Larry (IL)
Well-known member
I got out for about and hour last night and I found a Barber dime, a wheat and some clad, I could see that the Barber was a 1908, a common date I thought, so I took a soft brush and soap and water to clean it as I usually do to my finds before carding the keepers in 2X2's. After cleaning the back I noticed an O mint mark, a semi-rare date and here I had brush scratches all over both sides of the coin. Not that I ever sell my finds, but it still makes me sick that by not being careful, I took a $95 dime and turned it into a $45 dime in a matter of a few seconds.
BE CAREFUL CLEANING YOUR FINDS!!!!!!!!!
BE CAREFUL CLEANING YOUR FINDS!!!!!!!!!