1723 Georgius Dei Gratia Rex

[HighGrass]

I found this coin a few months back on an old farm land which is now a public park in NJ. The area was quiet then "POW" a 86 reading on my Garrett AT Pro 6 to 8 inches down. Needless to say I had no idea what I dug. Because of the hole in the coin I thought it was a pendant from a necklace. I had to clean the coin in my tumbler to get it in the current condition. After some internet research I was able to identify the coin.

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[jerseyben]

You cleaned it in a tumbler? Yikes...

 

[HighGrass]

I cringed after realizing that I tumbled a vintage coin. I normally only tumble clad coins. I exhausted every cleaning method I knew before I put the coin in the tumbler, at the time I had no idea what it was. If the coin had a little definition that would have helped with identifying it, I would have avoided tumbling it.

 

[allen]

That is such a cool and old coin! Congrats!

 

[hammer0419]

That is very cool. Glad it didn't damage in tumbler

 

[joncooper1986]

I find old coins like this from time to time and am always looking for the best way to clean them without being abrasive. I first rise off with a mild bar soap and water, sometimes using a sonic toothbrush to get all the dirt out of the crevices.
If it were a very rare coin, I would probably skip right to the next step. Then I soak in a small bowl of heated olive oil...the longer the better. Then I either rub with qtip after qtip until the qtips come off no darker than the oil.
Cant say I even own a tumbler but stay away from anything abrasive for anything unknown. Nice find!