My first 8 Reale found today 1844

Oldrvrrat57 · 2026-09-30T16:45:48-0500

I've been hunting this site for over 10 years and can not believe that I missed this large piece of silver! It came up as a 91 on the D2 thinking this has to be a seated dime, over the years I've pulled largies and indians out of here but never a silver. It is encrusted with what seems like concrete, any sug

gestions on a cleaning method. Tried electrolysis seemed to help a little,but still pretty crusty. Thanks for looking!

E-Trac-Ohio · 2026-09-30T16:58:54-0500

Congrats on a rare and fantastic find - Banner all the way ! :hello2:

It's entirely up to you but ...
I've gotten very good results cleaning badly stained Silver Coins in a homemade "Electrolysis Bath".
If you don't already have one they are very easy to built and also very inexpensive - see how to videos on YouTube.
Some people also like to use "Ultra Sonic" cleaners.
These are both much safer ways to clean Silver then any of the abrasive ways.

Good Luck !