1909 barber quarter found metal detecting

cheech

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I know cleaning coins is a big no-no but this one here so some details under the crud looking for suggestions of any good way to clean it without scrubbing I believe it it’s a 1909 o
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Rookster

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Nice find. That silver had some crud on it. I'd take it though.:icon_thumright:
 

trdking

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For interesting coins that don't have a tremendous numismatic value (like this date) I put them in an ultrasonic cleaner to buzz the junk off em. Then I carry it in my pocket for a while to clean it naturally
 

Dozer D

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Try soaking it a few days in a Rx bottle with few drops of Dawn Liquid soap, hot tap water, shake every now & then over a period of 2-3 days, rinse with hot tap water, pat dry with soft paper towel.
See Sleepy Hallows "most wanted Roosevelt dimes" post #491 in CRH forum about his dirty merc dime, and used Dawn on it, see his before & after pics of using Dawn.
 

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Coinboy

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Awesome find
 

CoinHunterAZ

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Try soaking with some lemon juice first, and then the foil and baking soda treatment if that doesn't work. Don't scrub on it, you'll lose even more detail.
 

Arizona Jeff

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Coil stove is preferable. Heat it up reddish, use tongs to remove it from heat and drop it in a small pot of cold water.
 

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Cool find, should clean up nice! :icon_thumleft:
 

A2coins

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Nice find will look good cleaned up
 

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