Could someone please help me regarding cleaning of "Buffalo" nickel that I found today? Thanks

[Magyar]

Found the "Buff" in the damp sand today..along with ...well, the pic tells the story...not much of anything else.

Some days are better than others........this was an "others" day :sad:

I am soaking the nickel in warm H2O and mild dish detergent...but it's not doing anything to loosen all that green on the coin.

Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Magyar]

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[MK_(MO)]

........ but when I lived on the west coast the minute I pulled a silver coin out I'd lightly rub it with sand and the black would come right off.... but if it was in the air for even 1 minute it got very hard to clean. I always rubbed the coins the second I dug them... I got a lot of great looking coins that way.... the ones that were in the air to long and stayed black I'd run them in a tumbler for a little while to clean them up. ---
--- they aren't worth anything to a die-hard collector anyway ---
nice buffalo !
mike

 

[Craig in Alabama]

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[Magyar]

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[Magyar]

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[Fred (S. Indiana)]

But can easily be overdone, dc current passed through electrodes in salt water, my setup uses a small train transformer..

 

[Magyar]

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[Jigflipper]

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[Magyar]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Jigflipper]

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