Green corrosion On Jeffereson Nickels....

Coll3ctor

I have a BU Jeffereson set housed in a dansco album since the early 1980's. After removing them from the album I have noticed that some of the nickels have green corrosion spots on the rim from being stored in high humidity locations in my younger and not so bright days. Is there anyway to neutralize or get rid of this ?

commoncents05

Spend them.

-Paul

Coll3ctor

Not going to spend a BU 1939-D and 1950-D nickel with a few small green spots on the rim

nicknut12

You could try the product "MS-70".

I have used it with some good success on nickels.

You can let the coin soak in the MS-70 for
a while. Do not let the MS-70 evaporate
(several days) while the nickels are soaking,
or they will be ruined for sure.

Rinse well with running water after.

You can try some very very light rubbing with
an MS-70 soaked Q-tip also.

Anything else will ruin the nickels for sure,
or at least that has been my experience.

Regards, Steve K.

mirabela

MS70 will take away any nice color skin the coins have, and in my experience it will not do anything for your green gunk.

In my experience, in fact, nothing will get rid of your green corrosion. It's a bummer. I've been there.

I know where there is half a roll of the most beautiful album-toned unc 39-D's you ever saw -- except that every coin has these spots. It's enough to make a Jefferson album set person weep real tears. At least they aren't mine, but it's very sad all the same.

BillJones

If it has not been there for very long you might be able to scrape it off with a toothpick or some other soft device. There might be a dull spot under it, but at least you will have a coin that could still be called MS-60. The problem with MS-70 is that the entire surface of the coin looks like hell after you are done with it IMO.