Chicago Park 2 nights

[Bharpring]

Here are the finds from 3 nights at some Chicago parks this week. NOX is king of the parks and beaches IMO. I also brought my xp Deus x35 coil and my ratio of good targets to trash dug was considerably better with the NOX.

 

[TreasureCatto]

Nice finds!

 

[Kace]

SWEET! WOW...You did Great!

Kace

 

[GB1]

nice finds those coins are in great shape

 

[xr7ator]

Excellent job with that new machine. Thanks for sharing.

 

[StinkinLincoln]

Awesome finds! How did you clean up the coins?

 

[Kray Gelder]

Great finds. Got a whole tribe there! What's that ring with the two pointy things on it?

 

[Whyme]

Nice finds! Yeah how did you clean those coins? They look awesome!

 

[Bharpring]

I use water and toothbrush first to see what it looks like. Then for deeper cleaning in soak in peroxide overnight. Then rinse and toothbrush again. If still dirty put in peroxide bath for a few more hours. Rinse and toothbrush and let completely dry. Coat with vaseline or petroleum jelly and let sit overnight. Then rub clean with a soft cotton cloth. Works well with copper or brass. Only use water and soap on silver, unless heavily corroded or encrusted. Then I use baking soda scrub with my fingers lightly enough to ID it. Nickel is tough. The peroxide method works, but much abbreviated. Most of the time I just brush nickels with a dry toothbrush and then coat in petroleum jelly.

 

[Bharpring]

Well the ring with the 2 pointy things, its called a "conversation starter." Because I have no idea what it is? Its crude and looks old, like 1890s.

 

[Bharpring]

You can see my cleaning method on my answer to StinkinLincoln. The trick it to clean without removing the patina. Then preserving the patina.

 

[Rookster]

Nice hunt. I found one of the slotted rings like that a couple of hunts back. I’m guessing a lantern piece.

 

[Coil-2-Soil]

Really nice finds there Bharpring! Great variety too. Good advice on cleaning also. HH

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice finds, congratulations!

 

[weregolf]

The Equinox looks great

 

[sgoss66]

Nice finds, indeed. Super!

And, you are brave, in my books, hunting Chicago parks at night! LOL!

Steve

 

[Ogre1190]

Wow! You are killing it, there. 🙌 Great job...and NICE work on the cleaning! 😮

 

[secondstar]

Do you start with hot peroxide?

 

[Bharpring]

Do you start with hot peroxide?

I never use hot peroxide only room temp. I start with water and soap and toothbrush. Clean as much dirt and crust off as possible to see if more cleaning is needed. Then use peroxide. Come coins are too far gone to get any ID and some coins have unidentifiable crud on them. Not much you can do other than physically remove with fingernail or some kind of a tool. Test the techniques on an old crusty copper penny before trying on the one you want to preserve. Don’t even try zinc pennies, they will it work well.