Looks like a seated!

[stickyfingers427]

Looks like I found my first silver today and I believe it's a seated liberty quarter.. I don't know how to clean it yet so I don't want to damage it

 

[SGT Claddy]

Baking soda and water

 

[Silverseeker]

That appears to be an early copper, not a quarter. Meaning it's much older than a seated if I'm seeing what I think. the zoom option seems to not be working so I can't look up close to verify.

(edit) I finally got it to zoom and it does appear to resemble a seated. But I can't shake my initial feeling that it's an early copper. Here's a link to a Colonial copper that resembles yours.

https://www.whitman.com/redbook/Coi...tes+British-Copper-Coins-and-Their-Imitations

 

[stickyfingers427]

I'm not exactly sure , I thought it was a seated. I found it a couple of hours ago and don't know how to clean it... It is the same size as a quarter

 

[stickyfingers427]

And I'm not joking at all, I've never found anything good yet probably because I haven't really gave my self enough hours with the machine.. I found it at 11 inches which I thought was deep

 

[stickyfingers427]

I believe you are right.. That looks exactly like it... I found it by the manor of Saint George right before you enter the gate and it was taken over by the British during the revolutionary war

 

[Mi$terG]

Looks like a British halfpenny or farthing. Any detail on other side?

 

[CRUSADER]

Agreed, a British Halfpenny, probably Geo II, maybe III

 

[stickyfingers427]

The other side has a lot of crust on it.. Someone posted baking soda and water so I will try it

 

[CRUSADER]

The other side has a lot of crust on it.. Someone posted baking soda and water so I will try it

Thats normally for silver, not so good on copper. Peroxide is needed

 

[stickyfingers427]

Ok thank you

 

[j.d. in the usa]

congrats on your first copper!

 

[treblehunter]

Nice old coin, large copper. Nice find!

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Scrappy]

Cool! British Copper! Gentle cleaning with toothpicks. Like Cru said, peroxide. I heat peroxide if I use it. Normally I start with distilled water first

Congrats and it's tempting to over clean so be mindful

 

[doninbrewster]

Looks like a KG, but could be a CT, VT or Machin's Mills piece. Beware the peroxide as it can remove the detail of the coin along with the crud. I've seen it happen way too many times. Some coins with a smooth, hard patina come out great. Once you get a bit of corrosion on the coin it's a whole different story. My best success with old coppers with corrosion is just to rub the dirt off with you thumb. No water or anything. Indians and 2 cent pieces are different as you can scrub them lightly with a scouring pad. Old coppers can be delicate.

 

[Silverseeker]

Hey Stickyfingers... we are looking forward to your "after cleaning pic" I would love to see if you can extract a date from that great find. Or even let us know if your cleaning ruins it. we can all learn from this

 

[46Wheat]

Looks like a nice copper to me

 

[stickyfingers427]

I tried peroxide and a toothbrush but didn't get anywhere... I hate to say it but it looks to badly worn that I will be able to extract a date from it.. But that doesn't make me any less excited knowing I found that a mile from home in my very historic town.. It's hard to find a coin from the mid 1700's and I hope I find more preferable silver next time cause copper doesn't hold up over time... I had my whites VX3 in deep silver mode and hit it easily and it was exactly 11 inches deep.. Good luck to all this year!!!!

 

[Old Dude]

You may not be able to get a date, but if cleaned enough to get a type, you can date it to at least within a couple decades probably. Very nice old copper.