3 Hours in the field, Romans and a bent over Hammered penny

oldsoapy · Sep 15, 2012

Three hours among the stubble brought me a handful of 4th century Romans , all in pretty poor condition, A bent and folded, possibly a Pair of Roman tweezers. And my favorite a Hammered coin _ but another one that has been bent almost double, But after heating and several quenchings it turned out ok . Thanks for looking . Hutch.

CRUSADER · Sep 15, 2012

Very good for 3 hours & you did well not to break that hammered like I normally do when they have existing splits.

Ground Inspector · Sep 15, 2012

Nice coins. Nice job with melting the hammered.

Erik in NJ · Sep 15, 2012

Hi Hutch, I have a new found respect for those that hunt in stubble! :laughing7:

Nice haul on the Romans as well as that very nicely restored hammered! Are you going to try and clean up the Romans? I'm still debating whether I should give mine a soak in some vinegar to see if there's any detail left on them. That livery button came out quite well after a few soaks in vinegar and prior to that I thought it was toasted.

Best, Erik

oldsoapy · Sep 15, 2012

Erik in NJ said:
Hi Hutch, I have a new found respect for those that hunt in stubble! Nice haul on the Romans as well as that very nicely restored hammered! Are you going to try and clean up the Romans? I'm still debating whether I should give mine a soak in some vinegar to see if there's any detail left on them. That livery button came out quite well after a few soaks in vinegar and prior to that I thought it was toasted.

Best, Erik

Yes, l will have a go at the Romans, but for now l will leave them soaking in olive oil. Probably not touch them for at least a month, if they come to anything l will add their pictures. Hutch.

oldsoapy · Sep 15, 2012

CRUSADER said:
Very good for 3 hours & you did well not to break that hammered like I normally do when they have existing splits.

Thanks, l usually heat them in a flame for about 30 secs them immerse in cold water, l do that twice and then bend using fingers , then repeat a couple of times untill nearly flat then heat once more immerse to cool and then put it between two pieces of hard wood and give it a sharp bang (and pray) not broke one yet!! finally black it up using candle flame and finish off with a dirty old oily rag.looks good as new. Hutch.