Second clad half in about a months time. Not a fantastic find, but I don't find the half dollar coins very often, so thought I would post it and include some pictures of some coins I recently put thru the tumbler.
I found the half in the same field as the last one ( it's a huge field ). It gave me a high 80's signal on the F70, 88, 89, 90. I love seeing those kind of numbers come up, but it is no guarantee of a good target. Recently I dug a target with those numbers and came up with a large metal button ( trash ). But this time I was rewarded with a half dollar coin. They sure look big when you first see them in the dirt !
I have had a tumbler for a few years now and until recently I was using the aquarium gravel that came with my tumbler purchase. A few months back I read somewhere that a another detectorist was tumbling coins without any gravel. Cover the coins with lemon juice, add 3 teaspoons of salt and let it tumble for about 45 minutes. I gave it a try and was pleased with the results. What do you think ? My intent was not to get them perfectly clean, but looking good enough so the bank would not complain when I deposited them.
If you want to try this method, separate the pennies from the dimes, quarters, nickels. Put the coins in the tumbler, just cover with lemon juice, add 3 teaspoons of salt. Tumble about 40-45 minutes. Check them and rinse them if you are satisfied at that time. Save the lemon juice and salt solution, and do a load of pennies. It will do a good job on them too. Dry your tumbled coins and your done. Do not tumble any collectable coins. Do not forget and go longer than 45 minutes before you check on your coins, too long tumbling kinda gives them a bleached out effect.
Hope you had a good 4th !
I found the half in the same field as the last one ( it's a huge field ). It gave me a high 80's signal on the F70, 88, 89, 90. I love seeing those kind of numbers come up, but it is no guarantee of a good target. Recently I dug a target with those numbers and came up with a large metal button ( trash ). But this time I was rewarded with a half dollar coin. They sure look big when you first see them in the dirt !
I have had a tumbler for a few years now and until recently I was using the aquarium gravel that came with my tumbler purchase. A few months back I read somewhere that a another detectorist was tumbling coins without any gravel. Cover the coins with lemon juice, add 3 teaspoons of salt and let it tumble for about 45 minutes. I gave it a try and was pleased with the results. What do you think ? My intent was not to get them perfectly clean, but looking good enough so the bank would not complain when I deposited them.
If you want to try this method, separate the pennies from the dimes, quarters, nickels. Put the coins in the tumbler, just cover with lemon juice, add 3 teaspoons of salt. Tumble about 40-45 minutes. Check them and rinse them if you are satisfied at that time. Save the lemon juice and salt solution, and do a load of pennies. It will do a good job on them too. Dry your tumbled coins and your done. Do not tumble any collectable coins. Do not forget and go longer than 45 minutes before you check on your coins, too long tumbling kinda gives them a bleached out effect.
Hope you had a good 4th !
