Dug my oldest silver coin today!!!!!!!!

[sscindercoop]

Got back out today to the same spot I was at yesterday. This time I used my small coil and found my oldest silver coin, 1756 Spanish 1/2 reale in amazing condition!!!!!!!!! I also dug a nice Civil War store token. Thanks for looking HH

 

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[artzstuff1]

Both finda are SUPER nice job :

 

[savant365]

Very cool digs Congrats!

HH Charlie

 

[gwdigger]

Lima, Peru no less! Nice!

 

[MaineRelic]

The old spainish is nice ! That CW token is in super sweet condition MaineRelic

 

[Goes4ever]

sweet oldie, congrats

 

[treasurefiend]

AWESOME job buddy!!!

 

[underdogger]

I would ask you "what are you going to do for an encore" ? Nice history, and they both cleaned up nice . WTG Coop. Rob

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

That cleaned up nice.....my half dime could use somea that treatment.

 

[CRUSADER]

That cleaned up nice.....my half dime could use somea that treatment.

I normally leave my silver, but that cleaning looks like its not too harsh. What did you use?

Congrats on something I may take some time (years) finding

 

[spitfire55]

 

[Tuberale]

Sweet finds, and I hope you find lots more.

The button looks interesting, too. But that 1756 is great, as is the CW token!

 

[Steve in PA]

That is a sweet reale and so is the token

 

[FooserPaul]

Coop... SWEETNESS

Paul

 

[Silver Searcher]

Great looking coin way better cleaned than uncleaned. Why spoil the looks of a coin, which has tarnish on and hiding most of the detail ...good job

SS

 

[bookfisher]

Nice, early Milled Pillar 1/2 Reale. WTG! You got me beat by four years - my oldest silver is a 1760 Milled Pillar One Reale. Also, to repeat Crusader's question, what did you use to clean it?

 

[sscindercoop]

Nice, early Milled Pillar 1/2 Reale. WTG! You got me beat by four years - my oldest silver is a 1760 Milled Pillar One Reale. Also, to repeat Crusader's question, what did you use to clean it?

Thanks everyone. I guess you could call it cleaning but if it ads value I call it conditioning. What I use is a mixture of a few different things I will pm the ingredients to who ever wants to know. I let the silver coin soak in the solution and every so often I take it out and gently blot it with a Q-tip until all corrosion is gone " Do not rub" If the surface of the coin has been compromised then it will come out white after soaking, In that case I put the coin in a bezel and wear under my shirt on a chain until it has a nice even gray patina rinse with water after soaking. Most people cant tell it was ever cleaned after you wear it to add patina. HH

 

[Elad]

Nice Spanish Silver! I love finding that stuff. 8)

Oh and a quick electrolysis jolt probably would have given good results too. Works great on badly encrusted silver.

 

[sscindercoop]

Nice Spanish Silver! I love finding that stuff. 8)

Oh and a quick electrolysis jolt probably would have given good results too. Works great on badly encrusted silver.

Thanks, Electrolysis removes part of the coins surface and is much to harsh a cleaning method for me on a coin. Ive also seen coins darken after a while after electrolysis But to each his own Best of luck HH

 

[JW15]

AWESOME digs man!!! Both coins are in very nice shape...Congrats!