First ever V nickel (1912) and shield nickel today (1867)

[Nate’s metal detecting]

Found my first ever V, and shield nickel today with the simplex. If you have any tips on cleaning them please let me know.

 

[laplander]

Nice one's Nate! You have an excellent site, Fresh out of the ground is a good as they get. On bronze and Nickle finds no liquids just a quick dry rub as any fluids tend to sluff of the details. Learned it the hard way LOL of course there are exceptions and this is just my opinion
HH Jeff

 

[still looking 52]

Wow, two really old coins in the same day nice detecting.
My thoughts are, get back in there and grid that area out, probably more old coins needing rescue.

 

[JimmyCT]

Very nice finds!!

 

[okierebel]

Nice and nice. Yeah nickels are tough. Best to leave as is Laplander is right on. Sometimes they come out just red can't tell if it's a
buff. shield or V. those look good

 

[TerryEastTexas]

Excellent finds you got there. A big CONGRATS!

 

[fwcrawford]

Nice finds and like other day, there’s probably more there.
I read where someone used steel wool on his buffalo nickels with good results.
I tried this on my nickels also and like the results as it brings out more detail and smooths the coin some.
I’m not recommending you do this, but I do it with all my buffalo, and V nickels.
What I do recommend or suggest is to try it on a Jefferson nickel and see the results, before trying it on those other coins.

 

[Mark kus]

Nice finds Nate still looking for a shield nickel
Mark

 

[TerryEastTexas]

I have used baking soda on silver by making a paste using a little water and rubbing with my fingers. It's abrasive like so many things so watch the detail as you go but I did have good results on silver. Just a thought.

 

[Nate’s metal detecting]

Thank you all for the info. I really appreciate it

 

[Ronstar]

First and foremost get a coin book, check the dates, and make sure they are not key dates that are rare or worth more than others. Any messing with them can drop the value dramatically......

 

[calabash digger]

Congrats!

 

[Elmy]

Found my first ever V, and shield nickel today with the simplex. If you have any tips on cleaning them please let me know.
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you decide what you want....this is how mine come out.

E L M Y

 

[Elmy]

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you decide what you want....this is how mine come out.

E L M Y

I would expect yours to look something like this cleaned up

just don't rub it ...whatever you do as the value will go down.... most dug coins that are not silver or gold are pretty toasted as far as collecting is concerned...but are often used as fillers.

 

[Missouri -- Ma Betty]

Nice finds and like other day, there’s probably more there.
I read where someone used steel wool on his buffalo nickels with good results.
I tried this on my nickels also and like the results as it brings out more detail and smooths the coin some.
I’m not recommending you do this, but I do it with all my buffalo, and V nickels.
What I do recommend or suggest is to try it on a Jefferson nickel and see the results, before trying it on those other coins.

VERY FINE STEEL WOOL! Ma

 

[7centsworth]

Congratulations Nate. I had a blast detecting with you yesterday. We will definitely get back in there and get some more goodies.

 

[Elmy]

Never...ever..touch a key date coin found !

 

[JimmyCT]

Several months ago I had found a "toasted" "V" nickel. fwcrawford recommended I try fine steel wool to help "clean" it up. The process of running of steel wool over it provided more clarity to its features and I was able to see the date much easier. Of course as others have mentioned, first find out if its a valuable / key date coin before running it through the steel wool mill.

 

[Nate’s metal detecting]

Several months ago I had found a "toasted" "V" nickel. fwcrawford recommended I try fine steel wool to help "clean" it up. The process of running of steel wool over it provided more clarity to its features and I was able to see the date much easier. Of course as others have mentioned, first find out if its a valuable / key date coin before running it through the steel wool mill.

Thank you for the info. I’ll definitely think about it. I might watch if few YouTube videos of people doing that just to get a few more opinions on it.

 

[REVIER]

Two firsts in one day...that doesn't happen often.
WTG!