First LC!!

[brsmith12]

While hunting an old property yesterday I manage my first large cent through all of the trash. 1852 and very corroded how do I clean this up?

 

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[chrisplay2004]

Great find, your on your way to more great finds.
Look on the cleaning and preservation section of the forum then decide what route you want to take.

 

[brsmith12]

Ah thanks I'll look in to that. I'm sure this yard has more to cough up

 

[Joe88]

Nice LC!!
Try soaking in extra virgin olive oil for awhile, then with a wooden toothpick, etch away any softened crust.
Clean with a some TSP or a mild soap, rinse, dry, then apply some paraffin wax and buff with a soft cloth.
This method works for me. There are so many variations of cleaning.
Good Luck

Joe

 

[LCrebel]

Here is a before and after 52 LC I found a month ago it was pretty nasty I used a tiny bit of naval jelly diluted in water and brushed it with a toothbrush. I figured the ground action killed any numismatic value to the coin might as well make it look better. And it did! Better than I expected.

 

[buster7218]

Nice find

 

[ticm]

Not much of a better feeling then pulling a big copper out of the ground.

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[birdman]

Very cool! I just found my first one in June. Very nice.

 

[cudamark]

Good find! I'm still looking for my first large cent.

 

[brsmith12]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'm still working on cleaning it up. In a week or so I'm going to hit this spot again. From what I've read the area was mill based small town in the late 1700's on up. It has to be a spot with more to offer!!

HH!!!!