Further back in time, 2 cent coin

[BobinSouthVA]

Well I have not been doing this for a year yet (feb) but I keep getting to the right spots. This was found in a farmers field quite close to my home. Was digging very little, maybe a can or two when this fine coin popped out of a hole. I believe it is 1864 (my oldest coint to date) but don't want to rub it to find out. I have it soaking in some distilled water now (is that ok?)

Wow do I love my new addiction.

Thanks for looking and Merry Christmas

 

[The Buzzard King]

That's a REALLY good looking coin. Great Find!
I wouldn't do too much more to it now.
Congrats!

 

[Nate in Ohio]

Very nice, can't really get it any better than that! Congrats again, HH

 

[oddcoins]

OH YEAH ~ that's a sweet find there! WOOHOO!!!!

That's one on my "wish list" still. Hopefully I'll find one in 2008.

Take care!
Neil

 

[Johnny Ringo Silver]

Thats a fun coin to pull out of the ground!! I have dug three now in the past three years.
The last one I dug up was the best yet. Yours cleaned up pretty nice!! I dont think you can do much better on the cleaning without possibly losing something. 8) 8)

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Thanks for all the replies.

Yeah I'm pretty happy with how it is now so I'm finished cleaning it. I'd hate to lose any of the nice deep green patina.

I stopped by on the way home today as I saw the land owner was out and about. He had asked me to show him anything I found. I was a bit hesitant as he said he had a MD back home, but from the sound of it had not used it for quite sometime. I thought he would say "hey, nice coin there. Now don't come back I want to hit it". But I stopped anyhow and he was delighted that I had found something (and I can still go back )

 

[El_Bandido]

If you want to get the dirt off get a toothpick and run the coin under water and then start gently taking the dirt off with the tooth pick. Also WTG!

 

[nuggetshooter323]

Your 2 cent piece has some awesome detail! The couple that I have don't look near as good as that one.

 

[TN-Joe]

Great coin.
Hope you get to go again Saturday.
Merry Christmas.
Joe

 

[BuckleBoy]

EXCELLENT find and EXCELLENT cleaning methods. I've found that the peroxide method seems to work quite well for those that have a green patina. Nice job with the cleaning--that 2c piece is as good of an example as one could hope to find. Congrats!


-Buckleboy

 

[SgtSki in MI]

VERY Nice find!!!

I've only found two of these puppies and I've been swinging a coil since 1982.

WTG!

SgtSki

 

[Admiral de Salee]

Great '64 2-Center! I found one last year, and it was the best coin of my 1st season.

It cleaned up nicely. All I've done with my coppers and 'bronzes' was dish soap & a soft toothbrush and then olive oil.

Next season's old ones will get HP first.

 

[detectoraddict]

Nice Find!! I've only found two in 35 years of teckin!

 

[whitesPA]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nice coin

 

[Brendan M.]

Great coin, and I'm glad the HP worked. That would've been my guess too. I also use an ultrasonic when I'm dealing with dirt rather than corrosion. It removes soil without causing abrasion. The downside is if the coin's surface is flaking off I find the ultrasonic will make it worse, but taking all of that off too.

Cheers and HH,
Bman

 

[dgaughan]

fantastic find i'd love to find 1 a two center cleaned up really nice congrats and hh

 

[roundhat]

beautiful coin.