Penny Presser Nerds..... The Pencil Eraser

[LadyDiznee123]

Peace and Blessings to all of my fellow Disney Nerds:

Just wanted to post something about Penny Pressing for those of you who trek through the parks and make a hobby out of this, and I hope that it hasn't already been posted. If so I do apologize in advance.

Anyway, for those you who, like me, are going out of our way to only gather up pennies made before 1982 and are cleaning them with Ketchup (which totally works), there is another step you can take to get those ketchup-cleaned pennies to another level of bright and shiny - and that is to (after the ketchup cleaning) take a pencil eraser to them. I saw this on the internet and it really works. It actually takes another layer off of the penny, revealing a new and brighter level of shine and color.

Just FYI for you penny cleaners who may not have heard about this!

 

[niffer5150]

is this for pre or post smooshing? i just got back from DL with a book full of 60th LE pennies but they are all super dirty. i just couldn't find shinier ones and didn't have time for the ketchup/vinegar thing.

 

[LadyDiznee123]

is this for pre or post smooshing? i just got back from DL with a book full of 60th LE pennies but they are all super dirty. i just couldn't find shinier ones and didn't have time for the ketchup/vinegar thing.

Hello Niffer:

This is for pre "smooshing." Lol. But im sure you can try the same method on the post smooshed pennies. Good luck!

 

[Boo Bear]

Peace and Blessings to all of my fellow Disney Nerds:

Just wanted to post something about Penny Pressing for those of you who trek through the parks and make a hobby out of this, and I hope that it hasn't already been posted. If so I do apologize in advance.

Anyway, for those you who, like me, are going out of our way to only gather up pennies made before 1982 and are cleaning them with Ketchup (which totally works), there is another step you can take to get those ketchup-cleaned pennies to another level of bright and shiny - and that is to (after the ketchup cleaning) take a pencil eraser to them. I saw this on the internet and it really works. It actually takes another layer off of the penny, revealing a new and brighter level of shine and color.

Just FYI for you penny cleaners who may not have heard about this!

Why 1982?

 

[mesaboy2]

Why 1982?

Pennies changed from mostly copper to mostly zinc in 1982.

 

[Boo Bear]

Pennies changed from mostly copper to mostly zinc in 1982.

Gotcha! This is good to know!

 

[myrtleturtle]

Thanks for the tips! Now I'm going to have to go through the pennies I just cleaned and check the years!

 

[goofyintoronto]

The hunt for pennies here in canada is even harder....canada got rid of pennies some time ago!