1861 Vittorio Emanuele II 5 centesimi

[DiggingSicilia]

This is what I found today
Before cleaning:

After:

I'll keep working on it

 

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[ironhorse]

You are digging some interesting old coppers we rarely see in our holes in North America....foreign coins to this continent have always intrigued me..now you got to start hitting some nice old silvers or better!
Anything might show up detecting in Italy ...hope you find it!

 

[DiggingSicilia]

You are digging some interesting old coppers we rarely see in our holes in North America....foreign coins to this continent have always intrigued me..now you got to start hitting some nice old silvers or better!
Anything might show up detecting in Italy ...hope you find it!

I hope to find at least one silver this year. Sicily has always been poor with a lot of farmers, trading was more common than purchasing. Maybe I will find some in my friend's 200+ year old farm when he has a chance to open it up for me. It's surrounded by a 7ft fence and locked gates. And our schedules haven't quite meshed yet. Soon

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool old coin, thanks for sharing!

 

[DiggingSicilia]

Very cool old coin, thanks for sharing

Started chiseling away at the dirt. You can see his curly hair now. Using composite cleaning pencils and digital microscope

 

[Digger RJ]

This is what I found today
Before cleaning:
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After:
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I'll keep working on it

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!