Do you tumble your wheat pennies?

[DavidN]

I just looked on ebay and wheat pennies are selling fairly well. I have been tumbling my wheat finds. Is that a good idea?

Thank you

david

[EBCIII]

I have debated this with myself. I have come to the conclusion that I will unless a key or semi key date. I really do not intend to sell them, but that may change, Beale.

[Captain]

I would think that a tumbler would ruin a coin as a collectable. I may be completely wrong; because folks here use tumblers alot on some coins. Having said that, I have ruined wheats with lemon juice and salt. Only the stuborn ones what had pits. Im trying to soak it all in but thier is a lot to learn. I had a hard time with patients/intisapation with new finds...

[Zman]

Try this, lay your wheaties on wax paper and coat them with Elmers glue. Let it dry and then peel it off. It will remove a lot of the dirt and grime and will not harm the coin.

[IndianaSmith]

If they aren't "cruddy" I'd leave them alone. If you have a tumbler, try a few, but check them every 30 minutes & stop when there at a point your satisfied with, then make your own decision.

I tumble my clad & zinc pennies (seperately) in white aquarium gravel & can't see where it hurts it. That said, I wouldn't tumble any valuable ones. Change the water in the tumbler often too, as it'll turn black from the tarnish.

Smitty

[JCWhite]

Indiana Smith has good advice on those wheats when they are not key dates. JC