Cleaning A Buffalo Nickel

Martin_V3i

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How would you clean this buffalo nickel?
 

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Personally I would first soak it in white vinegar for hours or over night removing much of the corrosion. Then while the rest is still softened up work on it with a toothpick.

Now this might make many cringe but what I have done on V nickels which I think get more stubbornly corroded than a buff is to take one of those fluffy and mildly abrasive wheels you can get for a dremel tool and clean up the surfaces. You can even begin to see a bit of silverish sheen. Put an old Covid 19 mask over your nose and mouth before doing this though.

I figure you're not going to hurt the coin value anyway as it's already enviormentally damaged. Just a couple of my ideas.

Don

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