101 year old clad dime :shrug:

[jimmy24us]

I picked this out of a really trashy area today. Any advise on making look a little better?

 

[jim tn]

Wow, hardly a trace of silver showing anywhere. Nice find, none the less. I would try a baking soda rub. Wet the coin and rub with soda. HH jim tn

 

[Elton]

I guess it could be a fake............... sure doesn't look silver does it..

 

[jas415]

It's probably not going to set any sales records as it is a fairly common coin, so I would try some of the low voltage electrolysis on it. It looks to be burned and I have found several similar. Found two mercs melted together one time. Burn damaged ones have a dark gray crusty look to them and it is pretty hard to get it off. Electrolysis will do it but it will take some time. Its not going to come out all nice and shiny but will look silver again. After it gets the electrolysis then try some of the baking soda paste.

 

[still looking 52]

I'm not an expert but I don't believe that's a " CLAD " dime, I think that's a silver dime with some kind of chemical damage to it. At any rate it's a nice find and I would count it as a silver find myself.

 

[jimmy24us]

Yeah I did a little baking soda rub and it's starting to come off. The front is really holding on. I am not sure what is on it. I don't think it was burned cause where it is coming off looks pretty nice. I think it's just going to take a little work. I like silver to look silver but I did have thoughts of leaving it look that way. Just thought it was funny that it looked like the clad I find.

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[jim tn]

What part of the country are you? HH jim tn

 

[jimmy24us]

I live in PA about an hour outside of Philadelphia

 

[Southwind]

I'd say it had laid in water a long time at one point in time. I just found this seated last week in the area of an old watering hole with the same layer of crust.

 

[James/Washington]

It is not fake and it is not clad. It is silver. Baking soda and water should clean it up but not always. hold it with both hands under the faucet using your thumbs and pointer fingers. have the faucet just dripping to keep the baking soda wet. Put a bit of baking soda on the coin and using a back and forth method, hold the coin under the dripping faucet and let the coin slide through the fingers. Use just enough force as to hold the coin. This process may take thirty or more minutes and may bring the coin all the way back to full brightness or may not. Just be SURE that the coin is NOT a key date. If the coin is a key date, have it professionally cleaned if you must.

 

[jimmy24us]

That's a beautiful seated! And that does make sense I believe where I found this there was a fountain in the past and this ground is packed well hold water a long time after rain. Yes it is silver I hav got some showing on th back but it's really crusty.