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 Today my dad gave me a ziplock bag full of "War Nickles" ! Hoooo ahhh ! They are various grades. Many "P's", "D's", and "S's" He said he'd always saved them as a kid and WOW ! Guess he sure did because there's 148 of them ! I need to take my "coin cleaning rag" to them though, because some of them are really groddy/grimey with a sticky residue on them. Looks like they'll clean up really nice though. It's a shame I can't seem to get down with the "digital pic" thing. I'd love to "post my pile". And many others too........ And NONE of them are in bad condition....in fact there are 2 or 3 out of the 148 that I really wonder what kind of grade they might fetch ! I know...I know......can't be of much help without "pics". Now I've got the Redbooks and the Bluebooks, but I don't really know anything about them except that they're definately collectable and coveted by many........so.....any thoughts on these suckers ? Regardless, I still had to 'announce' this "gift" and am awaiting the congrats and thoughts from any and all! (esp. nickle people!)   Edited by eaglefoot
02/04/2008 6:42 pm
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Awesome. Very nice of your dad. My old man wont even hand me down his common date wheaties and he doesn't even know a thing about coins :(
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I bought something on ebay at the request of my dad about a month ago. It was nine dollars. He paid me in Kennedy half dollars. (7 1964) (11 40% silver) I tried to give the back to him, explaining that silver is worth a lot more than it used to. He told me a story that I forgot about. He purchased these from me in the 80s for face value. Someone on my paper route would pay me in a half every week. When he saw I wanted to spend them on a Nintendo game, he bought them from me. He was giving them back to me at face value. Still gives me goose bumps that he kept them for me. Funny how coins can sometimes wrap themselves in memories and feelings. |
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Good deal eaglefoot!  |
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That was very cool of your Dad! Wartime nickels seemed to be overlooked for their silver content.
1 dime has .07 ounces of silver - 2 nickels have .11 ounces of silver
1 quarter has .18 ounces of silver - 5 nickels have .28 ounces of silver
1 half has .36 ounces of silver - 10 nickels have .56 ounces of silver
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Put the coin cleaning rag away!! In silver content alone they are worth nearly $1 a piece --- but beyond that, they're a very nice present from your dad.
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Congrats my friend! The silver nickels are a wonderful sub-type of modern coins. I get excited everytime a get one and I'm sure you'll cherish them for years to come.
congrats again eaglefoot!
--Gary
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Congrats. But keep the rag.
Leave the original surface alone.
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Do not clean those coins with a rag. As you said there is some sticky stuff on some of them. Go to a regular paint store and purchase some Acetone. Dip those coins in the Acetone. That should get rid of the sticky stuff and most dirts that are just hang on type dirts. For more info on the use of Acetone, just do a search here, usually at the top of the screen, for Acetone.
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Carl,
Are there any risks or "de-value" reasons to the use of Acetone ? The "cleaned coin" thing ? "Keeping the original surface intact" as one mentioned ?
I didn't figure there was any harm in taking a dry terry cloth rag to them to "rub off" dirt and grime, but If I shouldn't do that, then is there a strong arguement in NOT using Acetone ? Now I feel in a quandry on leaving them as they are or "Acetone dip"..........
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To restate the obvious, you don't want to apply any sort of friction to your coins, since even a soft cloth will produce hairline scratches. The damage becomes much worse if there is any grit or even dust on the surface, since that material becomes abrasive when rubbed against the coin.
An acetone dip should be perfectly safe. You can also rinse your coins under tap water, but you should then give them a final rinse with distilled water (or acetone). Tap water contains minerals which will deposit on your coin if not rinsed off.
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02/05/2008 09:54 am
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On what occasions would one "NOT" use an Acetone dip ? And is it good for ANY denomination of coin ? Recommended for Large Cents in the early 1800's for example ? Indian Heads ? Morgans ? 2 cents ? All "old" coins in my collection ? Now I'm curious if I need to do an "Acetone Bath" for every coin I've got !! Or is it certain metal materials and a "no no" for other metals ?
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Ken 3567 - I didn't think they were overlooked. I thought they were ignored because they mixed magnesium(?) in them. This supposidly made melting the silver out impossible.
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That's cool, my dad recenly (a couple of weeks ago) game me a bag of coins that he'd been saving through the years. I've yet to go through them because I'd like to get some supplies to store them before doing so. I know there is silver in the bag.
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