First post...First time out with the MD!!!

[ixer]

Hey all!

Today was my first day out with the Fisher F2 I got for Christmas and the second time i've ever been out MDing. Mulling around near an old well on a buddy's property we dug quite a bit of old barbed wire, an old "tin" container of some sort, and some other random junk. Then we got a coin hit on the F2. Ended up being a really worn Indian Head Penny!!!

The back cleaned up better then the front. You can just barely make out lady liberty, but the branches and shield show up pretty well in person. I think i can make out a date of 1884 but it's really a best guess as the date is REALLY worn. Any advice you guys / gals can give on cleaning would be greatly appreciated. I've tried simple green, warm soap / water, olive oil, & a rubber pencil eraser. The pencil eraser seemed to work the best but i'd like to try and bring the date out a bit better.

Thanks for the help!

-Rob

 

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[Ia.FurTrade]

Nice find for your 1st. coin!
Hope it's the first of many!
Dale

 

[rob.s]

Cool find and welcome to the madness of dirt fishing This is one coin on my list to find.

 

[Just some Guy]

Nice!! welcome to Tnet,

happy hunting

Dan

 

[Metal Magnet]

wow, great find!

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Sweeeeet

 

[Breezie]

WELCOME to the forum! Congrats on your 1st coin with your new MD. On dug coins, I generally put hot glue on them, then when it cools, I peel it off, and it generally gets all the dirt out of the crevices. Breezie

 

[urbanminer]

Welcome to Tnet...

And the sport/hobby that we all love so much. What a sweet first find. It is the kind of find that will get you hooked, and keep you hunting for more......

 

[TheGeorgiaCanuck]

Read this post, the author had excellent success with linseed oil. Took 3 weeks to clean his but his IH penny was in far worse shape.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,418977.0.html

 

[jewelerguy]

that's a great first find!

 

[Tsondru]

Congrats on your first finds -

I've been metal detecting now for 3 months and the oldest coin I found so far is 1945

Hope you continue to find great stuff all year -

Laurie

 

[Deno]

Congratulations on that first oldie Rob.

Rob and I work together.

I like to think of him as grasshopper.

Deno

 

[ixer]

Thanks for the props and the advice, i'm sure along the way i'll need a lot of the latter.

Yes, it is true...Deno has now opened the flood gates!

 

[blackbeard1717]

Nice find good luck I got a fisher 4 and love it.

 

[grafter]

nice find and now your hooked!!!

 

[Deno]

Did you get my pm/ It's acting funny.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Congratulations Rob!

 

[Joe88]

Congrats on your 1st find!!!

Joe

 

[ixer]

Been doing Hot Peroxide baths for the last 4hrs, i don't think it's going to get my better.

The front is barely visible, but the Liberty Head looks pretty good while wet. *edit that's the best i've been able to read the date!!! "1" "8" "8" "?", it's so close.

The back looks pretty good.

These are the best shots i can get, they were taken with a cell phone.

-Rob

 

[Deno]

Rob,

It has more detail now.

You never forget your first.