Toasted coin?

kpmoose

kpmoose

New member
I was able to get out today & hit a cellar hole in Northern CT. It was tough going today, with nothing fantastic to show for the effort (about 10 shotgun shells, a few bullet casings, a few square nails and a toasted coin I can't identify). I'm still getting to know my machine and this hobby so I guess today was productive from a learning standpoint.

On the toasted coin, I believe I can make out a bust facing left (or maybe my brain just wants to see that). The reverse has no discernible detail. The coin is also quite thin and the diameter is 1". Anyone have any guesses on what it could be? Also, any thoughts on how or even if I should try to clean it to try and reveal any detail to help with a possible identification?
 

Attachments

  • Toasted coin.jpg
    Toasted coin.jpg
    49.7 KB · Views: 71
looks like a copper.what it is i have no clue.looks pretty toasted.maybe Dan or George can see something i can't.your off to a good start.keep diggin those shotgun shell readings and you will get buttons.they sound almost the same
 
Kevin , copper looks like i could be a William III . is there any way to get the light source to hit it from the side so any raised area can cast a shadow??

the copper is a very ruddy red in color which usually suggest the protective patina is gone and the surface is very porous and there ain't much you can do at that point.

When I get one that has almost no features and is very rough , I take a brass brush and brush the surface in one direction only until the true color of the metal shows on the high spots. this will give it "some" contrast and usually make it a bit better to id.
 
Congrats on the first Copper, that is always the hardest one to find :) but more will come. Coppers are odd at time, one will come out toasted then just a bit away the next might be in great shape. But like I always say "Nothing says old like a Large Cent!" Or any large copper!
 
del said:
Kevin , copper looks like i could be a William III . is there any way to get the light source to hit it from the side so any raised area can cast a shadow??

the copper is a very ruddy red in color which usually suggest the protective patina is gone and the surface is very porous and there ain't much you can do at that point.

When I get one that has almost no features and is very rough , I take a brass brush and brush the surface in one direction only until the true color of the metal shows on the high spots. this will give it "some" contrast and usually make it a bit better to id.
Click to expand...

Thanks Dan, I'll try the brass brush but I don't hold much hope as there are not any high spots that are readily noticeable. I googled William III coppers and they all seem to be right facing busts. Do you have any pics of a left facing bust?

Also Dan, as I was hunting, another detectorist showed up. His name was Jeff and he had high praise for YTC which he and his wife had recently joined. I told him I had been contemplating joining the club as well. I have a ton to learn & it sounds like a great place to meet some fellow detectorists. I'll probably go to the next meeting in May to check it out. Hope to meet you if you are there.
 
YTC is a good club. There are a lot of nice people there. Congrats on the copper. Some of the are just too far gone to get any detail on them, but it's still a copper and a colonial one at that!:groovy:
 
Good to see you got out and found something to build upon. Next copper's gonna be more readable for sure. ;)

BTV Digger
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
23,579
Messages
238,137
Members
3,788
Latest member
Skeyxc
Back
Top