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I don't know much about foreign coins... so I'll leave that to someone else to answer.
As for the Buffalo, I would submerge it in some white vinegar for at least a week, maybe two. If you're lucky you'll pull a date and maybe even a mint mark off of it.
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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50% vinegar and 50% hydrogen peroxide is the solution. Check every 4 hours for 24 total. I am afraid tho that too much is gone from the obverse to raise a date, maybe a MM if there. If after 12 hrs you see nothing, then that;s about it. The other two coins are contemporary and worth a US nickel in our counters, dump.
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03/02/2018 12:20 am
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The 20p coin has a face value of about a quarter - if you know anyone planning a trip to the UK, you could give it to them!
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50% vinegar and 50% hydrogen peroxide is the solution. You have to be VERY careful with that... I've not had good success with this method. Tried four coins and they all ended up this ugly brownish tinted color. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Keep or dump is up to you, I'd keep them all. No real cost or value in any of them but I keep everything unusual I find.
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Keep, because I like finding oddities.  |
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I keep all the buffalos we find, even the ones we can't raise a date on.
I give most of the foreign coins to my son. He keeps some and returns some to circulation.
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You have to be VERY careful with that... I've not had good success with this method. Tried four coins and they all ended up this ugly brownish tinted color. That stain was probably because a gas bubble was trapped on the surface. If you pickle the nickel in a vertical state, where the bubbles can escape, you shouldn't have a problem. When using the 50/50 mix, I watch the coin closely checking it frequently. Usually you lift a date in a few minutes to perhaps an hour on the worst worn specimens. I will say, though, that using the pure vinegar method you usually get a better surface texture. With the 50/50 mixture you can get a more porous surface. It really depends on whether or not you want to wait a week...or a few minutes to see what date you have. |
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Ive dumped dozens of those over the years in hopes of spurring new collectors.
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