3 cent piece!

[trapper bob]

variety 1 (1851-53)
any ideas on how to clean?
(even though I don`t want to) lol

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[treasurefiend]

I'd try heating peroxide in a small cup in the microwave until it starts to boil, then drop it in. Mainly used for copper coins, but it;s the least damaging act you can do. other than leaving it as it is. Which is what I'd do. She's a beauty!
Carl

No don't do this method on silver coins, I did it to one of mine and it went from bright silver to a dull grey almost instantly. It works fine on pennies but not on silvers.

 

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[vanoldschool]

I agree if its not worth alot clean it to hell, if its worth aot, dont touch it, mabe put in a raw potatoe, starch will clean it up
Nice find. Cleaning is a personal decision. Most coin buffs only clean a little. I evaluate the cleaning process this way. Clean enough, with soap and water to see date and ID coin. Check price. If is is over $100 don,t clean any more, maybe get professionally done. If $25 or less clean repeatedly until cleaning process does not make a noticeable change. If during the process y see a lot of detail, I may leave it here. most of my good finds end up being shown at my club so I usually stop when the detail is good, completely cleaned or not.

A note on the price of a coin. A dug coin usually won,t be worth the lowest price listed in a price guide. Environmental damage can play havoc on buried coins. I have never personally found a coin over $25. Everyone likes to think there finds are worth a lot, me included.

The bottom line is this a dug coin or any for that matter is really worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

Ed D.

 

[crazyjarhead]

As is. Don't clean it.

 

[whitesPA]

nice find on the 3 cent silver. been hunting 10 years now only ever found 1