William 3rd Half Penny 169? And (of course) some modern silver!

[Scrappy]

I wanted to post this yesterday but man was this a crusty coin and needed to clean it overnight.

I was at my site dating back to 1675 and wayyyyy in the back. Found a few Mercs and thought why not a few more before going home?

I get a deep signal, 12-41/42 but kind of strong. The CTX said 5". I dig down and it's a few inches deeper than the indicated depth. Low and behold a super-crusty green disk pops out!
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Seeing the condition I knew not to even try for a field ID.

I texted my buddy that I broke my month-long copper slump, put it in some dirt, and carried on....

That nigh at home I tried distilled water but nothing budged. The I did a hot peroxide bath and things loosened up. I still couldn't get an id, got frustrated, and threw it in a mineral oil bath.

I came home from work today, used a kabob skewer and everything melted away!!! Phew! One side is better than the other but it is decent enough to make out William 3rd and part of the date.


169?

Happy Hunting

Steve

 

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[WHADIFIND]

That's a bridge I haven't crossed yet, the 1600's.

Excellent save and wonderful cleaning! WTG!

 

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[Scrappy]

That's a bridge I haven't crossed yet, the 1600's.

Excellent save and wonderful cleaning! WTG!

Thanks man. Your capped silver is the half dollar I have not found yet. The beauty of this forum is everyone gets motivated by other member finds....although I seem more William 3's than capped halves.

 

[Scrappy]

Congratulations on the great old copper find!

Thanks POE. Indeed a great old copper. I expected nothing to be identifiable on this guy considering the dirt it was encrusted in.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice save! Congrats!

It's ok Steve, I'm the "family nut" also...till I find the gold! Lol!

 

[Mikecoy]

Very nice! That's one copper I have not found. Beaut of a find!

 

[Scrappy]

Nice save! Congrats!

It's ok Steve, I'm the "family nut" also...till I find the gold! Lol!

Thanks MsBeep. All the detecting I've done I've only found one gold item...a Lockett. But I made it count at about a 1/2 oz of 18k! Lol.