1867 Shield Nickel

[Ammo Dog]

I fineally found my first 1800's coin yesterday an 1867 Shield Nickel. I found it in the road in front of my house the road has been torn up for months and i have been detecting almost every day and nothing, untill yesterday. The coin is pretty crusty any tips on how to clean it up.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Great find! I think finding any old nickel shows great determination and dedication. They are so easy to ignore as junk!

 

[Green1]

grads dude !! i got my first last week after almost 3 years....

 

[SaginawIan]

Funny, I also dug the exact same coin in a road tearup last week. My first sheild nickle in 10 years of detecting!

Ian

 

[LI Tom]

Great find,still have'nt found one after 2 years.

 

[CRUSADER]

Great find,still have'nt found one after 2 years.

I haven't after 20 years.

 

[tymcmurray]

Nice find!
Last week I found a new coin cleaner, but I don't
know if it will work on old coins. Try it on new
coins and then decide. It's Gatorade. Seriously,
try it.

 

[titan]

Great find! I think finding any old nickel shows great determination and dedication. They are so easy to ignore as junk!

true

 

[Jobey1]

Good job. I would have quit after finding nothing the first day!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Great find, David.

 

[piggman1]

SUPER FIND, well worth the effort.