Mesmerising moment a TikTok user transforms an Australian 20 cent coin and removes almost 50 years of grime in a couple of minutes
- A video shows almost 50 years of dirt being removed from a 20 cent coin
- The moment from start to finish was posted on Tik Tok by user ‘Clean Coins’
- Dozens of other videos have been posted of coins from around the world
An incredible video captures the moment almost 50 years worth of grime is removed from an Australian 20 cent coin.
The sped-up footage was posted to TikTok by user ‘Clean Coins’ and showed the dirty piece of small change being transformed within minutes.
The cleaner used a cotton tip and High Strength Metal Cleaning Polish to give the coin a new look.
An incredible video shows almost 50 years of dirt being removed from an Australian 20 cent coin
The TikTok account features dozens of other videos, with coins from all over the globe receiving the same makeover.
The coins are released back into circulation after they’re cleaned.
The footage has proved extremely popular on the video-sharing app.
‘This was so satisfying’, one woman wrote.
‘I’m shocked to find out 20 cent coins are silver,’ another said.
Others suggested they had wasted their time cleaning it by hand.
‘Next leave it in a can of coke overnight,’ they said.
The cleaner only used a cotton tip and High Strength Metal Cleaning Polish to give the coin a new look (pictured)