Found a dime, ring, bracelet today

[dmcjedi]

Took my Garrett Coin Commander to the local elementary school today and found a crusty old bracelet, a 196? Dime, and a ring. I?m not sure if it?s silver or not. How do I clean this stuff? How do you know something is silver.

Last week I did some detecting at Meriwether Boy Scout camp in Tilamook Oregon. Most of the change was pretty much rotted, found a few inches under ground in most cases. Do you guys clean the change? I tried vinegar but they still look crappy.

 

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[islamoradamark]

Welcome to Treasurenet nice finds

 

[oldmxrat]

Welcome to Tnet from Nevada!

I bought an old dental ultrasonic cleaner on eGay for $60 to clean all my clad, it goes through the coin machine much easier that way. As far as jewelry and silver coins, it really depends on the corrosion. Different soils do different things to metals. For really stubborn coins I use a low amperage electrolysis setup made from a phone charger, a scratch brush (use sparingly and only as a last resort), and a bunch of different cleaners and concoctions I've come up with over the years. A gold and silver test kit is cheap and will answer a lot of questions, and you'll want to get a jewelers loupe to read the markings on jewelry.

The list of accessories needed for this hobby seems to be unending sometimes, but well worth it.

 

[Lenrac2]

Welcome from Illinois!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Welcome!!!

 

[Radon]

Dimes, quarters and halves from '64 and earlier are silver. If you can't see the date, look at the edge. You can usually see the copper layer on a clad coin. If you can see it then it's not silver.

Nice finds!

 

[pepperj]

Welcome
The bangle has rust stain, so iron content.
Ring looks brass

 

[xr7ator]

You will know when you dig a silver coin as they come out silver and not all dark brown. Unless the coin is in terrible soil, or water, they come out shiny!

Keep at it!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Nice finds and welcome to the Forum !

 

[Trezurehunter]

For your clad coins, get yourself a good Lortone rock tumbler and do a little research on you tube. I have been using one to tumble and clean my clad for 30 some odd years. They clean them up enough to where the bank will take them.