i went back to the tower park

[kwdstalker]

i went back to the tower park that i found the 1854 dime at and found 1947,1946,1944 wheat's another war nickel 1943,a 1950 quarter,a 1918 mic dime,a 1850 half dime,a 1865 3 cent piece and a silver wire ring along with over 8 bucks in clad and a pouch full of trash.

 

[Captn SE]

That is the most amazing nickel based 3-Cent coin I have ever seen dug out of the ground!!

Did that coin come out of the ground looking like that? Or did you have to clean it up? All of my 25% nickel/75% copper coins have come out of the ground with a dark red color. Even after cleaning, I cannot make mine look as good as your 3-center!!!

Awesome!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Nick A]

I would not use the "mothers mag & aluminum polish cleaner" - grit or no grit. It's made for cleaning wheels, not for silver coins. You have some nice shiny coins there, but with the way they have been cleaned, little to no collector value. The rule of thumb for cleaning coins is that less is more. Soap and water and nothing abrasive is the best way to go if you want to retain any collector value. They're your coins and you can do whatever you want to them, just giving you a tip, should you someday want to sell them, they're not going to be worth much because of the harsh cleaning.

 

[CRUSADER]

I would not use the "mothers mag & aluminum polish cleaner" - grit or no grit. It's made for cleaning wheels, not for silver coins. You have some nice shiny coins there, but with the way they have been cleaned, little to no collector value. The rule of thumb for cleaning coins is that less is more. Soap and water and nothing abrasive is the best way to go if you want to retain any collector value. They're your coins and you can do whatever you want to them, just giving you a tip, should you someday want to sell them, they're not going to be worth much because of the harsh cleaning.

Don, may have something to add to this, but I agree with you. However, I do try all sorts including the peroxide bath etc.. on coins I'm not bothered about.

 

[CRUSADER]

Great finds!

I got one of your jokes

 

[treasurefiend]

Great haul.

 

[Detectingfreak]

dude you are kicking butt! The Soil must be awesome there considering the wheaties are comming out in almost perfect condition!

 

[mj-air23]

Great finds you have there...Would love to find a half dime or 3-center! I find that rubbing the coin with a little baking soda betwwen the fingers shines silver up beautifully. Just make a paste between your fingers a gently rub the coin. If the coin is really tarnished, start with electrolysis, then use the baking soda. Just don't overdue it in the electrolysis, it can eat away at the silver.

 

[dougadam]

Congrats !

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Awesome finds, half dimes..those f-er's are tiny! Keep digging there. There have to be more!