Today's Indian head cent trifecta

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

Was beginning to think all the Indian head cents were gone from our hunted out parks since I haven't dug one in about a month !! Broke the slump this morning with 3 nice ones. 1903, 1905 and 1899. All with great liberty detail and not too much copper rot on them. Been a decent year for Indian head cents with about 50 added to the collection. Weather looks good tomorrow so I'll be at it again in the morning.

 

[banditicey]

They look great!

How did you clean them?

 

[UtahRich]

Nice handful of Indians Ed. They came out looking good.

Rich

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Nice coins !!

I've never found one in that good of condition up here ..

 

[dewcon4414]

they cleaned up nice. They can be tricky to clean those greenie IHs.

Dew

 

[DaugBiscuit]

They look great! How did you clean them?

I was wondering the same thing How did you get them so clean?

 

[Charles (Upstate NY)]

Nice digs Ed, isn't it time you dug a large cent though?

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

I put about 1/2 inch of hydrogen peroxide in a small plastic bowl and heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Then I drop the cents in the bowl. They start to bubble right away. I usually leave in for a half hour or so and then brush them lightly with an old toothbrush to remove any loose dirt. Repeat a couple time until I'm satisfied with the results. Then I rinse with soap and water and buff with a soft cloth. With the heavily encrusted green slime ones, nothing will clean them. I was just lucky these came from good dry ground.

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

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[park pirate]

Ya, them indians did clean up nice congrats...

 

[sgoss66]

WOW. I simply CANNOT find Indians...do you hunt smartfind or digital? If digital, what do you look for, ID-wise?

Steve

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

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