DeadLizard7
Jr. Member
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2004
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- Location
- Roswell, NM
- Detector(s) used
- XP ORX
Minelab Manticore
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
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I have good news and bad news...
Good news: I recently found a 1914 D wheat cent in Colorado in a Church yard while they were re-sodding their grass, I didn't even scratch this one!!!
Bad news: Look at the pictures! It is in rough shape due to sitting in the ground for so long and corroding.
When I look at the coin with a jewelers lens it looks like it might be in pretty decent shape if there was a way to get all the corrosion or caked on dirt off. I let it sit in olive oil for a few days with no luck. Should I put it in a rock tumbler for a few hours? haha just kidding!
Any suggestions? (I know the general rule is not to clean coins but I doubt this coin is going to get any worse).
DL7
Good news: I recently found a 1914 D wheat cent in Colorado in a Church yard while they were re-sodding their grass, I didn't even scratch this one!!!
Bad news: Look at the pictures! It is in rough shape due to sitting in the ground for so long and corroding.
When I look at the coin with a jewelers lens it looks like it might be in pretty decent shape if there was a way to get all the corrosion or caked on dirt off. I let it sit in olive oil for a few days with no luck. Should I put it in a rock tumbler for a few hours? haha just kidding!
Any suggestions? (I know the general rule is not to clean coins but I doubt this coin is going to get any worse).
DL7