wheaties and the red scuzz

[switch]

I have noticed that after cleaning some wheats that they have this bright red gritty nasty on them... Is there anything I can do to lessen that?

 

[JTGOLD]

I have found out that if I clean copper with clad mine are like that too so I clean all my copper by itself and it doesn't do that,nickels will turn red also if cleaned with clad,try doing them seperate.

 

[switch]

Interesting, I kept just wheat pennies together. :dontknow:

 

[coinnut]

It's a normal rust on some pennies, especially from the WW2 era. The composition was changed and I think they used spent cartridges in the making?? If they are common coins, try heating up some hydrogen peroxide in a shot glass for about 15 seconds and drop that penny in and watch it fizz. I think the red will be gone lol If you want to see it slower, heat up the peroxide and use a Q tip and rub it on, over and over.

 

[switch]

Actually the peroxide caused it. :-\

I am almost to the point where I am not even going to clean anything anymore. lol

 

[coinnut]

Actually the peroxide caused it. :-\

I am almost to the point where I am not even going to clean anything anymore. lol

The peroxide caused it to turn red?? That has never happened before. You sure you didn't use barbecue sauce? lol

 

[switch]

:embarrassed: whoops.... lol

Nope

but yep, the few that I did all got red crap all over them and a couple that I cleaned with the toothpick method got it too... :-\

 

[JTGOLD]

try electrolsis.