5 coins 2 hours

[DiggingSicilia]

Found today:
2 hammered coins (on left), need cleaning to identify.
1928 George V Penny (large coin)
1966 French 5 centimes (smallest one)
Vittorio Emmanuel III 5 centesimi (1919-1937) bottom right.

 

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

What a great hunt - well done !

 

[Gare]

Great finds and welcome to Treasurenet

 

[scruggs]

Nice hunt and finds!

 

[Mackaydon]

Looking forward to seeing the hammered cleaned up.
Welcome to T-Net.
Don in SoCal.

 

[DiggingSicilia]

It was a rough area to dig. Lots of trash, iron and stones, some of them about 5 lbs. And some large volcanic rocks that made my pinpointer go crazy when I set it on top of one. This the non monetary finds.

 

[JeffInMass]

1 great find per hour, pretty darn good ratio! Post them cleaned up if you can.

 

[DiggingSicilia]

1 great find per hour, pretty darn good ratio! Post them cleaned up if you can.

Trying to determine the best method for cleaning the coins. Thinking soak in warm water and dawn, then a soft toothbrush.

 

[JeffInMass]

Trying to determine the best method for cleaning the coins. Thinking soak in warm water and dawn, then a soft toothbrush.

So I would have no way of telling what type of soil you have, and my guess is that you're in Europe. Regardless, they look like they'll clean up OK. For copper coins I find here in Mass, I boil Hydrogen Peroxide, drop a few Indians or other copper/bronze coins in it for about a 5 minute bath on each side, then I'll take out one, dry it, put just a little olive oil on a toothpick and give it a light scraping. The dirt typically comes off very easily. Once I get the majority of the dirt off, I'll check it under a loupe and if there's anything left, unless the coin is totally beat, I'll use a q-tip again dipped in a little olive oil to finish those areas. This method has served me pretty well through many years. I just did a few yesterday- PM me if you want to see some pics.

 

[pepperj]

Trying to determine the best method for cleaning the coins. Thinking soak in warm water and dawn, then a soft toothbrush.

Well done on the hunt.
There's a few methods of cleaning the silver.
Hold them a strong steam of water from the tap-(close drain just in case of dropping)
If loose dirt it should wash off with very little effort.
Bushing silver will leave micro scratches

 

[ArfieBoy]

Nice finds. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DiggingSicilia]

Well done on the hunt.
There's a few methods of cleaning the silver.
Hold them a strong steam of water from the tap-(close drain just in case of dropping)
If loose dirt it should wash off with very little effort.
Bushing silver will leave micro scratches

I got the Italian coin clean enough to see the date, 1924. The hammered coins will need to soak but I don't think I will get any details.

 

[oldmxrat]

Fantastic hunt, congrats and welcome to the forum!

 

[Kona Koma]

Found today:
2 hammered coins (on left), need cleaning to identify.
1928 George V Penny (large coin)
1966 French 5 centimes (smallest one)
Vittorio Emmanuel III 5 centesimi (1919-1937) bottom right.
View attachment 2115639

Great 2 hour hunt.

 

[Digger RJ]

Found today:
2 hammered coins (on left), need cleaning to identify.
1928 George V Penny (large coin)
1966 French 5 centimes (smallest one)
Vittorio Emmanuel III 5 centesimi (1919-1937) bottom right.
View attachment 2115639

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[DiggingSicilia]

1 great find per hour, pretty darn good ratio! Post them cleaned up if you can.

One of the what I thought was hammered is not, it's a minted 1700 Carlos II 1 grano. Ended up using baking soda to remove enough to identify it. Pretty sure the other is the same but it is smooth
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces40848.html

 

[DiggingSicilia]

One of the what I thought was hammered is not, it's a minted 1700 Carlos II 1 grano. Ended up using baking soda to remove enough to identify it. Pretty sure the other is the same but it is smooth
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces40848.html

Both sides with visible details.