Can I clean money?

I have a stack of silver certificates my aunt gave me when she was
passing away. I have probably 60 of them. Most are 1957, but I have
a few from the 20's and a couple from Hawaii. They are in good
condition, but she had a paper clip around them, and they got stained
by rust. Is there a safe way to try to clean them, or should I just
let them be?

Don't attempt to clean these. You will end up decreasing whatever
value they have. It is possible to remove some light rust stains, but
should only be done by those with considerable experience.


(Jeff) wrote in message . com...
I have a stack of silver certificates my aunt gave me when she was
passing away. I have probably 60 of them. Most are 1957, but I have
a few from the 20's and a couple from Hawaii. They are in good
condition, but she had a paper clip around them, and they got stained
by rust. Is there a safe way to try to clean them, or should I just
let them be?

"Jeff" wrote in message
om...
I have a stack of silver certificates my aunt gave me when she was
passing away. I have probably 60 of them. Most are 1957, but I have
a few from the 20's and a couple from Hawaii. They are in good
condition, but she had a paper clip around them, and they got stained
by rust. Is there a safe way to try to clean them, or should I just
let them be?

The safe answer is always to just let them be. If you clean them you could
damage them and the value will surely drop.

Mark

(Jeff) wrote:
... but she had a paper clip around them, and they got stained
by rust. Is there a safe way to try to clean them, or ...

As others have said, I rubberstamp their resounding, "No." Paper
money collectors routinely smell the bills for traces of chemicals
that are used by unscrupulous sellers to "improve" notes. Anything
you do will be detected and will lower the value of the bills. It is
hard to see them with the problem, but it will be harder to suffer the
loss. HAWAII notes are always popular. They even made an
anachronistic appearance in the movie PEARL HARBOR.

Michael