"Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

[j.d. in the usa]

"Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

Hi guys lots of misc. artifacts today. also a Draped Bust large cent to dirty to see date and I dont really know how to clean it good enough to see the date, 1876 Seated Quarter, 1936 Buffalo 5c,
In the top right corner is a rectangle badge it says "pfc I 13680"
please message me with any info on cleaning the cent. J.D.

 

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[j.d. in the usa]

"Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

got it nailed down to 1798 or 1799 wish me luck!! trying to get the date without cleaning it to much

 

[coinshooter]

"Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

Soak it in olive oil for a week or so. Go to a coin dealer and ask him value before you do any cleaning more than the olive oil. If it's not too valueable, I would try this. It is a relatively harmless cleaning method, although on V nickles, it tends to bring out the pits.
Put foil flat in the bottom of a flat plastic dish that can hold a pint or two of liquid. Make sure there are no creases in the foil. If there are do not lay your coin across this part. Lay coin on top of foil. Pour in boiling water on top of foil and coin to a depth of about 2-3". Add 3-4 teaspoons of "Arm and Hammer" Super Washing soda - available in any grocery store in the detergent section. It will bubble for a while. Let sit until cool. Pul coin out. Pat dry with clean cloth. Inspect it. Repeat with new foil, water and washing soda with the coin flipped to the other side. You can repeat this process as many times as it takes to get the crud off your coins. I have used it with old roman coins and it works great. Then post the pics of your clean coins. Don't mix metals when cleaning. ie: pennies with nicklles, etc. Try it with some of the coins you know are less valueable and then post the before and after pics. Good luck. This has worked great for me in the past and is one type of cleaning that will not harm your coins, even if you pour the washing soda right on top of the coin. Coinshooter

 

[allen]

Re: "Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

way to go on those great finds !!!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Re: "Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

You are killing us with no photos!

 

[N.J.THer]

Re: "Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

You are killing us with no photos!

There may have been photos when this was posted back in 2003. I think to save on space they remove the photos on the very old posts.

NJ

 

[jfx55]

Re: "Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

oct 7 2003?? anything a little more recent jd

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: "Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

Soak it in olive oil for a week or so. Go to a coin dealer and ask him value before you do any cleaning more than the olive oil.

I would not clean any coins with olive oil. The olive oil will leach out of the coin. Use the peroxide bath method. Here is the link:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,39135.0.html

What part of PA are you in?

 

[PA]

Re: "Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

great stuff sir. keep at it.

henry

 

[Mona Lisa]

Re: "Draped Bust Cent, Seated Quarter in Pa.

Oct 07, 2003, 07:13:04 PM

JD doesn't even live in PA anymore.