Is this a Morgan?

[C3plants]

Found this on my out of the woods today. I think its a Morgan but am unsure. How would you go about cleaning it?

 

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[Loco-Digger]

I have never had a silver coin come out encrusted. Is it silver

 

[lenmac65]

Found this on my out of the woods today. I think it’s a Morgan but am unsure. How would you go about cleaning it?View attachment 2182538

Did you mean Matron? Looks like a Large Cent to me, similar to this one…

 

[ARC]

I am going to say no to morgan.
Stars are too far in and not enough of them.

 

[ARC]

Did you mean Matron? Looks like a Large Cent to me, similar to this one…

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Not if it the size of a morgan...

OP... weight and size (diameter) would help.

 

[lenmac65]

Found this on my out of the woods today. I think its a Morgan but am unsure. How would you go about cleaning it?View attachment 2182538

Looks nothing like a Morgan to me. Nice old coin though.

 

[C3plants]

Found this on my out of the woods today. I think its a Morgan but am unsure. How would you go about cleaning it?View attachment 2182538

Admittedly, I don't know coins very well. I don't have a caliper or a scale but here it is next to a Seated Half if that helps.

 

[AU Seeker]

Give us a size so we can determine what it is!!!

 

[AU Seeker]

Admittedly, I don't know coins very well. I don't have a caliper or a scale but here it is next to a Seated Half if that helps.

From the size difference of the half dollar and what we details we can see on the coin I'm guessing it's a Braided Hair half cent circa 1840 to 1857.

 

[C3plants]

I have never had a silver coin come out encrusted. Is it silver

Same with me. In hindsight, it wasn't well thought out.

 

[Hellbilly]

Put it in a vinegar bath

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Nice find !
Looks like it's a Large Cent.

 

[AU Seeker]

Admittedly, I don't know coins very well. I don't have a caliper or a scale but here it is next to a Seated Half if that helps.

From the size difference of the half dollar and what we details we can see on the coin I'm guessing it's a Braided Hair half cent circa 1840 to 1857.

Nice find !
Looks like it's a Large Cent.

@C3plants if you can get a quick measurement of the coin with a ruler we should be able to tell if it's a half-cent or a large cent.

If it's just under 1" it's most likely a half-cent, if just over 1" it's most likely a large cent.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Admittedly, I don't know coins very well. I don't have a caliper or a scale but here it is next to a Seated Half if that helps.

Get yourself a Red Book…. And yes, it’s a large cent

 

[VTColonialDigger]

It's a matron/coronet head large cent. Nice find! I would use a toothpick to gently scrape the dirt off of it.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Go to YouTube and look up coin cleaning. There are some guys doing amazing recoveries on crusty Roman coins. There could be a nice coin under the crust.

 

[Gare]

Take a couple more pictures of it with different coins next to it

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

It's a large cent. Either a Matron Head or a Braided Hair variety.

 

[Digger RJ]

Found this on my out of the woods today. I think it’s a Morgan but am unsure. How would you go about cleaning it?View attachment 2182538

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!! Looks like a Large Cent.