my oldest coin!!! WOW!!! UPDATED PICS

[pookie-princess of rust]

i went out around 3:00 this afternoon so i didn't really have long to hunt before it started getting dark. i went to the part of the yard where i had gotten the gun from. i dug a bunch of barbed wire, most of it near the surface... then i got a gold/nickel reading on my titan. i dug it and found a nickel. it was very worn and lots of crud on it. i put it in my pouch and went along detecting as usual. more barbed wire and a piece of pipe... i came inside because i was getting cold and it was getting dark. i tried cleaning up the nickel with a toothbrush and soapy water. i could start to see writing on it. then i could just make out a "V". i was like omg i've got a V nickel!! i did the happy dance for sure.

i think the date is 1899?
here is another pic... too much flash, but its definitely 189?

 

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[topdog]

Super job on finding that V nickel, Continued Success.

 

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[pookie-princess of rust]

Re: my oldest coin!!! WOW!!! UPDATED PICS--pics after cleaning added

i tried cleaning it with baking soda and water and here are the results

cleaned up well. definitely 1899.

 

[NGE]

Pookie, to get the red out, make a solution of red cider vinegar and salt. Put nickel in, wait a few minutes, take out rinse off. If still red, try again.....NGE

 

[Jack(IN)]

Congrats on fidning an old "V" Nickel!!