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Rub the penny with an eraser. Keep rubbing until the tarnish is slowly removed. This is a simple method involving no messy liquids, but it is time consuming, especially if you have many pennies.
Put a drop of tomato ketchup onto the penny. Scrub it into the penny with a toothbrush. Keep scrubbing for several minutes, then rinse the penny. The coin will look pink with dull patches. Bring back the shine by pouring a teaspoon of baking soda into a dish and adding enough water to make a thick paste. Smear this onto the penny, and rub it with your fingers.
Mix 1/2 cup vinegar with 2 teaspoons salt in a dish. Put in five or six pennies. Mix the pennies around in the solution. Leave them until the tarnish has come off. Rinse the pennies with water. Bring them to a shine using the baking soda technique.
Mix 1/4 cup lemon juice with 1 teaspoon salt. Place five or six pennies into the mixture. Leave the pennies until the tarnish has come off. Do not leave them overnight, or the pennies will turn black. Remove the pennies, rinse and dry them. This method requires no rubbing.
Pour some cola into a dish. Soak five or six pennies in it until the tarnish comes off. Rinse the pennies and dry them. Do not leave the pennies in the cola overnight, because the cola can corrode them.
Rub brass cleaner onto the penny with a dry cloth for several minutes. Brass cleaner can be purchased from hardware stores. Follow its safety instructions and guidelines for use. Once the brass cleaner has dried, rub the penny with a dry paper towel. Black tarnish will transfer onto the paper towel. Keep rubbing until the penny shines.