Standing liberty on the beach

[Bejamble]

So I found a walking liberty in sea water today. It has the typical Salt water "dirt". Do I dare run it though electrolysis? What would you recommend for cleaning? Can't see a date, but can tell its a standing. Was rather surprised to find it on the beach.


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[Fletch88]

Very nice find Bejamble! I can't find one in the states on land or beach! Lol. WTG

 

[Bejamble]

Correction walking liberty half...been lucky found 2 halves. One in land ('64 Kennedy) and this walking.


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[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Killer Find! Do you have any pics of it?

 

[Bejamble]

Pics to follow. I'll post some before and afters. Thanks!


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[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Pics to follow. I'll post some before and afters. Thanks!


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Awesome!

 

[Bejamble]

Unfortunately the walking was toasted and couldn't even get a date.

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[Peyton Manning]

still a nice hunk of silver!

 

[Bejamble]

Thanks


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[Bejamble]

Well after coming back to the walking liberty and hitting with some baking soda (already a destroyed coin) I was able I pull a date and get a bit more detail. Year is a 1945 which is barely into the walking half years. Nonetheless, it's a nice chunk of silver.

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[Pointman]

You might try placing them in warm water with salt, baking soda and aluminum foil (folded up) and see if you could get a some more of the crude off. It shouldn't hurt the coin any worse.

I will run silver for a week or two, only pulling them out once every other day to go over them with a q-tip and rinse and then place them back. I was able to get some really dark silver coins almost shiny and with none of the crusted stains on them. Sometimes once I am through soaking them, I will soak them for about two days in white vinegar and it seems to take some dullness off of them as well. On some really nasty silver, I will pick really close to the letters with a really fine toothpick to get the crude off. Silver will scratch with just dust, so be careful.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Sweet silver - Congrats!

 

[relish]

Doesn't look like you're going to pull a date off that.....a light scrub with baking soda and water will bring some shine back.....looks like silver value only.