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Hey all, Tonight I was following in Copper Nickel Daddy's footsteps and working on my Jefferson nickel set from circulation. I pulled a few I needed for my set, a nice 1959 - P, but this 1938 D takes the cake for nicest coin. I really don't think I could have bought a better one. Here it is:   The best part of course is that it only cost me 5 CENTS! There is a blotch of green goo o nthe reverse above the Monticello, left hand side, which I obviously won't remove. To me this is a pretty good coin for being 70 years old and a mintage of 5.4 MM, and I needed it for my set to boot!! Hope you are all well! Happy Hunting! |
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Nice find!  Quote:
There is a blotch of green goo o nthe reverse above the Monticello, left hand side, which I obviously won't remove. The green goo bothers me. I am not sure what, if anything, I would do about it; so it might be best that you do leave it alone. Regardless, for $0.05, you cannot go wrong! |
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The green goo is not verdigris, if that is what you are thinking. It has more of the texture of dried bubble gum.
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice...that one looks like it's been kept safe for 70 years! You could try a soak in acetone (pure stuff) and see if that gummy material loosens--anyone else, does that sound like a good idea?  |
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United States
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Wow, Sheesh! I would trade the thrill of finding many 90% halves in order to have the chance to find that nickel! Congratulations!
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The green goo is not verdigris, if that is what you are thinking. It has more of the texture of dried bubble gum. Quote:
You could try a soak in acetone (pure stuff) and see if that gummy material loosens.  I think acetone would work great if it is bubblegum. It worked when I got some in my hair as a kid!  |
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I think acetone would work great if it is bubblegum. It worked when I got some in my hair as a kid!  .......I had the sciccors and a comb used on me !... Yeah, I would try to remove that if it'll come off easily.......nice find !... |
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Quote:It worked when I got some in my hair as a kid!  I think we all learned that "life lesson". |
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I can't have THAT problem any more !!......  I shave my head baby butt bald now !.......have for about a year now !..... |
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hhahahaaa. |
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.......I had the sciccors and a comb used on me !... I had that solution used as well. What, you actually thought I only got gum in my hair once when I was a kid? Quote:
I shave my head baby butt bald now !.......have for about a year now !..... The commonalities between us just get spookier and spookier! I do not go "baby bottom smooth" just yet, but in the summer, I use the clippers without the guard on them. |
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Eaglefoot calls his mother to see if she ever visited Illinois or South Carolina and any of the other states Jbuck has mentioned in the past about 37 to 38 years or so ago!.... Edited by eaglefoot
08/30/2008 6:35 pm
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wowsers I still havent found one of those in even poor condition yet!
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Eaglefoot calls his mother to see if she ever visited Illinois or South Carolina and any of the other states Jbuck has mentioned in the past about 37 to 38 years or so ago!.... I am quite sure we have different mothers... maybe we should be talking to our dads? |
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Posted 08/30/2008 01:50 am
