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AGCoinHunter Pillar of the Community United States 625 Posts	Posted 10/16/2009 11:40 am Found an old rusty V nickel in some rolls last night and was wondering what can I do to clean it up and possibly see the date? I soaked it in nik-a-date last night hoping that something would come out and I was able to see the top of the head, the 18 on the date and the stars on the front and the wreath on the back. Is there anything else to try since the coin is basically destroyed anyways? Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/16/2009 1:06 pm A Liberty nickel will not rust since it has no iron content. It may be severely corroded or it may have been in contact with an iron object, leaving a rust stain on the surface. Cannot tell for sure without a picture though. If it is severely corroded, there is not much you can do because details are already permanently lost. Nic-a-date would probably be the only option to bring out a bit of detail but even that will probably leave you with disappointing results. Report this Post to the Staff
AGCoinHunter Pillar of the Community United States 625 Posts	Posted 10/16/2009 1:42 pm Here is a blurey picture. Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 10/16/2009 4:02 pm you might wanna try soaking it in some vineger, if nic a date doesn't work then there aint much more you can do. -XoG Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 10/16/2009 5:22 pm Are you sure that is a coin? Or is the photo that poor? This could well be a coin from an alien world. If it really looks like that I suggest placing in a roll, take to the bank, sit at home laughing at the next person that gets on this forum asking how to fix that thing. Report this Post to the Staff
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