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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LA_Geezer, post: 2837043, member: 89393&quot;]I hope this question is germane enough to be okay in this thread, and I was happy to see that my first correspondent here, [USER=33176]@Kentucky[/USER] , was mentioned as an expert on this subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I was looking through this jar of Wheat Cents I have sitting in my office, I noticed a badly corroded coin that was off color compared to any old penny I have ever seen. When I looked closer, I found that it was not a penny at all, but a German 5 Pfennig coin, and an old one at that, complete with swastika. The coin is obscured by a lot of caked on <i>something</i> so I cannot read the date on it. I have no idea what the metallic composition would be, but it, obviously, falls somewhere between 1933 and &#039;45; from its condition, my guess would be that it dates from the Thirties. So, what chemical might you apply first to see what&#039;s underneath all that gunk?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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