cti4sw
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- Jul 2, 2012
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Decided to walk the field in lengths today. Glad I did. Scored 2 colonial coppers - one a 1771 KGIII, the other is too far gone to get a date. Here they are in their plugs (bc I know dirty coins are like porn :P)
![dirt 3.jpg dirt 3.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830956-842367e0b0b02a2ceed97c2d8931862f.jpg)
The cleaned pics:
1771 King George III Halfpenny
![1771 KGIII -1.jpg 1771 KGIII -1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830662-12fb332b844b76e963a51dd2660ba013.jpg)
![1771 KGIII -2.jpg 1771 KGIII -2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830666-a66368086f74312f3382e1d80ac8c365.jpg)
Undated King George II Halfpenny
![UD 1.jpg UD 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830685-b9c50a787ce22490679f2fe4f839a7d7.jpg)
![UD 2.jpg UD 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830712-2d735e0a1a971f386b515206ce032963.jpg)
Also got 6 buttons and two broken buckle pieces:
Buckle pieces:
![buckles.jpg buckles.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830777-f434df5c8088ad5e2e37fe1e06db2435.jpg)
"Best Quality" backmarked button (20mm):
Other buttons ~ Nickel is for reference. Only the one has any obverse patterns:
![buttons.jpg buttons.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830829-f4afe3bda97c55495733e29795b3fda3.jpg)
And some other small oddities:
1930 Montgomery County dog license tag:
![tag.jpg tag.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830857-66c304e4311932c6193fea77b68bf85b.jpg)
I think this is a lead seal or part of one, at least:
![seal 1.jpg seal 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830978-fe0311689c7eaf48e51afd1053dda3d5.jpg)
![seal 2.jpg seal 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/831/831015-69d83adec8a176eef5caf675aa6ff4da.jpg)
Some lead bullets ~ Left is a spent shotgun slug, far right are spent .22s; the middle one is bigger than .45 but smaller than .50; any ideas?
![bullets.jpg bullets.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/831/831041-a8143b3be474ac6cec5057d56382f24c.jpg)
But the crown jewel of the day ~ and this even beats out my 1911 quarter eagle, imho ~ was THIS:
![FH 1.jpg FH 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/831/831197-c1368c34c2b72d6038d2aee780e90749.jpg)
![FH 2.jpg FH 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/831/831229-1dd6b08ac6a216940c077afcf4121b7f.jpg)
There's enough detail to see it's a 1793 Flowing Hair large cent with the reverse wreath. The edge is reeded and I think lettered but I haven't done any cleaning other than to brush away most of the dirt and a peroxide dip. I can see most of the date.
Damn, what a weekend...!
CLEANING UPDATES
The pics shown above are after the initial round of cold peroxide dips that I did. At hogge's recommendation, I did two more with heated peroxide. Here they are:
![FH 1A.jpg FH 1A.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/821/821299-2d06551fb81d28723030d49445f5f89d.jpg)
![FH 1B.jpg FH 1B.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/821/821333-98d49fe959e2cc907322a2640f74fdbb.jpg)
If you think that's an improvement, please say so, so I know I'm doing this right. Taking it one step at a time here...
![dirt 1.jpg dirt 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830888-04a51526f1acefe45fc0ab7ce78e759d.jpg)
![dirt 2.jpg dirt 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830930-45b68d67b0280ae1f42935da4473fc13.jpg)
![dirt 3.jpg dirt 3.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830956-842367e0b0b02a2ceed97c2d8931862f.jpg)
The cleaned pics:
1771 King George III Halfpenny
![1771 KGIII -1.jpg 1771 KGIII -1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830662-12fb332b844b76e963a51dd2660ba013.jpg)
![1771 KGIII -2.jpg 1771 KGIII -2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830666-a66368086f74312f3382e1d80ac8c365.jpg)
Undated King George II Halfpenny
![UD 1.jpg UD 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830685-b9c50a787ce22490679f2fe4f839a7d7.jpg)
![UD 2.jpg UD 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830712-2d735e0a1a971f386b515206ce032963.jpg)
Also got 6 buttons and two broken buckle pieces:
Buckle pieces:
![buckles.jpg buckles.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830777-f434df5c8088ad5e2e37fe1e06db2435.jpg)
"Best Quality" backmarked button (20mm):
![best.jpg best.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830794-f2fa0f2fbdbff7e58f6c51fd69bfab85.jpg)
Other buttons ~ Nickel is for reference. Only the one has any obverse patterns:
![buttons.jpg buttons.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830829-f4afe3bda97c55495733e29795b3fda3.jpg)
And some other small oddities:
1930 Montgomery County dog license tag:
![tag.jpg tag.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830857-66c304e4311932c6193fea77b68bf85b.jpg)
I think this is a lead seal or part of one, at least:
![seal 1.jpg seal 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/830/830978-fe0311689c7eaf48e51afd1053dda3d5.jpg)
![seal 2.jpg seal 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/831/831015-69d83adec8a176eef5caf675aa6ff4da.jpg)
Some lead bullets ~ Left is a spent shotgun slug, far right are spent .22s; the middle one is bigger than .45 but smaller than .50; any ideas?
![bullets.jpg bullets.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/831/831041-a8143b3be474ac6cec5057d56382f24c.jpg)
But the crown jewel of the day ~ and this even beats out my 1911 quarter eagle, imho ~ was THIS:
![FH 1.jpg FH 1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/831/831197-c1368c34c2b72d6038d2aee780e90749.jpg)
![FH 2.jpg FH 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/831/831229-1dd6b08ac6a216940c077afcf4121b7f.jpg)
There's enough detail to see it's a 1793 Flowing Hair large cent with the reverse wreath. The edge is reeded and I think lettered but I haven't done any cleaning other than to brush away most of the dirt and a peroxide dip. I can see most of the date.
Damn, what a weekend...!
CLEANING UPDATES
The pics shown above are after the initial round of cold peroxide dips that I did. At hogge's recommendation, I did two more with heated peroxide. Here they are:
![FH 1A.jpg FH 1A.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/821/821299-2d06551fb81d28723030d49445f5f89d.jpg)
![FH 1B.jpg FH 1B.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/821/821333-98d49fe959e2cc907322a2640f74fdbb.jpg)
If you think that's an improvement, please say so, so I know I'm doing this right. Taking it one step at a time here...
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