NJ Garrett
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- Apr 7, 2013
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Hi all!
As some of you know, my parents are in the process of selling a property in NJ that has been in our family since 1902. Prior to that, the house dates back to the 1700's when it was a tavern and possibly a general store in the 1800's. Upon hearing the news that they would be selling it, I decided to take up metal detecting, in an effort to recover as much history from the ground as possible before they sold it. It's been a heck of a journey for the last 9 months, and I'm finally getting in my groove.
This week, I managed to find two items of interest. The first was a 1936 Buffalo Nickel. It's in nice condition, and the date is clearly legible. I was with my dad when I got this signal. I jokingly said "Come to papa." To my surprise, it was a nice coin. My dad was in shock. His comment was "I've walked over this spot probably a million times."
The second coin was a funny signal. I dug it anyway. At first, I thought it was just another Lincoln, but upon brief inspection, it didn't have any "tells" that I could see. Upon rinsing with water, I could tell that it wasn't an ordinary penny, but I could not make anything out. Finally, after pulling out the magifying glass, I could find a date. 1857. A little research pulled up the 1857 flying eagle penny, and I could make out the shape of the eagle on the front. Mystery solved! It's a very interesting coin. When you drop a penny or a nickel, they have a nice ring to them. When you drop this coin, it has no ring. Just a thud.
My question to all of you is how do I clean this guy up? I have no plans to sell any of my finds. I plan to pass my finds down to my son, like my family had passed the house down for generations. I'd like to clean this up, but hopefully not do any damage to the coin.
Thanks!
Kevin
As some of you know, my parents are in the process of selling a property in NJ that has been in our family since 1902. Prior to that, the house dates back to the 1700's when it was a tavern and possibly a general store in the 1800's. Upon hearing the news that they would be selling it, I decided to take up metal detecting, in an effort to recover as much history from the ground as possible before they sold it. It's been a heck of a journey for the last 9 months, and I'm finally getting in my groove.
This week, I managed to find two items of interest. The first was a 1936 Buffalo Nickel. It's in nice condition, and the date is clearly legible. I was with my dad when I got this signal. I jokingly said "Come to papa." To my surprise, it was a nice coin. My dad was in shock. His comment was "I've walked over this spot probably a million times."
The second coin was a funny signal. I dug it anyway. At first, I thought it was just another Lincoln, but upon brief inspection, it didn't have any "tells" that I could see. Upon rinsing with water, I could tell that it wasn't an ordinary penny, but I could not make anything out. Finally, after pulling out the magifying glass, I could find a date. 1857. A little research pulled up the 1857 flying eagle penny, and I could make out the shape of the eagle on the front. Mystery solved! It's a very interesting coin. When you drop a penny or a nickel, they have a nice ring to them. When you drop this coin, it has no ring. Just a thud.
My question to all of you is how do I clean this guy up? I have no plans to sell any of my finds. I plan to pass my finds down to my son, like my family had passed the house down for generations. I'd like to clean this up, but hopefully not do any damage to the coin.
Thanks!
Kevin
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