Silver #5 FTY!! A cooroded Half.

[Digger RJ]

I decided to change it up and hit the woods where there used to be a fair held every year. The newest coin that's been found there is 1940. Not expecting a whole lot of luck since it's been Pounded for years by several different hunters. I put My 5x10" coil in and went through the fence.
The first couple of finds were copper wire and a shotgun shell. I was doing My best to get in all the possible areas that no one else would hit. I've got My CTX to sound a 1200hz tone on all Silvers & wheats. All else is different low tones. So I just swung until I got the Sweet high tone I was looking for.
I found a deer trail that gave me a little clearing so I followed it. After about 30 minutes of hunting I got a really Sweet, solid 12:27 on the CTX. Popped the plug and found a fairly good sized coin that looked to be a token. During further examination It looked like a Standing Liberty Quarter. I continued on and found a 1911D Wheat. After 2 1/2 hrs, nothing else so I headed to the truck.
When I laid it out to take a picture it looked larger than a Quarter, so I grabbed a Quarter and laid next to it. Wow! That's gotta be a Half! Sure enough a corroded WalkIng Liberty Half. There's a new Quarter laying on
Top of the Half in the picture with everything for size comparison. Silver #5 FTY. If anyone has any ideas on how to clean her up it would be much appreciated. The Wheat is 1911D. Still working on the Half. Hope I can at least get a date. The fair grounds are very early. HH
This is as good as I could get it clean. The date is gone. Still a Walking Liberty!!!! It must have been in a bed of iron.

 

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[thrifty76now]

A silver half dollar is always a great find.It appears your find was subject to fertilizer damage,but big silver coins are hard to come by.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the big silver recovery!

 

[dirtlooter]

love the big silver! congrats on the Walker, I take em any way I can get them

 

[Johncoho]

Nice find. I have used the aluminum foil, baking soda, and boiling water method to clean the ones that are really bad. You might be surprised. Place a piece of aluminum foil shiny side up in a bowl lay the half on it making sure you have as much contact as possible. Cover the coin with baking soda and pour boiling water over it slowly. You can add more baking soda after pouring on the water. I let it sit for 15 or 20 minutes then remove it and you should see some corrosion left on the foil. Then use a little paste of baking soda and water to rub gently. You may have to do this 8 or 10 times on each side to get it looking presentable. Keep using a new piece of foil each time. If it were a good coin I would probably not do this, but by the way your half looks it will greatly improve its appearance

 

[smokeythecat]

Good job. I love the sound halves make on the machines. I have never seen one that corroded. Wild.

 

[Digger RJ]

Don't know it it was the corrosion or the iron, or if It was on edge causing it to read those numbers.

 

[billpa]

Looks like she's been in the ground for a long time.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on the Walking Liberty. Its always nice to see those come out of the ground, even if they are corroded.