Cleaning Old Black Nickles

[AmericanCoinHunting]

I have been cleaning some nasty wheaties that hydrogen Peroxide could not touch..........
I tried vinager on them,and the dirt came off,along with the color,,,,,,,,,Turned them pail.................
I posted a pick of a 1940 Nickle find...I think on January 3rd ?.....That was just black........
...............Hardly showed up in the pics........................I thought.................
Well .......If Apple Cider Vinager will turn Wheat cents pail....................................
I wonder if it will work on Black Nickles as well.....................After soaking for 20 minutes,and scrubbing with baking soda,and repeat 3 more times................Here are the results....In the Before Pic..The 1940 Nickle is in the upper right corner of the original Jan_3rd pic
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[treasurefiend]

Cool, I only cleaned 1 nickel ever - sadly it was my very first Buffalo... I wish I didn't. I like them the way they look right out of the ground, now I just rinse them off with hot water to get the dirt off.

I used white vinegar with some salt. It stripped the oxidation right off, but left it a dull grey color. Man I wish I didn't clean it!!!!

[Lowbatts]

Looks like it gave it a pitted surface but if it's not super rare so be it because it is easier to look at!

[AmericanCoinHunting]

A few minutes ago I was putting the nickle away,and looked at the back...........I discovered it is a 1940........with an (( S )) .....mm...........
Is that any more rare than a D or P Nickle .............I can't seem to find my books in all this cluttered mess........while cleaning My dirty 2008 finds....................... YES Lowbatts..........It IS pitted//////////////////But it was nasty,and pitted and Black before I soaked it in cider...........
........................................Hmmmmmmmmm mmmm...................."soaked it in cider "..............T h a t.... even sounds nasty...LOL

[treasurefiend]

I looked on the PCGS website, it is common. Actually the 1940p has a higher cost.

[Lowbatts]

http://www.pcgs.com/prices/

[AmericanCoinHunting]

I looked on the PCGS website, it is common. Actually the 1940p has a higher cost.

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http://www.pcgs.com/prices/

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Thanks for the info Guys..............I kind of like the way the cleaned up nickle looks better than the way it looked before.............Tho.....................If it had been a rare one..................I think I would have left it alone.........Thanks Again

[kimsdad]

Hi McEtrac,
If you want to clean your nickels & don't like the smell of vinegar, you can use Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce. It does the same thing over a bit more time, but it smells like you're going to cook a steak.

That's a gorgeous Merc, BTW!!

[AmericanCoinHunting]

Hi McEtrac,
If you want to clean your nickels & don't like the smell of vinegar, you can use Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce. It does the same thing over a bit more time, but it smells like you're going to cook a steak.

That's a gorgeous Merc, BTW!!

Thanks kimsdad..................I do not like the smell of vinegar,and will try that

[crazyjarhead]

I dug 2 nasty nickels Sat. But I just leave them the way they are.