Tear-out your sidewalks!!!

Squirrel322

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My usual spots seem to have crested and are not producing ....:icon_scratch:

However, schools out now and yesterday they tore out a sidewalk in front one of the elementary schools. I kept an eye on their progress and was pleased when they stopped working for the day without laying the frames or screwing up that beautiful dirt :icon_thumright:

I got in there last night and found a wheat right off the bat! With my hopes-up the wheat was followed by a string of zincolns and clad :BangHead:
After a short while I dug a crusty Merc! Then it got dark and I couldn't see what I was digging but once I was home I found I had also dug a Rosie, 7 more wheats and my first V Nickel!:hello2: It ain't pretty but I am hoping I can clean it up a bit. Any suggestions?

A few other recent finds down below !

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jewelerguy

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the framed pin is a WW2 Distinguished Unit Citation. If you remember the spot where you found it, you may want to recheck the hole and see if by chance there is a tiny oak leaf from it. Probably not, but it wouldn't hurt to give a look.
 

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Squirrel322

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the framed pin is a WW2 Distinguished Unit Citation. If you remember the spot where you found it, you may want to recheck the hole and see if by chance there is a tiny oak leaf from it. Probably not, but it wouldn't hurt to give a look.

Yes, that came from a corner of a park I have been working. I know the spot I dug it and will check once I get back there.
 

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I cleaned a shield nickel using worchesterchire sauce (covered in sauce for an hour or two per side ) please understand I would never advocate cleaning a rare or key date coin at all ! I only did this because my coin was maybe a $10.00 coin at best -
 

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nickels come out looking like that. there isnt much you can do to them. i lightly tooth pick them. be carefully if you do if you go to far its harder to see detail in them
 

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Soak it in mineral oil for a couple of days and then take a tooth pick to it . It is not worth anything and it would be better to see it than not .They are fun to find for sure .
 

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Congrats on some very nice finds. I use Olive Oil on Nickels that are of no collectors value. Soaking it for a few days will help bring the design out, but it will not get rid of that crust that's on there. Try a toothpick or old toothbrush first, then soak it.
 

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Very nice finds, congratulations :occasion14:
 

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Nice finds, and yes I agree that unfortunately the V Nickel might be beyond the point where you can make it look any better.
 

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Congratualtions on the old coins and nice relics! :occasion14:
 

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Great to hit the sidewalks early, but I always get there too late. Found one silver rosie last time I hit a sidewalk and grateful for that. I soaked a V nickel I found behind our church, but forgot about it and the nickel ended up pitter like moon craters. Absent minded was my fault, live and learn. Nice finds & happy hunting.
 

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Nice job keeping your eyes open for your window of opportunity and making it pay off -- congrats on the great finds!
 

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my one and only v nickle was barely recognizable, in fact I couldn't tell for sure what it was. yours looks pretty awesome to me
 

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"tear out you sidewalks"
About 4 years ago we had our front cement sidewalk removed & replaced with brick.Contractor came in with a backhoe w/soil to back-fill an area 20'x50'.
Fast forward 4 months ago....Trying out my brand new Teknetics for the 1st time It found 1 dime & 1 quarter within the hauled in soil.:)
 

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Excellent job fellow coinshooter! Thanks for the info on the pin, jewelryguy as I dug one of those, also missing the leaf, back around 2012.
 

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Excellent job fellow coinshooter! Thanks for the info on the pin, jewelryguy as I dug one of those, also missing the leaf, back around 2012.

just to clarify.... not all would have an oak leaf cluster. The cluster would signify that they had received the award a second time, thus adding the leaf cluster rather than wearing two of the same award
 

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"tear out you sidewalks"
About 4 years ago we had our front cement sidewalk removed & replaced with brick.Contractor came in with a backhoe w/soil to back-fill an area 20'x50'.
Fast forward 4 months ago....Trying out my brand new Teknetics for the 1st time It found 1 dime & 1 quarter within the hauled in soil.:)

Yeah, I've found old coins in newly transplanted dirt. I guess you never know whats below the surface.....
 

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