I want to make a sixpence coin shiny...

[trt]

Its a 1966 sixpence in good condition but its a bit dull. I tried diluted bleach but no difference.

Its to put into my grandsons 1st birthday card, as they are supposed to be lucky..

[tenrec]

does vinegar work?

[TWR]

Put it in a cup of coke Trt. works a treat.

[Traci66]

Drop it in a glass of coke. Did this experiment at school many ears ago, we also put a tooth in there and guess what happened to the tooth.

[mrsmaveric]

what happened to the tooth traci????...and more to the point whose tooth was it???...lol

[Traci66]

Can't remember whose tooth it was but we were in junior school, so everybody had teeth falling out and we were too old for the tooth fairy.

[JonnyBoy12]

Traci is right and has copied my answer. I was going to say what she said too.

[grasscarp]

HP sauce is good for cleaning coins

[snags]

Or leave it covered overnight in tomato ketchup.

[TheRtHonSec]

Just leave it in some brown sauce overnight. Never fails. Coke is very good for removing oil stains from your driveway. True. Try it.

[trt]

Thanks folks,

haven't got any coke or hp, but will try the tomato sauce before i go to bed.

[Hopkirk]

Traci, I don't understand.

Too old for the tooth fairy??

[parkie]

So that's the reason. Since my teeth started falling out I've put them under my pillow but never got a thing from the fairy. It's over 60 years since she left me anything.

[Georgiesmum]

Clean the coin with ordinary soap and a nail brush. My dad collected coins and thats what he used to tell us to do. He said coke was too harsh.

[ladybirder]

Drop it in a drop of gin or vodka and if all else fails Harpic toilet cleaner is brilliant.

[Traci66]

Well maybe not too old, but my dad said that the tooth fairy didn't come to our area in case she got mugged.

[Vitam12]

Cillit Bang is fantastic - I have used it to brighten up coins in the past and it really works

[HowardKennitby]

Have you tried polishing it?