A"mystery" coin found at beach this morning.....solved the mystery after electrolysis

lorraine · May 14, 2012

A"mystery" coin found at beach this morning.....solved the mystery after electrolysis

Hi :hello:

Got in a couple of hours while Hank golfed this morning.

Not much to show for the time I hunted, but I did recover a "bit" of silver.

Here's some pics of my adventure this morning just before the rain started.

Thanks for looking

Lorraine

MBbeachrat · May 14, 2012

Thats is cool! Looks like she and the eagle are jumping out. Your really good with the hunting and electrolysis. That looks like a tough place to hunt.

cdv1 · May 14, 2012

Wow Lorraine, that coin has seen better days! Your posts are so good showing the before and after shots. I'd have never guessed a walking liberty was under that crud. Beach shots look great, how I wish I was closer to any beach!

Keep it up Lorraine, you and all the other posters are my fix until I can get back to a beach!

Cliff

hamiddetecting · May 14, 2012

Congratulation!! I wish you luck next hunt.

leprechaun · May 14, 2012

I really like the look of that beach. :leprechaun-hat:

bigscoop · May 14, 2012

Just think of it as a big silver nugget!

Les West Central Fl · May 14, 2012

Nice find, Lorraine. That is the condition they are in when I find silver coins in the water here

GetReal · May 14, 2012

Nice walker :laughing7:

that electrolysis sure did the job though :icon_cheers:

jtindover · May 14, 2012

"theater of operations" I love it! Great detail on your pictures! Great work!

boris · May 14, 2012

Salt water seems to change a coin's identity at times, I have a clad dime that looks like boat and pig coin. Detecting is good for health too, and priceless.

CASPER-2 · May 15, 2012

still - always nice to find a half - means no one went over that spot and there could be more missed there :thumbsup:

FarmerChick · May 15, 2012

I like reading your posts also. gives me hope!!

Native Floridian · May 15, 2012

Very cool!!! I too like the before and after pix along with the location shots. Shame you over zapped it ruining its high numismatic value. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!!!! :laughing7:

Seriously, great job!!!!

lorraine · May 15, 2012

Thank you for your reply, Native Floridian,

I was sure hoping that it was one of these 1899 Beauties ( see attached pic) that I had found several years ago under the same muddy, salty beach low tide conditions...and would you believe I then returned to that same beach the very next day and found another Barber Liberty dated 1895...also in great condition , which I promptly gave to my brother a coin collector who lives in Florida , in appreciation for his on - going advice and assistance in this terrific hobby.

Native Floridian said:
Very cool!!! I too like the before and after pix along with the location shots. Shame you over zapped it ruining its high numismatic value. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!!!!

Seriously, great job!!!!

mcogan / L.I. Mongo Mike · May 15, 2012

Nice.
Even better detective work and great photography.

Native Floridian · May 15, 2012

lorraine said:
Thank you for your reply, Native Floridian,

I was sure hoping that it was one of these 1899 Beauties ( see attached pic) that I had found several years ago under the same muddy, salty beach low tide conditions...and would you believe I then returned to that same beach the very next day and found another Barber Liberty dated 1895...also in great condition , which I promptly gave to my brother a coin collector who lives in Florida , in appreciation for his on - going advice and assistance in this terrific hobby.

This is exactly why I love this hobby! You never know what's going to show up in the scoop today. Just like everyone else I love finding gold bling, but I gotta tell ya, I really love the old coins too!!!!! And these are beauties!!!! Thanks for posting!!

herb n surf · May 15, 2012

Lorraine , your post are the most enjoyable . Congratulations on your find . :thumbsup:

DrJoePrime · May 15, 2012

Interesting result. I'm wondering about the HUGE loss in weight...over 12g. A good half, I believe, should weigh about 12.5g so looks like you had some extra on there rockysand particles. But going down so low to 2.76g seems excessive electrolysis :dontknow:

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I have found some pretty bad halves in salt water (Walkers too) never as bad as yours. Interestingly I also got some coins which apparently were imbedded in the clay (deep enough) and protected from corrosion and came out looking brand new.

Yesterday I also picked up a mystery silver coin about quarter size from my landfill site. Usually those have been Washingtons but this guy is only 4.75g (instead of 6.25g). I'm using the aluminum foil method and hope to have an ID soon.

lorraine · May 15, 2012

Thankyou for your interesting, informative comments, Dr. Joe

Yes, that weight business is strange...I know that the coin is so thin, that a piece of it broke off as I was gently rubbing after about 40 minutes of intermittent electrolysis. :icon_scratch:

I feel bad about this coin, but I don't think I could have gotten it in any better condition..it had to be down there for many , many moons.It was not deep enough to have itself protected..just about 5" in mud.

Sometimes I find coins down deep in that gray clay...almost cement -like level, and it's true that they are in not so bad condition from being protected in that deep matter.