2 Pocket Spill Day! Definitely My Best Hunt Yet! ...Cleaning tips?

TreasureGuy25

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On Wednesday I went to a place that I've hunted a few times before, with nothing much more than a few wheaties and an indian. The first picture is of the first pocket spill... pulled out an '05 Barber, 17-S Merc, '45-P War Nickel, 4 wheaties, and 1 indian! After I got back from putting my finds safely in the car I checked the surrounding area very thoroughly. 10 feet away I got another pocket spill! This one had a 26-D?S? Merc, 48 Rosie, and 50 Deutscher (not to familiar with foreign coins?) Also found 5 more wheaties throughout the hunt.

And among the other relics/bullets/casings I found a cool pipe that cleaned up great and the pieces still twist apart. Any info on it would be great too, looks pretty old!

--> I would appreciate any tips on cleaning the copper oxide off the silver especially, and a good way to make the indian and wheats look nice. I don't plan on selling but I do like them to look nice while retaining value/not being destroyed by cleaning. I usually use a 3% or 35% peroxide on coppers with a baking soda rub down, and just a light baking soda rub on silvers, but was looking for any better ways, again, especially on the silvers.

I'll post pictures of the cleaned coins once I decide which method to go with. Thanks for looking!

Happy Hunting
 

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baylorhall

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Wow---what a day! Love the pipe, very unique. Great job!
 

mainer

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Great day indeed! :icon_thumleft:
 

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juju

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That pipe is a modern Marijuana pipe. lol. I find them on occasion in the parks.
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MaineRelic

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I love the pic of the pocket spill spread out in the ground matrix !! Nice shot ! on some very nice finds !! MaineRelic
 

Possumguts

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Perhaps our readers should realize, that when finding drug paraphernalia they would be best advised to just leave it alone. Worst case scenarios would include the bio-hazards associated with hypodermic needles (Hepatitis, AIDS ect.). As for the pipe pictured, unscrew it and the center area is where additional "weed" is usually carried, enough to refill the bowl a couple of times, and enough to get arrested for. Just ain't worth it.
 

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TreasureGuy25

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Ocalasix said:
with the pocket spill what did it ring up as on your detector?

My Ace 250 gave a strong dime signal, bouncing up to a quarter at times. There were 2 dimes and 5 pennies in the hole.
 

RELICDUDE07

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JuJu said:
That pipe is a modern Marijuana pipe. lol. I find them on occasion in the parks.
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JuJu
LOl i find them too!!!!!!!!!!!NO need to post in what is it. Try and tell the cops you just found it? :laughing7:
 

Iron Patch

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RELICDUDE07 said:
JuJu said:
That pipe is a modern Marijuana pipe. lol. I find them on occasion in the parks.
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JuJu
LOl i find them too!!!!!!!!!!!NO need to post in what is it. Try and tell the cops you just found it? :laughing7:


I heard in the US if you have no shirt on they listen better. ;D
 

SusanMN

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Nickles can be cleaned by letting them soak in Worcheshire sauce. For silver, lay a piece of foil in a bowl, put the coin on top of it and then cover the coin with salt and baking soda. Heat water to boiling, pour into the bowl and let it sit til it cools. The take the silver out and wipe with a soft cloth. You might have to do this a couple of times to get all the corrosion off.
 

Kanyontreasures

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JuJu said:
That pipe is a modern Marijuana pipe. lol. I find them on occasion in the parks.
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JuJu
that is wat i thought but was knot going to say any thing!
 

Mr Tuff

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nice pocket spill them are the best :icon_thumleft: MR TUFF
 

favored papa

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if the bowl is very small and a very fine screen in the bottom could be a crack pipe found one last fall. don't even put it in your pouch most parks have trash cans around, use them.
 

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