New to forum and detecting - first silver

[Templar09]

Hi,

Totaly new to detecting, found this silver coin a few minutes after turning my EX2 on After that i pick up only trash, lot of it... Seems I have to learn a lot.
How do you guys clean silver? I was using lemon juice, green was gone, black is still here... Any advice is wellcome.

 

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[vic910]

Welcome to the forum! That is a really nice coin and I'm sure someone here can tell you the proper way to clean it.

vicki

 

[trk5capt]

TEMP, Welcome To The Forum, Congrats On The Nice Silver Coin. I Will Let One Of Coin Collectors Advise You On Proper Cleaning. trk5capt...

 

[Moonshadow]

Welcome to the forum and what a great first coin! Some of us here (um...me) have not even come close to that! Sorry, can't help you on the cleaning thing. You might want to call a coin dealer.

Happy Hunting!
Moon

 

[The Seeker]

Welcome to the forum ....And finding silver is always a good thing....Keep on posting!! good luck

 

[Southcacalaky]

Hi, Welcome to the forum and this great Hobby, Sport, whatever you would like to call it. Professionally cleaning a coin, I am no expert. If the coin is valuable or scarce, I would not recommend any attempts to clean it yourself. I have cleaned a few silver coins myself only because I wanted to and they were not of any significant value. I just wanted a brite shiney silver coin. I have used two methods that work well for me. 1. I use some aluminum foil and some white vinager. Take a silver coin that is blackened and place it on a piece of aluminum foil. Place a few drops of distilled vinegar on top of the coin or any piece of silver and cover it up with the aluminum foil. Wait a few minutes and check it. You will see the black disapearing. It may take a few times to remove all of the black. 2. I have used baking soda and a tooth brush to remove the black as well. Keep in mind that these methods I use only on a coin which does not have any significant value. Also remember that If you do have a valuable coin and you want to have it Authenticated and graded by a professional grading service, these cleaning methods would definatley lower the value of the coin. Some grading services will not grade a coin that has been cleaned with the likes of certain chemicals or abrasives. The grading tests that they do, will reveal cleanings such as I have mentioned. Metal polish is an abrasive as well. Yes it will make an old coin look brilliant, but will also damage any fine detail the coin may have. I have heard that most coin dealers will not buy a coin if they know that it has been cleaned. Check many sources, coin dealers, coin experts ect. You have a great looking coin there, be careful not to damage it. Try to learn everything you can about preserving your coins, they may be worth a lot of $$$$. I hope this helps you. Good luck, HH (happy hunting), Art...

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Temp,

what South said on cleaning.

Welcome to the board, hope to see more posts.

have a good un.........

 

[treasures4me2find]

Welcome to the forum, and congrats on your find. Good luck on future hunts.

Ken

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the silver! When I clean silver I use a silver cleaner I got from a coin dealer. What are the detecting laws in Slovenia? HH, Mike

 

[Vinylrecords4ever]

Welcome, Templar!

That's an impressive first find. Congratulations!

Any idea who the man on the coin is?

 

[Mona Lisa]

Welcome to TNet, Templar. That is a fantastic first find. Hope you find lots more!

 

[Templar09]

Finally i clean my coin. The old look is gone... About a man on the coin: That is Franz Josef, ruler of Austria-Hungary. Slovenia was also inside this Dual Monarchy (1867 - 1918). I expect a lot of this sort of coins. About the hunting law in Slovenia: dont have that info yet, i hunt on private land and talk to owner first.

And yes, thank to all for such a great response here.

Regards

 

[Moonshadow]

great job on the cleaning! It's a keeper!

HH,
Moon

 

[DugHoles]

WOW, what a way to get started in MDing. Finding a silver coin right off the bat. Congrats! Welcome to TNet, you'll love it here, I assure you.

GL & HH,

DugHoles