Find just blew my mind

[MackDog]

Went to my favorite park today for 1 hour with the Whites V3i . Got a solid signal tone 75-85 on the VDI showed green freq and 9" on the pinpoint. Dug down 10" nothing but did get a hit on the pinpointer in the center of the hole. Dug down about 3" and out pops this. At first I thought it was a token but then I saw the date of 1806, you don't find things from 1806 in Spokane,Wa. It is a 1806 George the 3rd Half penny. Oldest coin I ever found in Spokane. Took some pictures before and after I wet toothbrushes it. It's soaking in mineral oil now. Any tips how to clean it? Should I?
Thanks for looking MackDOg

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome old copper recovery, very rare for the area indeed! Congratualtions!

Were you running the deep silver program with modifications?

 

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[Silvermonkey]

What a cool coin to pull out of the ground... anywhere...but the fact that it came from Spokane....absolutely amazing!

 

[Blak bart]

I bet that one got the heart thumping. Good going. !!!

 

[A2coins]

Great job I like to see that you found this you worked hard for it.. My turn next

 

[CRUSADER]

The 1806/07 is the most common of all the Georgian coppers, so no need to worry about its value. But I would leave it.

 

[MackDog]

The 1806/07 is the most common of all the Georgian coppers, so no need to worry about its value. But I would leave it.

To me it's priceless earliest copper I ever found

 

[bill from lachine]

I'd pretty much leave it as is....otherwise odds are good whatever details are left would just get cleaned away.

Regards + HH

Bill