Buffalo Head Nickel Is Cleaning It A Bad Idea?

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PaperStars New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/07/2018 10:29 pm I have this 1915 Buffalo Head nickel that is quite dirty, the only silver color you can see on it is on the rim of the heads side and a small drill hole. I know cleaning it tends to ruin the coins value but it's not it very great condition to start with. If it's safe to clean I'm not sure how I can go about doing that. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188747 Posts	Posted 04/07/2018 11:49 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/08/2018 12:30 am DO NOT clean it ! Why is it that Buffalo nickels are, on average, much darker than other issues? Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/08/2018 01:38 am I don't think there is an acceptable way to rehab that coin. Does it have a mintmark? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
PaperStars New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/08/2018 05:49 am It doesn't appear to have a mintmark. Here is the back of the coin too. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/08/2018 07:53 am Forget it , not cleanable . The reverse is not that bad but the obverse is a dead horse . Report this Post to the Staff
solotime Pillar of the Community United States 2311 Posts	Posted 04/08/2018 07:58 am The Buffalo is considered a cull. Cleaning it won't make the value go up or down. But I would say just leave it alone. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/08/2018 10:24 am A goner for sure. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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