@mc5punk 17 February 2025 more from that month

Method to restore coins Whether they are old or not, the truth is that there are coins that are in a state that whose appearance is not attractive, either because of the passage of time or the conditions to which they have been exposed. In my case, I have taken on the task of collecting coins that have ceased to be in circulation in my country, and some that come from abroad; the truth is that, when you see them, you can hardly appreciate their image well because of the type of dirt they have, and recently, when I saw a Tiktok video showing a homemade restoration method, I decided to do the same.

When researching what kind of substance or chemical element could be used for this, I got that we can use toilet cleaner (which also works for ceramics, flooring, etc.), since it basically uses the same acid that makes up the gastric juice in our stomach.

So, to perform our task what we must do is place the coins inside a plastic container and submerge them with this liquid, to let it rest for a whole night, preferably. This should be done in an open space to avoid the accumulation of gases that are being released, and we should also have a mask available with which we will decrease the chances of breathing these gases.

Already the next day, we will be able to notice that the color of the liquid has changed, in addition to that, the smell of has dissipated. Now we proceed to throw away the liquid and wash the coins with plenty of water, so that, immediately, with the help of a cloth or cloth (made of cotton) let them dry and clean them, as well as with a toothbrush, to rub them. To which at the end we will see the great change in appearance that they have given.

Source of the images All the images were made with my Amazon Fire 8 tablet