1896 Liberty V Nickel With Residue Buildup-Can This Be Safely Dealt With?

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TeeEss86 Valued Member United States 181 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 01:14 am I have been going through My Liberty V nickels and I find myself unable to move past this particular coin without reaching out on its behalf to see if it can be helped in someway? As you will see in the photographs, there is a reddish/grey buildup on the surface of both the obverse and the reverse. As some of you know, I am still pretty new in my venture of coin collecting and learning the many aspects of Numismatics that there is are to absorb and learn. That being said my best guess for what this is would be, some sort of environmental damage? I would really appreciate the opinion of some other people who know more than I do and if possible, is there anything that can be done for this? I have looked closely at both sides of this coin with my 30x Jewelers Loupe and I believe with a lot of this not existing on the surface that this could possibly be an AU-50 Coin? Thanks as always Report this Post to the Staff

adam126402 Pillar of the Community United States 528 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 01:22 am That looks like the typical red corrosion common to 3 cent and 5 cent nickels. It will only ever be a details coin. I soaked a similar looking nickel in both acetone and Verdi Care for many weeks and no change. I'm sure there are chemicals that would strip the red corrosion off, but it will likely end up just looking even worse. Still a perfectly good hole filler! Report this Post to the Staff
Marve65 Pillar of the Community United States 5602 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 01:26 am Yep, the corrosion got into the surface metal and nothing to do about it. Report this Post to the Staff
TeeEss86 Valued Member United States 181 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 01:46 am Thank you Marve65 & adam126402 for your replies, I wish it was a little better news, but it is what it is, it just looks like a decent looking coin when you look with a magnifier and are able to see a little bit closer and possibly what it would look like had that not happened. Anyways, yes, it will be filling the 1896 hole in my Liberty nickels Until I get another one. Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 18355 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 03:35 am It probably spent some time in the cup holder of someone's carriage or buggy. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Marve65 Pillar of the Community United States 5602 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 5:30 pm Quote: It probably spent some time in the cup holder of someone's carriage or buggy. Could be, the Coca-Cola was a lot stronger back then! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 58626 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 10:42 pm This one is too far gone to save. Still a good hole filler though. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2014 Posts	Posted 03/09/2025 11:58 am If nothing else, it's a good conversation piece. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 162841 Posts	Posted 03/09/2025 12:49 pm Or make it a pocket piece and let it form a nice circulation cameo. Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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