Elderly house again 2nd time

[Trapper340]

Along with all the trash ( mostly nails ) I was able to find me a
And not more than a few inch away this popped out. Thought it was play money until my wife was looking at it and said it was a pfennig. .
How do I clean it up so I might be able to find the date.

 

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[coinman123]

Nice silver coin! Kind of weird to find a Nazi Germany coin in the USA, probably a soldier brought it back as a souvenir of the war. If you look carefully you can see that the eagle is holding a Swastika, the date is supposed to be right below it.

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Congrats on that sweet merc !! Your pfennig looks like a nazi one,is there a swastika under the eagle.?

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Whup ,coinman beat me

 

[Icewing]

Nice finds, you might give electrolysis a try.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice stuff trapper

 

[Trapper340]

There is one but it's hard to see, you have to hold it just so in order to see it.

 

[dirtlooter]

great merc and the other one just shows that you never know what you will find

 

[david680]

Nice finds. Not sure how much luck you'll have cleaning the German coin. It's zinc and you're liable to do more harm than good.

 

[Mzjavert]

I like finding foreign coins. Congratulations on both.

 

[Johncoho]

Nice finds. I have had some success with soaking in lemon juice and using a small fine brass brush. Soak a little then brush a little. Repeat until you can make out the date. With the condition it is in you can't hurt it if you go slow.

 

[basque-man]

Very cool!!!!