Street tear out finds

[PullTabPete]

Over the holiday weekend I was able to hunt a street tear out in the older part of town, after not finding much the first half hour I finally hit an 1890 V nickel and then not much later got an 1897 Barber dime. I didn't find anything else of note but was quite happy.



The V nickel has good detail but hard to see in the photo, anyone have suggestions to clean it up? I was thinking of tumbling it in sand.

HH


Pete

 

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[Tahoegold]

No abrasives ever!! Do some research for yourself first. I would not trust a person or two, suggesting anything!! Go to or call a coin shop. Find out the value. Find out what should be done. But do not use sand!

 

[A#1]

Thats a good tire shop.

Cool coins too, lol.

 

[PullTabPete]

No abrasives ever!! Do some research for yourself first. I would not trust a person or two, suggesting anything!! Go to or call a coin shop. Find out the value. Find out what should be done. But do not use sand!

I'm not worried about value it is not a key date, probably worth a $1 in condition it is in. I just want to be able to look it at and see the detail. I was thinking about soaking it in olive oil and picking dirt off or tumbling it .

 

[PullTabPete]

Thats a good tire shop.

Cool coins too, lol.

Hi haven't been to that tire shop, but have been to the Filling Station quite a few times, V nickel was in front of Verano Tan and Barber was in front of the Family Video.

If you head over there I'd take a small coil as there is a lot of metal debris around.

HH,

Pete

 

[A#1]

Hi haven't been to that tire shop, but have been to the Filling Station quite a few times, V nickel was in front of Verano Tan and Barber was in front of the Family Video.

If you head over there I'd take a small coil as there is a lot of metal debris around.

HH,

Pete

Yeh, I'd imagine there is. I think about goin down there after work, only half a mile away. By the time i get out though, I just don't want to deal with the people over there......Got me a nice, peaceful 1800's homestead on the way home from work that's more my style.

 

[Hawks88]

Couple of nice saves. Congrats

 

[Tahoegold]

I saw TwoToes soak old cans in lemon juice to clean them. It worked really well.

 

[xr7ator]

If you can spend a dug V nickle, it's worth five cents! Nickels just don't clean up that nice and that coin will NEVER have ANY numismatic value.
Lets be real, people.
I would be happy with those finds as well, grats!

 

[A#1]

If you can spend a dug V nickle, it's worth five cents! Nickels just don't clean up that nice and that coin will NEVER have ANY numismatic value.
Lets be real, people.
I would be happy with those finds as well, grats!

Honestly, my way is to ID a coin or anything else really, for possible value....

If it ain't potentially worth a million bucks, and I want it shiny, I put it in my rotary brass tumbler with stainless media, dawn dish soap, and lemishine (citric acid).....turns most things shiny new again.

Definately not a collector approved method. But I ain't no collector.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Toothpick heavy corrosion off, wash it with water, toothbrush, dry, soak in vinegar for a short time, like 2-3 min, take out, wash it soap water, rub coin with hair or skin oil to highlight details - you are done - that's what I did with my 1912-s V-nickel, with no sig damage....
Its a case-by-case situation to decide, so ask coin shops and serious collectors first....!

 

[PullTabPete]

Went back yesterday and used my small coil.

Found 4 Wheats 21, 42, 44. 48-d and 1899 V Nickel. Was a nice time and happy to find an another 1890's coin, but it is kind of toasted, I tried tumbling the other V nickel but didn't really improve it.

Couldn't really get a decent picture