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- TEKNETICS T-2 LTD, Fisher F-75, White's MXT w/ 11 x 14" Excelerator Coil, WHITES Pulse TDI, WHITES Beach Hunter ID, Garrett Propointer and Lesche Digging Tool
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- All Treasure Hunting
Weekend Finds: 1855 "III" Cent and VI Corps Badge and Walking Liberty!
Hey Y'all, well I ended the weekend on a good note but I started it off very slow while Jeff was on a streak and diggin me under the table
... Some of you guys might know, the symbol for the VI Corps during the Civil War was a cross. This particular Corps was made up of elements of the 4th and 5th Corps and formally created here where I live on the Virginia Peninsula immediately preceding the Seven Days' Campaign. Many of the sites that I hunt are where elements of the VI Corps camped and this weekend Jeff and I were digging one of these said campsites which has colonial finds layered in as well. After about an hour, I dug the remains of an object that was SUPER Deep ( about 12 inches down). I noticed it had 90 degree angles all the way around and when I brushed all the dirt off, I was looking at the remains of a field made Union VI Corps badge! I was VERY Happy about this find! and by the end of the day ended up getting a 1848 Braided Hair, a couple Eagle "A"s, and a Walker still in the dirt, which was a relief because I had been on a cold streak for the past 2 days prior :P :P
Yesterday, We hit some NEW DIRT
and at first we started out digging flat buttons but then the good stuff came. Jeff hollered out ONE REALE and about 20-30 minutes after that I dug a jumpy signal hitting in the 40s, dug down about 8 inches and out popped this little silver disc. I knew it could only be a couple things but when I looked close, my suspicions were verified: III CENTER! BOTH the Reale and the III Cent silvers had BLACK over 85% of the surfaces. I haven't encountered silver coins like these in YEARS where the Black was so deep and stubborn. So, I resorted to the last method that I knew would work which was a very small bath in my electrolysis setup. We gave the coins both a few seconds and the black disintegrated right off... It was this or leave them Black, so it wasn't a hard decision which to do.
Thanks you guys for your comments and for looking.
Hope y'all like the pictures, the Walker I dug is still in the dirt clump, looks good to display this way. How many of you guys think I should leave it in and how many of y'all think I should pop it out to see if its a key date?
1855 III Cent (Uncleaned)
Cleaned
Group Shot of Coins (1848 Braided Hair Large Cent, 1855 III Cent, 41' Washington, and Walker Half)
VI Corps Badge Closeup
Group Shot
Hey Y'all, well I ended the weekend on a good note but I started it off very slow while Jeff was on a streak and diggin me under the table
... Some of you guys might know, the symbol for the VI Corps during the Civil War was a cross. This particular Corps was made up of elements of the 4th and 5th Corps and formally created here where I live on the Virginia Peninsula immediately preceding the Seven Days' Campaign. Many of the sites that I hunt are where elements of the VI Corps camped and this weekend Jeff and I were digging one of these said campsites which has colonial finds layered in as well. After about an hour, I dug the remains of an object that was SUPER Deep ( about 12 inches down). I noticed it had 90 degree angles all the way around and when I brushed all the dirt off, I was looking at the remains of a field made Union VI Corps badge! I was VERY Happy about this find! and by the end of the day ended up getting a 1848 Braided Hair, a couple Eagle "A"s, and a Walker still in the dirt, which was a relief because I had been on a cold streak for the past 2 days prior :P :P Yesterday, We hit some NEW DIRT
and at first we started out digging flat buttons but then the good stuff came. Jeff hollered out ONE REALE and about 20-30 minutes after that I dug a jumpy signal hitting in the 40s, dug down about 8 inches and out popped this little silver disc. I knew it could only be a couple things but when I looked close, my suspicions were verified: III CENTER! BOTH the Reale and the III Cent silvers had BLACK over 85% of the surfaces. I haven't encountered silver coins like these in YEARS where the Black was so deep and stubborn. So, I resorted to the last method that I knew would work which was a very small bath in my electrolysis setup. We gave the coins both a few seconds and the black disintegrated right off... It was this or leave them Black, so it wasn't a hard decision which to do. Thanks you guys for your comments and for looking.
Hope y'all like the pictures, the Walker I dug is still in the dirt clump, looks good to display this way. How many of you guys think I should leave it in and how many of y'all think I should pop it out to see if its a key date? 1855 III Cent (Uncleaned)
Cleaned
Group Shot of Coins (1848 Braided Hair Large Cent, 1855 III Cent, 41' Washington, and Walker Half)
VI Corps Badge Closeup
Group Shot
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After ya see what it is, just spit on it and paste it back onto the clump of dirt. 
Amazing bunch of finds! What's the trade token?
once in a while I'll run across a tough black silver and a short dip in electrolysis will do the trick. Around here the real swampy area's and underneath concrete will tear up that silver. You're right about them Trimes I've found 2 of them but manage to clean them with wet baking soda and a toothbrush.
