Cleaning Corroded Pennies

What is the best way to clean and preserve pennies?

By Derwin D. Webb from MO

Answers:

Cleaning Corroded Pennies

Several ways:

1. hot vinegar and salt
2. hot buttermilk
3. hot sour milk
4. tomato juice
5. Rhuhttp://chemistry.about.com/cs/demonstrations/a/aa022204a.htmbarb Juice

By Cajun

Cleaning Corroded Pennies

If you are saving them for collecting, don't clean them. It will decrease the value! (09/17/2009)

By Carol

Cleaning Corroded Pennies

Throw them in pickle juice. (09/17/2009)

By Jan

Cleaning Corroded Pennies

This may sound crazy, but soak them overnight in Coke. There is something in its makeup that works great. They will come out looking like new! I have also used it (and also tomato sauce) for my copper bottom Revere Ware pans.
I don't know if any other soda works. (04/09/2010)

By Martha Fickling