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Does white vinegar corrode all coins the same way?

does white vinegar ⇦ in bulk on eBay or Amazon [affil link] corrode pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in the same way? I know that vinegar does remove rust and stuff from pennies, and also defaces it a little in the process, but does it do the same with the other 3 basic coins? (I'm in 7th grade)

Kara N [surname deleted for privacy by Editor]
Student - St. Pete, Florida
February 14, 2011

Hi, Kara.

Get four small glass or plastic bowls. Put a couple of ounces of vinegar in each. Put a penny in one, a nickel in another, a dime in another, a quarter in another. Then come back in a week, describe what you see, and ask us again. Good luck.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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Another problem. Some, maybe all current coins are sandwich metals, which will react far differently than the older 1 metal alloy coins.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
February 21, 2011

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