First War Nickel!

[ripvanb]

I dug my first war nickel today. Do they normally come out of the ground looking like this?

 

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[Stuart82]

Yup. I just found my first one last month. Looks the same. Nice find!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Usually look like that, because they are only 35% silver with other metals. Its the other metals that can make them look like that depending on where it has been hiding. Congrats on your first one.

 

[Truth]

Yes and it's beautiful!! Congratulations


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[Kurios1]

I have quite a few now and they can vary on condition based on soil content I reckon. Yours looks wonderful and can probably be cleaned up a bit if you care to. Some folks frown on cleaning silver but, it's not that valuable and if you're going to keep it why not? Congrats mate.

 

[Metal Headz]

I pulled a 1943P last week from a hillside and it was black but some of it rinsed off. Last year I found a 1945S with no tarnish. Depends on the soil.

 

[trdking]

I have quite a few now and they can vary on condition based on soil content I reckon. Yours looks wonderful and can probably be cleaned up a bit if you care to. Some folks frown on cleaning silver but, it's not that valuable and if you're going to keep it why not? Congrats mate.

For the record, I frown on cleaning anything pre civil war or key dates. Everything else Scrub away! Once they've been in the ground you can't really hurt em. But I would rather have a fresh out of the ground corroded Pine tree then a cleaned one, any day of the week. Shoot I had a brass brush on some crusty wheaties earlier today

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the nickel

 

[Truth]

I've had a real good year on war nickels, this year I believe I'm at 8 or 9. I love war nickels. A lot of people say don't clean your coins but if they're just call her or Nichole's or buffalo nickels or even the Nichols I'll clean mine with a SOS pad and they look so much better. Much better then being red and dark. Here's one example. It's was red and crusty.


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[vpnavy]

..: NICE FIND Rip :..
Thanks for sharing!​

 

[trdking]

I've had a real good year on war nickels, this year I believe I'm at 8 or 9. I love war nickels. A lot of people say don't clean your coins but if they're just call her or Nichole's or buffalo nickels or even the Nichols I'll clean mine with a SOS pad and they look so much better. Much better then being red and dark. Here's one example. It's was red and crusty. View attachment 1469742 View attachment 1469743


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An excellent example of scrub away! Nice find and looking much better than red and crusty

 

[Truth]

An excellent example of scrub away! Nice find and looking much better than red and crusty

Thanks I think so. If you have any other tips I'm all ears.


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[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet find!