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Cleaning old pennies

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:39 pm
by pauljt71
I have found that when playing these old machines hands can get very dirty very quickly handling the old coins. I guess the same muck is also being transferred into the machine and coin slides.

I have found that by soaking the old pennies in cheap cola overnight followed by a quick rinse can transform old dirty coins into relatively shiny ones. 😀

Re: Cleaning old pennies

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:35 pm
by pennymachines
And the cola tastes better afterwards. !SLURP!

Re: Cleaning old pennies

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:31 pm
by badpenny
Much better than sticking them into a home made grit tumbler, says I.

BP :didact:

Re: Cleaning old pennies

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:33 am
by brigham
Your hands DID get dirty when you were playing the machines; it was all part of the experience.
Have a look at your hands after a good session in today's arcades, it's no different.

Re: Cleaning old pennies

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:27 pm
by chris rideout
pennymachines wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:35 pm And the cola tastes better afterwards. !SLURP!
Stockwells Cola at Tesco Metro is only 17p for a 2 litre bottle. (Happy slurping!) :D

Re: Cleaning old pennies

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:40 pm
by badpenny
......... and if you mix it 3:1 with Toilet Duck it's really quite palatable.