Help-Cleaning Nickels (and silver war nickels too)

[Reverend B*IKE*]

I am interested in cleaning some old buffalo nickels I just dug up along with a war nickel. Was wondering the preffered method or a link!!!
thanks
PS I cant do a search for it?

 

[mick56]

Personally, I just throw 'em in the tumbler. Unless you have a real valuable one.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Naval jelly cleans nickels. You can get it at Longs, Payless, hardware stores, etc... It removes that redish brown stuff with some soaks and "persuasion".

 

[Keychainman]

I found an 1916 Buffalo Nickel last week, i let it set in worthshire sauce for 2 days and it got all the reddish tint off. It came out looking very good where i could read the year.