Cleaning Over $100 in Clad Part#3 Finally Finished Them

[Nanpa0]

how much electricity was spent tumbling all those coin.. is it worth the tumbling?

[219erman]

@Nanpa0 ....Seeing that the bank won't take them in that condition..That's why I clean over $100 in clad at one time at the end of the year...Probably costs less than 50 cents in material & electricity..I'd say...Yes...It's well worth it.

[zekehooper]

Seems like you could make a tumbler like that really cheap?

[berkelusa]

Try some Simple Green instead of water or even a 50/50 mix.. Great stuff !

[mybuddy17]

I have the same model 3 pound Chicago tumbler. The belt breaks after a few hours. Also the barrel moves around and some of the rubber from the barrel wears off. Any suggestions how I can make the belt last longer?

[219erman]

@mybuddy17 ...You have to load it with a pound or less..Otherwise it breaks consistantly..It's junk...I purchased a larger 15# tumbler that I load with less than 10#,and it works great...Good Luck

[mybuddy17]

@219erman Thanks for the information. I'm going to buy a 15 pound tumbler for my clad.

[InrDmons]

@219erman I am hoping to buy the 15 lb cap, 1 gallon Rock Tumbler with FREE 4lb grit kit off of ebay to create sea glass-like glass using recycled glass bottles etc. Would this be a good product for this? Also, what type of polishing rocks or any other materials should I purchase?

[Dasdfjkl]

Also, to find out if a penny is the heavier mostly copper quickly, you can make a little balance with a zinc penny on one side. The copper penny will make the balance tilt it's way strongly. I think they will come out with a new penny material in the near future, and then the copper pennies will be junk coins that can be sold to melt for the copper. Like the junk silver coins are now.

[219erman]

Dasdfjkl ..The only ones I hold on to now are wheat & indian cents..I did weigh the mems ..So I could estimate how many there were instead of counting them...I did try to turn in a couple hundred ate up zinc cents to the scrap yard...But they wouldn't take them...They said we can't take them because we dont ment down american currency..My bank said 'we can not accept them because they jam our counter..So I gave them to charity

[Dasdfjkl]

Pennies before 1982, and some 1982's, are much heavier than the zincs. They are worth about 2 cents in copper content. You might want to hang on to the 1981 and earlier memorials. I keep a spread sheet and log every coin- where I found it, the date I found it and the date of the coin. Each one is like a little time capsule. And then I change them for paper bills at the coin counting machine. Isn't if funny that cleaning the coins seems more tedious and timeconsuming than digging them up?

[AZdigger]

I enjoyed the insight.. So glad you took the time to share.. Hear in AZ we love the weather..

[mark1wtf]

OMG i am going to do it with my 300 coins!!!!!!!

[GTVAlfaMan]

I found it very interesting. Does the tumbler introduce fine scratches on the coins? I suppose you would not use a tumbler on your valuable silver, gold and wheaties? Great video.

[219erman]

Oh yeah ...it does scratch the coins...I mostly only tumble newer clad coinage& I am experimenting with baking soda tumbling on nickles/wheats/& Indians...

I would never tumble a coin worth more than about $2....& never on either silver OR Gold...I use small pea gravel rocks on modern coins & baking soda on whaeties older than 1940...I do not tumble any key or semi key date wheats tho....Thaks for watching

[LaDigger]

Great video,not boring at all. I think I will try the tape on the spindle. I bought a Dirt devil #15 vacuum cleaner belt and cut it about 3/16 of an inch wide for my Chicago tumbler. It works fine and I don't think it will break any time soon, it's tough . Thanks for the ideas, HH.

[219erman]

Thanks Ladigger....I thought you used an O ring...Thanks for your comment

[LaDigger]

The o ring didn't last long either.

[MNdigger]

Great Series!!

HH!!

[219erman]

Thanks All for your Kind Comments

[Biofilmz]

I enjoyed the series. Thanks for posting.

[icollectstuffdude]

Nice work Dave. The large tumbler is awesome. Thanks

[NiagracountyNY]

Great series Dave! Where did you get that Large tubler??I need one of those and I dont wanna mess with the small ones.HH

[219erman]

I got it on Ebay for $177 Shipped....MJR 15 pound tumbler will outlast your Grandkids.. He also makes Larger tumblers.....Thanks for Asking....If there is anything else you need to know about it ,just ask........H.H. ,Dave

[gibsondan]

Super video and demonstration!!!