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Barber Find

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I got a 11 inch coil for my XP Deus week. Its been sitting there because how busy I been at work. Well i was gained access to a site in the original settlement in my town. The yard was small but in a prime spot. I pulled out alot of trash but the highlights of the day was a 1898 Barber Dime and a Wheat. I only had a hour to hunt this morning but ill go back when I get some more time. The coins are taking a bath and ill post them when they are clean. Here is a few shots from this morning
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Great find, and a very cool clean-up shot in action! Thanks for the post:clapping:
Mud
 
Flan... read up u can destroy coins with this process.. http://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/restore/electrolysis.html
 
Yeah Flanagan read up on electrolysis. Then look for alternatives. It's not necessary to clean a silver coin. As you can see the dusty appearance of this coin is due to a bit to much cooking. There are much simpler and less evasive means of cleaning silver.A good scrubbing with soap and warm water to remove dirt and grime then a simple bath in boiling water or vinegar with baking soda added, with the coin placed on a piece of aluminum foil in the bath will do the job. This coin has great detail and the dusty look is not due to wear or the detail would have suffered too, it's due to the electrolysis. Using the a fore mentioned cleaning will actually remove the oxides without affecting the silver. After the bath dry, wipe a little bees wax, buff and you got a nice shiny coin. I would never "cook" any silver coin...... but that's just me. Hunter.
 
i did leave it in 2 long. i ran to the store and fogot about it. This was my first attempt at a silver coin. I might stick to the baking soda...
 
Chicago Ron has a good youtube video of cleaning coins/silver with electrolysis... you dont have to leave them in for very long, 30 seconds or so, just to knock off the heavy tarnish, then a guy polishes it with the baking soda for a nice shine. ....of course you would never attempt to clean any coin that has a numismatic value by any means...especially if its worth a lot...but for a pile of scrap coins/silver jewelry, its fast...all you need is a cell phone charger and some alligator clips, a glass jar, salt, water, and a stainless steel spoon or something...
Mud
 
nice coins and cleanup! Looks like they were in a fire
 
Great info and I kno this isn't the forum section for this but thank you all for being so informative! Bunch of great guys and gals here!
 
At first glance, i thought it looked pretty good... Almost like a frosted proof, forget the technical name. I have an 1895s Barber dime with some black spots I would like to see gone, but dont want to risk on the key date coin.
 
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