Oldest yet in my young career and need help

[Grubb]

Found this 1912 V nickle in the yard this evening. Well I imagine it is, can make out 1912 and half of her head on the front, back is pretty corroded with green and orange. What is the best way to clean this coin?

 

[kuger]

Good luck.My soil hates nickels and %80 of the many I have found are red and nothing I have found works.Yours doesnt seem to be red so maybe somebody can help but I have been asking for years

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Try WD 40

 

[vayank54]

Be careful, even plain water will sometimes mess up a copper or nickle coin. I've carried them in my pocket or you can put it in a small paper coin envelope and carry it in your wallet. It will take a while but the crud will come off with no damage to the coin.

 

[chukers]

Be careful, even plain water will sometimes mess up a copper or nickle coin. I've carried them in my pocket or you can put it in a small paper coin envelope and carry it in your wallet. It will take a while but the crud will come off with no damage to the coin.

Wouldn't a rock tumbler do the same? or is that just used for cleaning clad coins?

 

[Dirtfish]

Yeah , those old Liberty nickels don't do so well in the soil.They're not worth much.I ran my 1883 through my rock tumbler only because it was already so worn. BUT , if it is a 1912s I would clean it very very carefully.They are worth a few bucks!!

 

[Gator-Flea]

Nice V!!

 

[nova treasure]

I soak mine in Worchester sauce, it sounds crazy but it works. I will leave them in there for 24 hours completely soaking and than when I take them out, I make sure it's rinsed off good with water and than dry it, without rubbing it.

This is what I do, but your choice on what you try and Congrats on your oldest find .

Nova Treasure

 

[kuger]

As Vayank said water is not good.I have had a little success with soaking them in olive oil for a few months

 

[Happy Harry]

Nice! I found what I thought was a "knock out from an electrical box, except there was no attachment dimple. There was no indication that it was a coin except that it was round. I had heard / read on this site that olive oil soaking was a way to get it clean. First soaked it for a couple days. then for a week. still looked like a blank disk. threw it into the small glass bowl with the olive oil and litterally forgot about it. About a month later I was cleaning off my desk and found the bowl with the coin in it. I say coin as I could now make out not only the writing but the fact the coin had a reeded edge. It is an Asian/oriental coin. not sure from whence it came. No damage done to the coin and no work involved.
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