1795 Liberty Cap Large Cent

joe_dirt · Apr 8, 2015

I found this recently in a local field. It's not much to look at but I can make out the date and enough detail to identify it, so I'll take it!

Scrappy · Apr 8, 2015

joe_dirt said:
I found this recently in a local field. It's not much to look at but I can make out the date and enough detail to identify it, so I'll take it! <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1143910"/><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1143911"/><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1143915"/>

Wow I bet your coin would clean up a lot nice than that. Try some distiller water overnight and see where you end up.

Congrats, that's an early one to be proud of!!!

PaDirtDigger · Apr 8, 2015

Heck yeah... Thats killer. I found one like that a few years ago, im told its a 1794 though, but i just cant make it out... Funny how there are neat random items every now and then... Thanks for posting it, brought back memories of that find of my own!! :thumbsup:

cjon455 · Apr 8, 2015

Awesome when you can I'd an early one like that, congrats!

Evolution · Apr 8, 2015

Awesome! You certainly don't see the liberty caps come up every day. That's a heck of a find! Now go get us a chain cent. :laughing7:

Bubba65 · Apr 8, 2015

Congrats on a great coin, looks like it would clean up some more but like I said an AWESOME COIN :thumbsup:

BigWaveDave · Apr 8, 2015

Killer find.. can you imagine owning a pristine one like you included in the post....Big Money.

TokenMan · Apr 8, 2015

Joe dirt- life's a garden, dig it! Awesome looking coin! Amazing to get the date!!

Ahab8 · Apr 8, 2015

That's a killer coin and I bet that could be made to look nicer and accentuate some detail

Patriot Relics · Apr 8, 2015

Congrats on an outstanding Liberty Cap! Found a 1794 myself last year, a short soak in olive oil went a long way.

CurtMetDet · Apr 8, 2015

Very nice. Cant wait to see it all cleaned up.

Back-of-the-boat · Apr 8, 2015

Someone showed a coin they did a hydrogen bath on it turned out real good. I think it's boiling hydrogen peroxide Don't know though ?And before anyone kills me I think it is fine how it is. Just passing on about a post I had seen.

masterjedi · Apr 8, 2015

joe_dirt said:
I found this recently in a local field. It's not much to look at but I can make out the date and enough detail to identify it, so I'll take it!

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Awesome find! Practice on an old wheat cent first.... buy hydrogen peroxide (its cheap) boil it in a microwave and drop the coin in it for a few minutes. Then use only a q-tip on it. It will bring out all of the detail and not change the color of the coin... you may need to do it more than once...

je177 · Apr 9, 2015

Awesome awesome find. I really wish I could break into the 1700's grrrr. I posted an 1824 LC a few months ago that I cleaned using the hot hydrogen peroxide bath. It worked great. The peroxide has to be real warm to work well. I have an electric kitchen stove and put about a quarter cup of peroxide in a real small thin glass bowl. I placed it on the burner used for warming things. It kept it at a perfect temp. I took it out every 5 mins and rubbed it very lightly with clean qtips. The coin will appear somewhat dried out when it is done. I simply rubbed it with the smallest amount of Vaseline to correct that. This is how it looked afterward.
I can only say how this method worked for me. Some people may say it's not a good idea. It's up to you to decide I guess 👍

Scrappy · Apr 9, 2015

All I would say is do the mildest form of cleaning first. Most relic hunters have a horror story about a coin not cleaning right. In your post you seemed happy enough as is, so there ya go. It's a beauty either way and again congrats. I found a '93 and didn't so much cleaning to it and was happy to just find a LC that old

smokedaddy · Apr 9, 2015

Nice job ! that coin is very nice. Was that a field find or a woods find ?

Ahab8 · Apr 9, 2015

Scrappy said:
All I would say is do the mildest form of cleaning first. Most relic hunters have a horror story about a coin not cleaning right. In your post you seemed happy enough as is, so there ya go. It's a beauty either way and again congrats. I found a '93 and didn't so much cleaning to it and was happy to just find a LC that old

You found a 93? I didn't know that. Chain cent? Or the wreath? Killer find