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Had another good field hunt...

B

Big Fang Coin Biter

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I met up with Neal and Mike at the ghost town we hit last weekend. For me it was slow with only three coins dug all day. Neal on the other hand had a handful of goodies by the end of the day. Mike got a couple more than me. We all had a good time and only got rained on for a short time. Pictured are my 1900 IH and 1876S dime. I also found a wheat back. Man was I happy when that dime showed up! It really has great detail, but the staining makes it hard to see. What do you think should I clean it up better?

The fields we hunted had been "turned over" and walking/swinging was quite an effort with big chunks of cement-like dirt, foot deep holes and corn stubble. I figure folks going by probably thought we were drunk, the way we were staggering around. A tough hunt but fun!

HH - BF
 
I use a baking soda & water slurry and a soft tooth brush. It's non acidic and non abrasive. It should clean that dime right up.
 
Fertilyzer used by farmers tend to eat up and stain coins and might talk to a coin dealer relative cleaning as they know all the little tricks depending on the reason for the shape of the coin in hand...
 
Just me BF.... but id use a little bar keepers friend and water just because it has great detail. There is always an arguement to clean or not clean. Bottom line is .... its a dug coin that will have scratches and doesnt have that eye appear to collectors. So cleaned or not i doubt the price youd get as is would be better than cleaned. I do it for me and have found bar keepers as gentle as about anything. Once cleaned there is always a market for these coins besides those CRAZY investors in coins that want them non cleaned and slabbed. You may not have found a lot of coins but thats a sweet one.

Dew
 
:usaflag:You could also try electrolysis on that dime. Would'nt clean a key date coin that way but it's very effective otherwise.
 
Im not a real user of electrolysis on silver and this coin looks more stained than anything. Ive found not too much sticks to silver and it cleans pretty easily. Electrolysis can pit a silver coin and even leave marks from the gator clip. Id us a tumbler before electrolysis. I think this is a really good coin id try something simple to just remove the stain.
 
Two really cool finds, congrats!:thumbup: Im still trying to find one of those dimes and I only found 1 Indian penny this year and coincidentally...it was also a 1900.
aaron
 
Sweet finds there BF.:clapping: Can I come stay at your house.:rofl: Hope you get out to that place again and find even some more nice coins. GL & HH.

Eddie
 
n/t
 
Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I usually use baking soda to lightly remove stains on silver. The stains were tough on this one. I actually cleaned it up a bit more than I wanted to. You can still see the stains, but now you can see the features of the coin. I just rubbed it between my fingers with some baking soda and water plus used a soft toothbrush too. The fertilizer did chew up the surface some as can be seen in the field near "ica". Thought you might want to see how it came out.

HH - BF
 
I'd be satisfied with that cleaning job. :thumbup: Very nice coin :yo: Congrats.
 
n/t
 
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