Cool or crud

[Joe-Dirt]

Long shot, I see a 5 on this button but it?s probably well placed crud. What do you see? Found in a very very old spot in central Massachusetts

 

[Tpmetal]

hard to say, sure looks like a 5 though. Is it possible to clean it up any more?

 

[Joe-Dirt]

hard to say, sure looks like a 5 though. Is it possible to clean it up any more?

No, it’s pretty toasty. I pulled it out of a long forgotten colonial road that is now a low wet spot.

 

[Tpmetal]

No, it’s pretty toasty. I pulled it out of a long forgotten colonial road that is now a low wet spot.

if it were me i would use my stero microscope and some distilled water with my teeny diamond abrasive hand pick. looks like it has a lot of mineralization caked on from that wet spot. I have had luck in the past cleaning up stuff like that.

 

[HuntinDog]

It does look like a 5, but I think the placement is wrong.
It also looks like there is detail on the left edge.
More careful cleaning is needed to tell for sure.

 

[xr7ator]

Based on where it was found but that it probably has no value, I'm going with "cool crud".

SILVER next time out!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Based on where it was found but that it probably has no value, I'm going with "cool crud".

SILVER next time out!

I’m inclined to agree with the crud theory