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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jengebretson, post: 47922, member: 2727&quot;]It has a nice satiny finish to it, but as you can see... it is growing something as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a poor strike, only about a half horn, but still... a very nice looking coin; at least to me it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish to at least stop it from spreading, if not get rid of this rusty stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have looked at it under maginification, but can&#039;t really tell if it is just surface or is eating a pit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The substance is very hard, I tried picking at it a bit with a ss dental pick, and I don&#039;t think I even scratched it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The folks over at the ancient coin forum thought that something like clr might clear it up... just wanted to see if anyone here that has a bit more knowledge with modern coins, their compositions, and their ailments might have a better solution.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nickels are a bit out of their jurisdiction, but they sure know their bronzes <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any help would be much appreciated[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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