COIN TUMBLERS FOR METAL DETECTING FINDS: Below we have a a wide variety of coin cleaning methods. Most importantly being the Coin Tumbler. Mostly used for cleaning vast amounts of face value Clad Coins. Metal Detector users often find clad coins that must be cleaned before they are exchanged for paper currency.
Note: "Rock Tumblers" double as "Coin Tumblers".
COIN POLISHING : As a general rule, a coin's worth is often determined by it's original condition. For example, take a circulation coin worth $200 in common ok condition. If one polished that coin till it looked near new, it's value would be considerably cut. However, there may be those times where you have a coin you may want to look good, that has no collector value. At that time, you may want to consider using a coin tumbler with very fine sand. You would likely want to do them at one at a time in this process, as multiple coins clanging together is bound to damage them. Some of the most amazing polished coins I have ever found were from the fine sand volleyball court. These coins were so smooth, they would fall out of your grasp like ice cubes. Many times more smooth than glass.
