1895 Barber Quarter

[Ant]

This came out of the ground this pass weekend. It was a stubborn coin to clean, but I did the best I could.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Cachefinder]

great find!

way to go

Cachefinder-

 

[FooserPaul]

Nice Dig on the Quarter!

I'm hoping for one of those this year... as soon as we thaw :-)

 

[seger98]

Congratulations on a great find! Hope there are many more in your future!


Chris

 

[DigginThePast]

Nice find on the Barber. Congrats.

 

[TXPIRATE]

silver is always nice. Great haul.

 

[Ant]

Hey thanks you guys. I'm glad you liked it, I did.

Thanks again.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Need to make yourself a Electrolysis unit, very easy to make. Save yourself time, energy and work. Clean coins like that easy, the stuff peels right off.

Here is a link to an easy system every metal detecting hobbyist should have. (click bellow)

http://gometaldetecting.com/electrolysis_cleaning.htm

Awesome find,

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[bula]

I was told that you should never clean an old coin, that it will decrease the value. Will this process cause damage to the coin or reduce the value of it.

 

[Ant]

Thanks MUD(S.W.A.T and rtde3.

Need to make yourself a Electrolysis unit, very easy to make. Save yourself time, energy and work. Clean coins like that easy, the stuff peels right off.

Here is a link to an easy system every metal detecting hobbyist should have. (click bellow)

http://gometaldetecting.com/electrolysis_cleaning.htm

Awesome find,

Keep @ it and HH!!

I made and have one of those units, same setup. But when I use it on old oxidized silver coins it leaves most of the coins pitted. I believe that's because it cleans the coins too deep. Does that happen to any of your coins?

 

[Ant]

I was told that you should never clean an old coin, that it will decrease the value. Will this process cause damage to the coin or reduce the value of it.

I think you are right if you have a key coin. If that's the case, get a professional to do it. Most of us clean our coins, if we didn’t, they would look a mess. After most of us are in this awhile, we think a little different about cleaning our coins.

Thank for posting.

 

[pakid3185]

I must say she cleaned up pretty nice.. Good find.

 

[kdismuke1]

SUPER FIND ANT. THE COIN LOOKS GREAT.

 

[Ray in CA]

What a great find, Ant! Especially in your area. You can PM me with where you found it...you know your secret is safe with me way up here in Washington.

I hope you're able to get the chance to hit that old school site I told you about. I'd love to see if you can find what I've missed.

Take care,

Ray

 

[John Deere Digger]

Super barber quarter, congrats. I found my first this month, now I want another.
JDD

 

[Captn SE]

I made and have one of those units, same setup. But when I use it on old oxidized silver coins it leaves most of the coins pitted. I believe that's because it cleans the coins too deep. Does that happen to any of your coins?

Hey, Anthony, that's a nice quarter find you have there! I found a '95 quarter last year at a park. Yours is pretty oxidized.

I have found that the pitting on a silver coin is the damage caused by the visual oxidation built up over years in the ground, and less by the electrolysis machine. Yes, you can remove the silver through long sessions of electrolysis, but the damage to a silver coin that is heavily oxidized is already present. It's just harder to see the pitting underneath the dark colored coin. As soon as the black comes off, the pitting can be seen easier. But not all of my oxidized silver coins have pitting though. Only the really heavily oxidized ones.

Congrats!

CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[lairmo]

That's a nice quarter...still waiting on one of those....

 

[kimsdad]

Nice find, Ant!!!

 

[Nana40]

8) That Barber cleaned up great, Ant!! I'da been thrilled to find it!

Nana

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Awesome "chuckie" that's what I call them....chuckie barbers