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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2774620, member: 10461&quot;]Yes, it might only be worth a nickel (on a <i>good</i> day, LOL), but still a fun find.</p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=27832]@-jeffB[/USER] said, if I was picking through modern coins and found that, nasty or not, it would still put a smile on my face.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the Buffalo nickels I&#039;ve dug while detecting looked like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would heat up some hydrogen peroxide in a small dish in the microwave (just short of boiling hot), then plop the coin in and let the peroxide sizzle some of the crud off, maybe loosening it.&nbsp; Then you could work on it with a fine brass wire brush like one uses to clean battery terminals- or a Dremel tool, if you have one.&nbsp; (Note that this method is absolutely NOT recommended for coin cleaning under any <i>normal</i> circumstances- I only use it in <i>dire</i> cases, like crusty dug pieces, just so I can coax a date off them and satisfy my curiosity.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As others mentioned, that one is too far gone to worry about ruining its value, so feel free to &quot;play with&quot; it.&nbsp; Unless it turns out to be something like a 1918/7-D (I can&#039;t tell if there&#039;s a mintmark there or not, in those pics), it&#039;s only going to be worth five cents, regardless.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I&#039;m curious to know the date, so have at it.&nbsp; Clean away![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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