Found this w my daughter this afternoon. Our first pre 1900 coin. Wondering what to do to clean it up. Get some of the scale off. Any help would be great
It's all in the size. Here's a couple of 1749 KG's I found, on the left a halfpence and on the right a farthing. I added one of my favorite standing liberty quarter finds for scale.
You did a fantastic job on the cleaning. I always try to clean my coins enough to enhance and maximize detail. You left enough of the dirt to contrast the coin detail. Like Treb I have had the best lunch with hp buts it's always a case by case decision