Do you guys clean your dirty looking coins?

**aylasmommy** · 06-25-2003, 02:29 PM

I am soo fed up with the icky dirty coins! I have a pile sitting on my desk and I'm so grossed out by how they look that I haven't put them away

I was thinking about putting them in something to clean it off...but then thought naahhh I'll just dump it in my jar and wash my hands..

BUT, if in the future I want to say, teach ayla how to count money, I would love to clean them off first

Should I just soak it in soap and water and scrub it with a sponge? or maybe run it through the dishwasher somehow? Or is there a magical liquid that will clean that grime right off?

How do you guys clean them off, if you do do that?

**homesteadmamma** · 06-25-2003, 03:35 PM

Heather, do you mean your change, especially those pennies. If thats what you mean, dump them all in a bowl of Coke and they'll come out spotless!!!

The kids love to do this and see how the pennies come out.

**aylasmommy** · 06-25-2003, 03:41 PM

yep change is what I mean

I have tonnnnnnnns of coke around so that will work PERFECT!! Now i know what to do with the coke dh doens't finish!!

**simplemom** · 06-25-2003, 03:51 PM

Wow! I should try this...sometimes my pennies are sticky and yucky!

**homesteadmamma** · 06-25-2003, 04:01 PM

The kids love doing this - they always want to see just what a Coke will do. It will also clear out that toilet bowl as well. Interesting what Coke will do and yet so many people drink it!!

**Jojaby** · 06-25-2003, 04:43 PM

Only if they're covered in dirt or something then I'll wash it off with water.

**Katybird** · 06-25-2003, 06:45 PM

I didn't know that would clean them. Thanks for the tip CJ.

**captclearance** · 06-25-2003, 07:13 PM

If you have flat coke that no-one wants to drink, pour it in the toilet and leave overnight, put the plug in the drain and pour in and soak the top of the drain overnight......