Does anyone know what to do with dirty money? I am talking about literally dirty money.
I have a bunch of change I have tried to clean several times using various substances. I don’t know what my father got on them.
Ironically, they are probably the most germ free coins in existence, but they have gunk on them still and many cannot be read. They look like something you would find in ship that sunk 300 years ago. I think they would not be read by or damage the coin counting machine at the bank.
I keep forgetting to ask the bank about this despite having to go to the bank at least once a week over something to do with the estate.
WD-40?
Coins: In earlier times hotels/ casinos used to wash coins in a regular washing machine. Put ‘em in a sock and let them scrub. Works great for normal sweat/grease/etc. If the coins were in the ocean and have sea growth on them just leave them alone. The sea growth is mostly calcium and usually etches the metal somewhat so they look worse after you get it off. My divers used to bring sea bottom coins in occasionally. We tried cleaning a few but the effort was never impressive. My favorite is an 1921 Morgan dollar that probably went in the ocean during WW II and was found about 1980. Really crusty. I cleaned it enough to read it but have left it alone since. Unless you’re talking a large quantity I’d say just make a neat display out of them and call it good.