Hunted in the pouring rain today found what is left of a 200 yr old cent!

[relic lover]

I was determined to get in one more hunt in 2009 a site I had researched was taken by the strip miners but I noticed a short section of farm wall and original grade they missed after the leafs were down you could see it from the road. Something told me the guy that built that wall dropped me a coin but I never found the time to hunt it until today rain or not it was going to get hunted. My new explorer did not seem like a good choice given the rain so I put my wife's shower cap over the control box of my ace 250 and headed out. As I slipped and slided down the steep grade to the site in the pouring rain I started to question myself a bit this was nuts! I hunted an hour with no real signals then boom a belltone that is my aces way of saying dig. out came a smooth semi round disc I thought i had my first colonial then I saw the rolled over edge and thought it was not a coin at all. At home peroxide dip revealed no details I was bummed. So i figured it was not a coin and i put coin peroxide and jar all in the microwave and blasted it for 45 sec or so then scrubbed it with a toothbrush and soon saw liberty on a left facing bust! I was stunned my shell tumbler revealed the date 1809! She is in the worst shape but I got a date my oldest coin yet! I cant imagine what happend to the edge. Any theories?

 

[pjroo33]

Nice find! I had full intentions on hunting today, but the 35 degree pouring rain was a little too much for me to take.

 

[gemee]

How do you keep from blowing up or ruining the microwave, by putting metal in it?? Mine sparks like crazy, with just a sliver of tinfoil in it...

 

[dfx willy]

How do you keep from blowing up or ruining the microwave, by putting metal in it?? Mine sparks like crazy, with just a sliver of tinfoil in it...

ya what he said! willy

 

[gmsparky]

always great to see a date on them, no matter the condition. great find !!!!!

 

[relic lover]

How do you keep from blowing up or ruining the microwave, by putting metal in it?? Mine sparks like crazy, with just a sliver of tinfoil in it...

ya what he said! willy

No sparks with the coin submerged in peroxide, I watch it and stop it as soon as there is a violent boil I have done this many times with good results. I then only soak the coin for 10 minutes then rinse while gently brushing with a soft brush. PS don,t do it if there is detail in the crust you will loose it! It works good on coppers, wheats and bronze Indians don't ever do it to fatty indians or God forbid flying eagles!