling and when all is said and done it is the silver polish that works best.
Hello! The link I am providing gives several methods to clean silver using materials you likely have in your home. My Dad used to like to clean up old dirty coIns. He tried many different ways to do it and eventually found what worked best fir him -- denture cleaner. He would put the cleaner -- the kind that fizzes -- in a glass of water and in no time the dirty coins were shiny and new!
https://www.rd.com/home/cleaning-organizing/how-to-clean-silver/amp/
Make sure they're not worth more than face value BEFORE you clean them. Clean coins can lower the value.
Silver polish
if your a collector of coins -- never clean them as that makes them worthless-- only worth what they were when minted
With a good silver polish. But...I would leave the coins alone.
DO NOT CLEAN SILVER COINS. Their value will drop and only be worth scrap value. I sell a lot of silver on Ebay. Jewelry, silverware, serving sets. Silver polish and dips tends to remove some of the metal. The foil method doesn't work that great and still leaves a grey film that still needs to be removed. I use white toothpaste (not gel) and a damp toothbrush. For large items I use a damp cloth. Also works on copper, brass, gold, porcelain, sneakers, etc. For my sales I needed one product for cleaning everything.
plain white toothpaste
You don't want to clean coins - that may seriously devalue them. You need to see a collector and let them advise you.