RobbyD49
Jr. Member
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2012
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- Location
- SE Michigan
- Detector(s) used
- Teknetics Delta 4000
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
- #1
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I dug this up on the side of a soccer field in a park near me. The park was built over a farm, how old I'm not sure. The only photos I can find go back to 1969. They show a farm and a barn, I was digging about 400 meters from where the house used to stand.
Now on to the coin. It is 27mm in diameter and is now (after corrosion) 1.27mm width and weighs 5.2 grams (0.17 ozt), its a little larger but thinner than a quarter. This thing was UNRECOGNIZABLE until I hit it with an ultrasonic cleaner and then a 5-day olive oil soak. To me this is still unrecognizable, but I am fairly new to numismatics, and this would be the first thing old I pulled up with my detector.
Any help is greatly appreciated, my profile is new, but I've been creeping around on TN for a little over a year now. I know that I'm posting in "Coins", and not "What is this?", but I thought it might be instantly recognizable to you guys with the experience. Thanks!!!
Now on to the coin. It is 27mm in diameter and is now (after corrosion) 1.27mm width and weighs 5.2 grams (0.17 ozt), its a little larger but thinner than a quarter. This thing was UNRECOGNIZABLE until I hit it with an ultrasonic cleaner and then a 5-day olive oil soak. To me this is still unrecognizable, but I am fairly new to numismatics, and this would be the first thing old I pulled up with my detector.
Any help is greatly appreciated, my profile is new, but I've been creeping around on TN for a little over a year now. I know that I'm posting in "Coins", and not "What is this?", but I thought it might be instantly recognizable to you guys with the experience. Thanks!!!