lenmac65
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- Joined
- Jul 28, 2009
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- Location
- Massachusetts
- 🥇 Banner finds
- 3
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- Garrett AT Pro, Equinox 800 (as of 10/2019)
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I searched a mill site this past Friday that dates back to at least the 1850s. I was getting skunked other than a couple harness buckles when I got an interesting high tone fairly close to the road. I dug the hole and pulled a 1916 Mercury with no mint mark😖. I rescanned the hole, and found the 1912D Barber dime. I scanned again, and got the 1909D Barber quarter. Nothing after that, but I was still pretty happy. These coins came out of the ground very tarnished. I don’t usually clean silver with anything but a little distilled water, but these were pretty bad. I tried electrolysis on the two Barbers, but I must have cooked them too long or rubbed too aggressively with baking soda, as they are too shiny now. I soaked the Mercury in a foil lined bowl with water and baking soda. It is still too dark, but looks more natural. Happy hunting!


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