Amazing 1794 half cent and kgII

Tony12100

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So afterwork today I really wanted to dig. Got out to a field ive dug many many times. Today i went super slow with no discrimination on the ctx3030. Dug a kg 11 with lots of detail left and shortly therafter a 1794 half cent. Only 80 some thousand minted. I thought it was a 2 center untill i got home and rinsed it off. I have finally perfected electrolysis and did fix it up a bit. The kg11 is still cooking.
 

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GrandBlancDig

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Awesome, Awesome finds! Congrats
 

toasted

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Very nice find. Half cents pop up very rarely compared to the large cent
 

Z.K.

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That condition is absurdly good. VG+ details? Crazy rare and valuable, beautiful, extremely early US coin. Banner. Would love to hear more story if possible.
Congrats!!!!
 

Plug popper

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That's a dandy for sure congrat's
 

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So afterwork today I really wanted to dig. Got out to a field ive dug many many times. Today i went super slow with no discrimination on the ctx3030. Dug a kg 11 with lots of detail left and shortly therafter a 1794 half cent. Only 80 some thousand minted. I thought it was a 2 center untill i got home and rinsed it off. I have finally perfected electrolysis and did fix it up a bit. The kg11 is still cooking.
You will have to share your tip on electrolysis . It looks great. I often hook up to copper or stainless as my ground and it eats it to pieces.
 

Calabash Digger

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man you killed it!
 

Mach1Pilot

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Liberty Cap half cent! I'm also thinking that one may just make it to the top of the page. Very nice find! :thumbsup:
 

JerV3

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Wow

Congrats that baby is a beauty. Nice to get it from good soil

HH Jer
 

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Tony12100

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The electrolysis method had taken me some time to perfect with the guidance of pros. Start with 1/2 gallon luke warm water add tablespoon kosher salt tablespoon of bakeing soda. Use a good piece of carbon as your anode or your possitive. Negative goes to the coin.. use small alogator clips. Use only a 9 volt battery... not an adaptor thats nine volts... the amps will kill your coin. Go slow. If the coins fizzes as soon as you start its to fast. Has to cook from the inside out. After about a half hour check it...if ot looks like its down to the copper stop ..then while still wet take a dab of pepsodent on your finger and very very light bring out the details. Yes coin people freek when you say toothpaste. The coins have been under the dirt for hundred of years...its not going to be a mint coin.
 

tony curnick

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Stoked for you,welldone on a great find!
 

46Wheat

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Very nice half cent
 

Tom_in_CA

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Yup, as soon as the title "half cent" is there, you can bet it's an east coast hunter. Because we west coast guys know that every sandbox on the east coast is brimming with large cents, colonial coppers, busts, etc... Admit it ! :violent1:
 

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