Cleaning a War Nickel.

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Kanderus, Apr 17, 2011.

  1. Mikemsg

    Mikemsg Active Member

    Yes there just war nickles that I've sold for more cleaned then I ever could when I picked them out if the rolls you no...I check for errors first and all k
     
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  3. Mikemsg

    Mikemsg Active Member

    Yes it's a war nickle I have alot of them.
     
  4. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    Well it won't have more value cleaned. My point is that except for the finest examples and rare varieties, the war nickels are worth silver value dirty, and the
    same silver value cleaned.
     
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  5. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    This was my first MS war nickel. I nicknamed it Capt. Ahab because the die crack across the cheek looks like a scar that Gregory Peck had in the movie Moby Dick. Will never need to clean this one beyond a PhotoEditor_20190815_151645345.jpg PhotoEditor_20190815_151734379.jpg distilled water or acetone rinse.
     
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  6. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    @Razz- How about some Verdi-Care on that coin?
     
  7. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    Marissa Tourmei in the scene in My Cousin Vinny when the Prosecutor is testing her knowledge on auto mechanics...its a trick question your honor! ;)

    Verdicare is made to treat verdigris on copper coins. A war nickel is not copper so you wouldn't use it because what you are seeing is not verdigris, it is natural toning. I guess you could use it but I dont think it would have much of an effect. It is not PVC residue either. These are I pictures I took with my phone several months ago so I will try to update. What you are seeing is a toned nickel with some nice luster!
     
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  8. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Not 1941's you don't.
     
  9. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    Oh, okay. I thought it was verdigris. Thanks.
     
  10. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    So the previous pics show the luster, these with the indirect axial lighting show the toning and detail better. Now if I could just combine the two you would be able to see the iridescent luster of the reverse! PhotoEditor_20190815_200737234.jpg PhotoEditor_20190815_200802854.jpg
     
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  11. Mikemsg

    Mikemsg Active Member

    Sweet coin!!...I just found 2 1945s with die crack and lamination error on both of them lol..I'll post pic for you later ok
     
  12. Mikemsg

    Mikemsg Active Member

    O wow yours has good steps still nice!
     
  13. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    It did surprised me to see an less than 1 page thread as such resurface after 9 dormant years on something as basis as coin collecting 101!
    However after reading some of the dribble here perhasp it is good that some of these old threads do resurface as the amount of disimformation and wrong information that some have been posting......is for the most part unbelievable!
    Do us all a favor .....as it is better to remain silent then to open ones mouth on subject matter you speak,that you know nothing ,or understand nothing about.
    I also commend members whom have corrected this wrong information ,and called out those whom have been posting to facts they know nada!
    Well it does separate the blow hards from those whom can contribute the correct information ,and answers. And to inform those who have a true interest in collecting.
     
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