Here's what to do—and not do—when cleaning collected coins. Chalk it up to the excitement of having my own money for the first time, but when I was a kid, I loved cleaning all of the coins collected ...

The first rule of coin collecting is: DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS. This is the most important piece of advice for any collector, new or old. Serious collectors and experts agree that most coins should ...

10:13, Thu, Oct 29, 2020 Updated: 10:17, Thu, Oct 29, 2020 Should you clean coins? If your coins have no collectible value and you just want to rid everyday coins of bacteria and viruses, that’s ...

Winter storm, blizzard warnings in the mountains with heavy lowland rain You're digging through a giant jar of pennies you've ignored for years, hoping to find something special. That's when it ...

Dear Heloise: Thanks for the hint on CLEANING COINS. However, please tell the folks not to try it with the new "gold" dollars. I tried to clean up a few, and in less than 15 minutes, the cleaner ...

Thanks for the hint on cleaning coins. However, please tell the folks not to try it with the new "gold" dollars. I tried to clean up a few, and in less than 15 minutes, the cleaner proceeded to remove ...

If you want some good advise, "Don't clean your coins" is just that. Does this mean that coins should never be cleaned? No, but usually cleaning your coins removes not only dirt, but also value. There ...

For many newcomers to the world of numismatics, tarnished coins may appear ugly, dirty, and worth a whole lot of nothing. As we have all learned over the course of our lifetime, appearances are not ...