1868 IH and some cool finds in Jackson, MI

postalgriff · Apr 1, 2009

got out today and got my first and oldest IH, hopefully will clean up nice could use any advice on the corrosion sopts, thanks for looking all HH, Griff

nova · Apr 1, 2009

That 1868 Ih coin, is a little pricey in the red book. I would leave it alone in my opinion. See what the other TH's think.

allen · Apr 1, 2009

that is a sweet injun, id just leave it as it is...

fortbball9 · Apr 1, 2009

I would do as the others has said,LEAVE IT ALONE
That is a sweet looking Injun,Congrats

fortbball9

Bob S · Apr 1, 2009

Nice Finds WTG

TommNJ · Apr 1, 2009

Congrats on the nice finds.

TommNJ

crazyjarhead · Apr 1, 2009

Nice find on the chocolate IH

. I find mostly greenies. Keep em coming :icon_sunny:

postalgriff · Apr 1, 2009

plehbah said:
The '68 penny is a decent one, but I think you are stuck with the corrosion spots. The detail is great otherwise.

I noticed you also found a spoon and a wheaty.

Are you by any chance hunting in an old hobo camp?

zaxfire69 · Apr 1, 2009

You wouldn't happen to need a detecting buddy now would you. I am in Natchez, Ms. Looks like you have a nice place to dig there. Keep hitting it. :thumbsup:

That is the type of building I need down here.

lonewolfe · Apr 1, 2009

Nice finds AND nice lookin place to hunt postalgriff -

there's a "copper solution" that coin shops sell for around $5 that will help take the corrosion off of that penny + any copper/s you may find in the future. As for that specific IH - you'll be left with "pitting" due to the large/r corrosion spots but it will certainly make it look nicer, and stop the corrosion from progressing... If you do nothing - it'll only get worse. I wouldn't worry about any further "damage" to it because being dug and the way it IS - it won't change the value either way - so - cleaning it up a bit with a solvent made for copper coins will change nothing on a "value scale" but WILL help to "preserve" it from any further damage/corrosive damage.

I'm almost tempted to ask if I can come detect that place with you as I'm only 1.5 hrs away from you or so over in the Grand Rapids MI area and looking for a new detecting partner to hook up with (not to mention drooling over the looks og that place)!!
;-)