I went out for a few hours Sunday Morning. I could't find a Silver for the life of me, but I did pull a nice 1856 Large Cent.
I went home Happy!
I went out for a few hours Sunday Morning. I could't find a Silver for the life of me, but I did pull a nice 1856 Large Cent.
I went home Happy!
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 5
Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1, barber qtr 1,
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Even though you had the "No Silver Drive Home of Shame" that is a GREAT find Don! Did it ring up like a clad quarter, except deeper? HH, Dave.
Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
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Exactly, 12-46 at about 7 inches. I was hoping for silver, but I'll take a largie over a silver any day.Originally Posted by DaddyDigger
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 5
Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1, barber qtr 1,
YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoU...FVGumMQ/videos
Congrats on the LC! Always nice to get one with a date... I found a slick one this weekend.
Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
Favorite finds I have made:
1,000+ silver coins
92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
My wife (probably should have started with that one)
Congrats on that nice Largie! Funny, both of the largies I found rang up around 12-38. One at about a foot down, and the other at only about 1 to 2 inches. Go figure...
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Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
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She's a looker Don! You going to clean it some more?
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No. I think I'm going to leave it alone. I'm always afraid of ruining them. I just put water on them for the second two photos. Although I am open for cleaning suggestions.She's a looker Don! You going to clean it some more?
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 5
Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1, barber qtr 1,
YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoU...FVGumMQ/videos
Cleaned up great Don, nice find. We are hitting the dog days of summer. WD
Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes
I think there is more detail under that green stuff (especially the reverse), but let someone with more knowledge than me chime in. It's a beauty as it is!
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Very nice find there Don !
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
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Great find Don, and a "slanted 5" variety as well. I'm no expert on cleaning largies but have found several over the past few years and have come to realize that too much water and peroxide can really screw up these old coins. Have you tried using a wooden toothpick to remove some of the remaining crud? I like using the longer ones, like shish-ke-bob skewer size so as to get more leverage. I find these can be quite helpful. Keep finding the goodies. HH!
John
Vermont relic hunting, one swing at a time.
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I have to agree again about too much water and peroxide.....now I just use a toothbrush and some REN wax. Congrats on the LC, by the looks of your signature much harder to find than silvers.
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TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
2020:
Silver: 11
Oldest U.S. Copper - 1795 Liberty Cap
Oldest U.S. Silver - 1829 Capped Bust Dime extra large 10C
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Nice score with that largie. The last year they were made. (well, until the hard times tokens).
Yeah John and Al. Sometimes I have been using mineral oil or EVoo sometimes vs using the peroxide. Sometimes I use the peroxide but I try to take it out periodically to make sure I don't kill it. Sometimes the coins don't have crud stuck to it, its just beyond patina. That really oxidized layer might be coming off regardless of what you do.
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Future goals: Capped bust coin, Flowing hair LC, Classic head LC, VT copper, MA copper, Pistareen, Two-cent pc, SLQ, GW inaugural button, Excelsior button, Civil war token, and a gold ring.
And you dinged it.... Nice find though buddy
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