I found a few decent war nickels this year, but most of them were totally toasted and one I did not find until I started to clean up my clad for the year. Anyway, I decided to throw the war nickels in the tumbler with a 50/50 water and vinegar mix for about two hours. Here are the results. I am pretty happy with how they turned out. I wish I would have taken a before picture, because some of these things were pretty nasty.
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They look pretty darn good to me!Originally Posted by milco link=topic=11891.msg128046#msg128046 date=1353379269
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I can tell by the way a couple of them look ::, that they were probably REALLY nasty
before the treatment. lol
Looks good!
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Oldest coin: 70 B.C. "Harlow Flyer" gold qtr. Stater
Oldest U.S. coin: 1814 Capped Bust Dime
I have a lot of them , but don't know if any of them are worth anyting.
If it wasn't for flashbacks, i would have no memory at all
They look pretty good.
I have found the best way for me and war nickles is to drop them in ammonia for 5-10 mins they clean up very nice...good luck
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nice job on the war nickles.Ive never found one metal detecting...
They look good Darren, nice job on the clean-up.
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