1864 IH (Better pics)

[RPG]

We've had a break from the heat here lately and yesterday was cloudy and rainy all day long. By the time I left work, the rain had stopped and the clouds were beginning to clear out.

I walked in the house, grabbed the vaquero, kissed the wife and took off.

Of course I didn't have far to go.

There is an old home site in our hayfield and I have been hunting it for the last two years. Signals are few and far but every now and again I will find something mixed in all the square nails.

Yesterday I only had three good signals, shotgun brass, some sort of brass tack and an IH. The IH was really caked up with dirt so I dropped it in my shirt pocket and kept going.

When I got home I dumped the nails and trash I had dug and went in to eat. After supper I remembered the IH so I got a toothpick and gently worked off some of the dirt.

I scared the wife when I yelled.

1864. I couldn't believe it.

I remembered Doug's 1864-L so I started working very carefully.

Here's where I need a little help from you guys. I think I see something where the "L" should be but this coin is not in the shape Doug's was. I tried to get some good close ups but by the time I got home today more clouds had rolled in and blocked the sun. Can anyone tell if this is a 1864-L by the shape of the bust. I have read that the bust was also a little different.

I will try to get some better close ups tomorrow. Thanks for looking.

Randy

Update: I got some better pics today. Still can't see what I see in the pics. There is definitely something on the ribbon where the "L" is supposed to be. Any suggestions? Should I try to clean it?

 

[lastleg]

You have to get all the dirt off. Then the softer than coin toothpick
or brush can't injure the metal. It's no quick job either. I use mag-
eyes for close work. Take it slow and easy.

lastleg

 

[RPG]

Thanks everyone. I will post more pics when I get it cleaned.

Randy

 

[buckeyehunter]

copper coins are much more forgiving than silver, I found that 1872 this past weekend and it went right in baby oil like the rest of my coppers do. A friend of mine who has been detecting for years seems to think that if found in fields or anywhere some of the chemicals can get to them, then you dig them up and put them under water, it can cause problems. All I know for sure is, most of his indians are in great shape. Someone told me not to soak in baby oil, it will bleed out, my friend has some he found several years ago, in same holders and no bleeding.

When I took my Indian to have my coin dealer check it out he said there was no problem with using baby oil and a soft toothbrush, the coin is what it is, no matter how good the detail etc. its a dug coin.

With all that said, there is probably no good anwser, you will find as many opinions about this as you will who killed kennedy!