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This nickel has really shot up in price over the last few years. In the 2005 red book this 1886 V nickel in G-4 condition is worth $175.00. As you can see in the two photos this nickel was in great condition when dropped. You can still read the full liberty in the head band. IF any of you know how to take off the rust that is on the nickel please let me know.
Not the ketchup method. I've tried that on other nickels. Not the vinegar method either. Olive oil don't work, even hydrogen peroxide dosen't work. I have seen cleaned nickels before on the forums that have the nickel look back to them. I know, I know. Your not supposed to clean potentially valuable coins but what would it hurt a rusty looking nickel like this one. I have not tried anything on this one. All I have done is rinse the dirt off it. Found this one a couple years back. I would like to sell it and make some money. Any ideas or opinions are welcome. Thanks, Jim Here are the pics.
<img src="http://www.findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10913/rare v.jpg">
<img src="http://www.findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10913/rare v 1.jpg">
 
Thes older nickels have a lot of copper content and come out of ground with strange color..Matter of fact yours is in nice shape as most are beat...might want to talk to coin collector...
 
The thing is, although it looks like it has great detail some of that detail is nothing more than rust and corrosion that will wipe off without too much effort so is the detail really there? Its not in my opinion so I feel that removing it to bring the nickel back to a nickel like color isn't a bad thing.
A valuable nickel...thats a tough call, if you plan on selling it then I wouldn't touch it, let the buyer restore it.
I ran some old nickels through a rock tumbler with some fishtank gravel, they came out looking like nickels again. I could see a lot of detail that was previously hidden beneath the corrosion and in one case I had a sheild nickel that I could not date but after the tumble the date was clear. Plus they were now clean and worthy of a 2x2 and enjoyable to view.
Nickel is also pretty hard so they held up well in the rock tumbler. A couple silver war nickels I tossed in there did not, it ground them down pretty good.
 
take it to a coin shop and talk to them about it.
But if it were me I would, tumble the crap out of it and pop it in my collection. I only need 3 nickels to round out my collection from "V" to 2004, and that is one of them. Good luck.
 
hi jim c
i too have found a nickel worth cleaning, but i have not, on account of ruining it, it is a 1924s and it is a key date, sure wish it was uncirculated though.
also, there must be something wrong with my computer, as i can't see your pictures, all i get is a 1/2" block with some blue in it, anyone know why this is ???
thanks in advance,
jim
 
I've also had pretty good luck tumbling nickels. Generally nickels look like crap anyways when they come out of the ground so there is little to loose by spiffing them up. A key date that you want to sell someday? Then maybe not.
And like Charles I've had a few come out that previously had unreadable dates/mintmarks but could be read after tumbling. If they are really pitted they will come out looking shiny but the pits will remain.
My experience with war nickels is the opposite of his though. Mine all came out looking beautiful. Only tumble them long enough to clean them up, sometimes you have to sort and fish out the done ones and leave the rest go a bit longer. Do not leave them tumbling for a month or two.
This last year I soaked/tumbled my wheats in hydrogen peroxide and then tumbled some more with rice. It really cleaned off all the dirt loosened by the H2O2 without taking off the patina. Certainly less tedious than cleaning them individually and results were almost as good.
Chris
 
I read somewhere to clean dug nickels use a few drops of Palmoliv dish soap(green color) and rub it between thumb and index finger. I tried it on a sheild nickel that was in bad shape. It took about 1 1/2 hours but watching tv while rubbing made the time pass and it came out good enough to get a date and see some detail, just not shinny like a new one. I cann't see it would hurt and shouldn't scratch the nickel. Good luck.
 
TRY THIS SOME TIME EVEN THOUGH A FEW GAVE ME SOME REAL CRAP ABOUT IT
 
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