New to detecting, first day silver find

[Templar09]

Hi,

Totaly new to detecting, found this silver coin a few minutes after turning my EX2 on After that i pick up only trash, lot of it... Seems I have to learn a lot.
How do you guys clean silver? I was using lemon juice, green was gone, black is still here... Any advice is wellcome.

 

[Mike K (Ohio)]

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[diggingfix]

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[James N.D.]

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[Eddie in Poulsbo]

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[Varmint]

the black is Silver Sulfide, and the proper way to remove it is to chemically convert the sulfide back to pure silver. This is done by boiling abount 8oz of water (distilled water is best so you aren't mixing in any of the compounds from tap water, and adding a few tablespoons of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

Place a sheet of aluminum foil (must be aluminum) in a shallow bowl or other "structure" to give it some depth to hold the liquid, place your coin IN CONTACT with the foil, and pour some of the boiling water/sodium bicarbonate mixture over the coin. Let it sit for a while (till it gets cool at least) then turn the coin over and repeat. Repeat the entire process until all of the sulfide has been converted back to silver.

Any mechanical means to remove the black sulfide is by definition removing silver, so let the chemicals do the work for you. Any remnants (other discoloration) might require other methods, but the less physical contact while cleaning, the better for the coin.

DAS

(No, I did not invent this process, my only addition was to make sure and use distilled water)

 

[Arron(upstateNY)]

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[Gerry in Idaho]

and you got the Beginners Luck on that coin.

1st day out and you dig a coin from the 1800's and SILVER at that.

Great job and appreciate the viewing.

Gerry in Idaho

 

[Templar09]

Thank you all for great responses. I cant stop digging, its so exciteing. Right now i dig a tons of trash but it is a must if i really wish to master this detector, or?


Regards