~~PRE-CIVIL-WAR HOUSE~~

[artzstuff1]

This house was built in the 1840s-50s,, is said to be the oldest house in town,

I have hunted it before with not much luck, but tonight the tejon master jedi,,(kevin) was swinging the side yard when he got a very weak but repeatable signal,,then about 8"s deep out comes a 185? large cent!!,,what a surprise,,does anyone know any tricks on how to clean a large cent in this shape??,,,then about ten minutes later I got a deep buffalo with a mercury dime about two inches away 1940-s,, so it was a pretty good hunt for a late afternoon easter sunday!!!

thanks for looking

arthur

 

[artzstuff1]

Beautiful house - those are so much fun to hunt. I love your "which detector used" part of your profile: Anything I can get my hands on! Awesome!

Thanks shambler,,yea I will use any make or model it dont matter ,,,but as you can see ,,,you know what I like best!!!


art

 

[Mr Tuff]

nice hunt!!!! and LC!!!!!!! MR TUFF

 

[artzstuff1]

nice hunt!!!! and LC!!!!!!! MR TUFF

Thanks Mr.Tuff!!!


art

 

[rmptr]

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Seems like the peroxide soak method is well accepted.
If olive oil is already used, it could be easily taken off with lacquer thinner.
(I know, harsh stuff, but I got plenty of it around from work... and it won't hurt metal.)

Good luck !
rmptr

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice looking oldie, Art..........looks similar to the one I'm hunting. Love them old places. Best of luck there

 

[coltdavis]

Hey! nice finds it could be just me but id take a close look at that merc doesnt look like 40 to me but possibly the 2 over 1 error i dont know....anyone else see what im seeing?

 

[BuckleBoy]

Good stuff! It looks like the Large Cent has already been cleaned with water (which is a cleaning method). I think the result would've been more attractive if another method had been used instead. Water has a habit of loosening patina and removing it.

Best Wishes,


Buckles

 

[JasonB]

I THINK IT'S A 1942 OVER 41!!!!

Can you give us a close up pic of the date? It's a great find!

JasonB

 

[hikeinmts]

Yes, I saw it immediately, unless I am being fooled by lighting/shadows/etc.
Looks like a different kind of a date.....and if it is the one over variety, then you have a very very nice find.
Let us know what you think....and closeups would help. Great hunt!!

 

[artzstuff1]

Thanks for all the replys ,,but my camera will not get any closer?,,,

under my 10x loupe there is a 4-0. a pretty visable zero on the dime

thanks

arthur

 

[JasonB]

Have you ever tried focusing your camera through a magnifying glass or loupe? That works for me to get close shots sometimes.

Does the zero seem to have a 1 on the left side of it? I can see something more than just a zero.

Thanks,
JasonB