Short hunt after work at "Silver Mine" Park, Jan 23rd

[TheGeorgiaCanuck]

Just a one hour hunt today and I was digging what I call "IFFY" signals. Got some pennies that did not ring in clear. Some of these actually rang in around 63-68 with alot of rusty iron in the soil around them. The Iron Audio was growling constantly, but I still got a tiny high tone mixed in. Not a clear signal, but iffy. Could have been rusty nail, etc.

Anyway...I got 2 memorials. 1970 S and 1976 D. 1990, 1983 and 1968 Canadian pennies.


And these older pennies. These rang up in the strange 63+ range.

1962 young Elizabeth.

1939 George VI Penny in pretty good nick, as Ged "Peacehavens" would say.

And a 1940 George VI that looks blackened from a fire. Will soak him in linseed oil to get that grot off.

That was it for today, great to get out again and find some old coins. GL & HH ALL!!

 

[John-Edmonton]

Those "39" pennies are hard to find.. Good catch

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Nice oldie penny finds.
Should be some silver in that area.

 

[INVASCdigger]

And a 1940 George VI that looks blackened from a fire. Will soak him in linseed oil to get that grot off.

That was it for today, great to get out again and find some old coins. GL & HH ALL!!

How good of a job does the linseed oil do on getting the black "crud" off the coin? Here in Charleston, SC, the silver and copper coins often come out of the ground with a black build-up that I have a difficult time removing. It's almost like having cement on the coins. I'll welcome any suggestions for removing this coin-crud.

 

[TheGeorgiaCanuck]

And a 1940 George VI that looks blackened from a fire. Will soak him in linseed oil to get that grot off.

That was it for today, great to get out again and find some old coins. GL & HH ALL!!

How good of a job does the linseed oil do on getting the black "crud" off the coin? Here in Charleston, SC, the silver and copper coins often come out of the ground with a black build-up that I have a difficult time removing. It's almost like having cement on the coins. I'll welcome any suggestions for removing this coin-crud.

I don't know about using linseed oil on silver coin crud. But lemmie ask you a question. Are these coins rare dates or normals? And if not rare dates, are you wanting them to shine or keep the look of non-cleaned silver coins for collecting?

If you want them to shine, just mix 3/4 baking powder to 1/4 water and make a wet paste, then rub the paste on the coins gently with your fingers. The black stuff will come off and the coin will be shiny like new silver when your done. If it's a thick crud, this might take quite a few cleanings.

If your not wanting them to look cleaned, your gonna have to go another route. Someone else might have more info on that, I always clean mine if they aren't rare dates. I love shiny silver!

 

[INVASCdigger]

And a 1940 George VI that looks blackened from a fire. Will soak him in linseed oil to get that grot off.

That was it for today, great to get out again and find some old coins. GL & HH ALL!!

How good of a job does the linseed oil do on getting the black "crud" off the coin? Here in Charleston, SC, the silver and copper coins often come out of the ground with a black build-up that I have a difficult time removing. It's almost like having cement on the coins. I'll welcome any suggestions for removing this coin-crud.

I don't know about using linseed oil on silver coin crud. But lemmie ask you a question. Are these coins rare dates or normals? And if not rare dates, are you wanting them to shine or keep the look of non-cleaned silver coins for collecting?

If you want them to shine, just mix 3/4 baking powder to 1/4 water and make a wet paste, then rub the paste on the coins gently with your fingers. The black stuff will come off and the coin will be shiny like new silver when your done. If it's a thick crud, this might take quite a few cleanings.

If your not wanting them to look cleaned, your gonna have to go another route. Someone else might have more info on that, I always clean mine if they aren't rare dates. I love shiny silver!

The coins aren't rare dates. I wouldn't do anything to a rare date. I think that the silver cleaning suggestion for the common coins is a good idea. They're only going to be worth silver content at best. My problem is with black crud on copper cents. Again, they aren't rare dates, but I'd just like to see more of the detail on common Indians and Wheats. I don't want to discolor them, just find a way to loosen the black stuff. Thanks for your response!

 

[TheGeorgiaCanuck]

Soaking in Olive oil or linseed oil for a few weeks should work fine on the coppers. Just dont use the baking soda/water thing on the coppers, it will rub the details away on coins in rough shape. I tested it.