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Thank youVery well done. Congrats
Thank you. So far it looks like two are 1864, two are 1870 and 1883. Still need more cleaning to make certain those are correctNice finds…. Hopefully you can get the dates off of them….
No I haven’t use those. I been using a brass wire brushHave you tried Ande’s Crayons?
Eraser off a pencil it's the best it doesn't leave no chemical residueI was able to hear deep quiet tones and landed four Indian head cents. One buffalo nickel that is top right of the photo.
Nice! The 1870 is a rarer mintage. Do you know if you have the bold N or shallow N variety? Please post back a picture of your results - especially the reverse for the 1870.I cleaned them up and am able to see most of the dates, there are two 1864’s, one is 1870, one is 1883.
Tony NJ
Thank you, I understand that because of farm fertilizer. Some of the farm finds I get are really bad I toss themNice finds Tony! I usually get a few each year. Most of mine come from farm fields and are so bad I just toss them into a pile with wheats and nickels..
No I don’t know about the N. The front is smashed by the date, so it could be a zero or the bottom of a six. Close up photo would be difficult to see it.Nice! The 1870 is a rarer mintage. Do you know if you have the bold N or shallow N variety? Please post back a picture of your results - especially the reverse for the 1870.
Thank you that’s a great idea. I’ll have to buy a box of pencils. Too funny only have pensEraser off a pencil it's the best it doesn't leave no chemical residue
PDH, yeah you’re right. I wasn’t getting silver tones so I went slow and listened for Indians.I love finding Indian Heads. 4 in one day is awesome.
They look great, I’ll try that soonI used a small block eraser on some IH’s I found recently and they actually turned out pretty good.
Before using the eraser, I let them soak in water for a few days also.
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Thanks, they looked much worse than yours when I first found them.They look great, I’ll try that soon
I have never heard of the N variety. Here is a photo of the reverse. The obverse is smashed right on the last number of the date so mine is a guess of the last digit.Nice! The 1870 is a rarer mintage. Do you know if you have the bold N or shallow N variety? Please post back a picture of your results - especially the reverse for the 1870.