Old silver and a couple of IH pennies

[TreasurDiggrNY]

Hi Everyone,
Got out to the old swim hole today, nice to see some sand moved around. The area was bowl shaped so I started at the bottom and gridded my way out. First hit was the 1817 George III British Silver Half Crown then I got the toasted IH and right before I left I got the 1863 "fatty IH".
Thanks for looking,
TDNY

 

[jewelerguy]

that's cool. we always see lots of old British coppers posted that are found here but rarely any British silver. great find

 

[Jim of PA]

Great finds

 

[Erik in NJ]

Wow, you had a heck of a day! The half crown is very cool...try wetting it and wrapping it in aluminum foil tightly for a few minutes. It'll get warm and smell like rotten eggs, but will clean it up nicely if you do that a few times and then wash with soap and water.

 

[pong12211]

Not sure if it works with coins but.. I collect old pocket knives and when I buy one at a yard sale or find one when i'm fishing that is in pretty rough shape.. I can sometimes use toothpaste and it cleans it up very nicely.. Noy sure if this will work with buried coins i'm just getting into this hobby.. Just a thought for you to try...

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Congrats on the big old Silver. A cool and unusual find for sure.

 

[Beercanman]

In the swimming hole in January? Hope it's a shallow one.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Not sure if it works with coins but.. I collect old pocket knives and when I buy one at a yard sale or find one when i'm fishing that is in pretty rough shape.. I can sometimes use toothpaste and it cleans it up very nicely.. Noy sure if this will work with buried coins i'm just getting into this hobby.. Just a thought for you to try...

Yes, it works well on silver...I sometimes use it (toothpaste) or baking soda to clean my silver coins jewelry; however, once done it's considered a "cleaned" coin. I think the aluminum foil will clean well the silver that has turned black.

 

[TreasurDiggrNY]

that's cool. we always see lots of old British coppers posted that are found here but rarely any British silver. great find

Thanks JG, I was thinking the same thing about not seeing many posted

Great finds

Thanks

Wow, you had a heck of a day! The half crown is very cool...try wetting it and wrapping it in aluminum foil tightly for a few minutes. It'll get warm and smell like rotten eggs, but will clean it up nicely if you do that a few times and then wash with soap and water.

I was thinking about a low voltage electrolysis Erik, what do you think? I have a 3V 500mA unit i use on the silver rings and charms I find at the beach.

Not sure if it works with coins but.. I collect old pocket knives and when I buy one at a yard sale or find one when i'm fishing that is in pretty rough shape.. I can sometimes use toothpaste and it cleans it up very nicely.. Noy sure if this will work with buried coins i'm just getting into this hobby.. Just a thought for you to try...

Thanks for the tip pong

Congrats on the big old Silver. A cool and unusual find for sure.

Thanks Rick, good to see you

In the swimming hole in January? Hope it's a shallow one.

LOL Oh yeah shallow for sure, waist deep, no further with waders and Cap3 thermals and layers.

 

[texjim]

nice assortment of finds.. good job

 

[Erik in NJ]

I was thinking about a low voltage electrolysis Erik, what do you think? I have a 3V 500mA unit i use on the silver rings and charms I find at the beach.

That would not be my first choice for cleaning that nice coin...I just sent you a PM with my suggestions. Best, Erik

 

[granthansen]

Wow, amazing finds! Congrats!!