1915 Barber Quarter - Post Cleaning

oney · Oct 4, 2013

Found this in August but I just wanted to show it off a bit. First Barber anything and I'm really happy with the finished product.

Edit: Photo taken by my phone through a magnifying glass which makes the coin look really rough. For being found 3 inches down in a dirt parking lot at the park it's not too bad.

Finman · Oct 4, 2013

Great find!! I just found my first Barber quarter, a 1912. Congrats and HH

SCDigginWithAK · Oct 4, 2013

Looks amazing!! Very nice detail! Did you just use water or did you use a different method of cleaning?

Argentium · Oct 4, 2013

What a beauty ! ( I've not found a Barber Quarter yet) -

RCGoodin · Oct 4, 2013

That looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.

justdon · Oct 4, 2013

You guys make me jealous.Awesome find.Congrats.

ModernMiner · Oct 4, 2013

What a beautiful Barber quarter. :notworthy:

Lots of nice detail. I still haven't found one.
Congrats,
MM

treblehunter · Oct 5, 2013

Beautiful!

dfx-kevin · Oct 5, 2013

Beauty

oney · Oct 5, 2013

SCDigginWithAK said:
Looks amazing!! Very nice detail! Did you just use water or did you use a different method of cleaning?

Thank you! I originally just used water, then soap and water, then a tiny bit of baking soda and water to make a paste to get the little toning that was blotchy. Yes, it leaves micro scratches but for coins with no value I'd rather display them cleaned personally. To each his own.

The silver here in NEPA comes out of the ground pretty bright already. Copper on the other hand comes out toasted almost every single time.