Last week was the first time after year, this week my first large cent

[broadestpower]

Pretty exciting pulling an old coin out of the ground not knowing what, just knowing it was old! I didn't even think large cent, came home brushed it with a paint brush to identify. It has a lot of crud on it. Is it worth putting it in an electrolysis bath. Any wisdom would be most appreciated!

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Congrats on your 1st largie...i usually try soaking in olive oil a few days and scraping with a toothpic ... while this method is slow it is less destuctive to the coin.... its funny how a coin sits in the ground for 200 years and we are afraid to spend more than 5 minutes cleaning it...well thats how i get sometimes .... congrats...

 

[broadestpower]

Yeah I hear you on the cleaning aspect we act as if the coins we are pulling out of the ground are uncirculated mint condition! 95% of the coins we pull from the ground we cash in for dollars to perhaps buy more equipment! I just wanted to be able to see the date I knew the coin was pretty beat up. I used electrolysis it got the coin to where it could at least be seen and dated!

 

[TN Mike]

Man I want to find some old coins.. Very nice find. Congrats.

 

[BigTony]

Olive oil will just make it very dark, I wouldn't clean it at all.

 

[kaolinwasher]

That baby is old nice find

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

I'm so jealous!!! Still looking for my first!

Congratulations!

 

[broadestpower]

It's always great to see the old ones come out of the ground especially when they have been there that long!