My oldest coin to date

[Blind Squirrel]

1889 Indian Head. I know it isn't that outstanding to some of you, but having been detecting for only one year, I'm pretty stoked. Beat my previous oldest coin by twenty seven years. Before I get reprimanded, my sister rubbed on it pretty good before I saw what she was doing Is there any way to clean this any further, or should it be left alone? HH, BS

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

no matter how ling i detect...a indian is a great find!!!

 

[prolab69]

give it back to your sister, she was doing a pretty good job, good find!

 

[pl8man]

Great find !

 

[70monte68]

Great find!!! I love those Indian Heads.

 

[dfx willy]

give it a peroxide bath! i would. willy

 

[OutBack Duo]

We all remember our oldest coin, even though it is special we keep trying to beat it.

congratulations and good luck finding an older coin.

 

[billpa]

Very nice,I would give it a hot peroxide dip.

 

[djm of PA]

Nice Job I'll never forget my first Indian Head....it was the coin I wanted in the worst way...went on to find 5 of them in less than a month. Keep at the area and find more, they are there!
Congrats

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Do you know how beautifully that will clean up?

Nice find.

 

[Mr Tuff]

were there is one good one!! MR TUFF

 

[riverrunner814]

Great find!!!!

 

[Skywola]

Great find . . . I'm still looking for one that old!

 

[ModernMiner]

Excellent find. I love finding IH's no matter what year they are. Beautiful coins.
I agree, I have had great luck cleaning IH's in hot peroxide and using a Q-tip to gently brush away the crud once it has soaked for awhile. Rinse it off good with water after that. I usually put a light coating of olive oil or Vaseline on mine to give it a nice shine.
Congrats,
MM

 

[bjw]

yes, I try a hot peroxide dip. You may want to repeat the process. The first is always one you will remember!
Bruce

 

[terpfan]

Way to go! Its a thrill to find your oldest coin. I agree with an earlier poster, your coin will clean up really well. A wooden toothpick might help you remove some of the crust.

 

[Nana40]

Oh yeah! That's going to clean up nicely! All great cleaning tips offered. I remember my first Indian. It was so worn that it took what seems like forever to make out the date....was a 1904 btw. Isn't it crazy the things we remember from our hunting experiences?
Congrats on that oldest so-far find, Squirrel.

Nana

 

[swingin4clad]

Awesome find Congrats to you.... Cant wait till i find my first Indian Head..

 

[traverdog]

Nice find!!