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Found this half dime in a field not too far from my home today. The ground was still frozen, pretty hard diggin. Any suggestions on how to clean it a little better?
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Cool coin! I still have that one on my wish list. I looked it up in my red book and it might be worth $25 or so since it is holed. That is the first year they made the capped bust coin.
If it was me, since I keep my finds, I would start out cleaning it with just dish soap and water rubbed between my fingers. If I wanted it a bit lighter I would use a tiny bit of baking soda and again rub between fingers. NOTE - be careful the baking soda will clean it up too much in a short time. Give it a couple rubs and then rinse and check the result. I think it would look better with the least amount of cleaning.
It is a cool find for sure and one not too many folks have the luck to find.
HH - Robin
If it was me, since I keep my finds, I would start out cleaning it with just dish soap and water rubbed between my fingers. If I wanted it a bit lighter I would use a tiny bit of baking soda and again rub between fingers. NOTE - be careful the baking soda will clean it up too much in a short time. Give it a couple rubs and then rinse and check the result. I think it would look better with the least amount of cleaning.
It is a cool find for sure and one not too many folks have the luck to find.
HH - Robin
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Electrolysis works well on silver coins..Cleaned up 1781 realle real well. Might be worth a try...
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This is the method I use with pretty good results on silver coins.
Use a plastic container and place tin foil in the bottom. Put about a tablespoon of WASHING soda on the foil. You can get washing soda at the grocery store in the detergent section. Put the coin on the soda and put an inch or two of boiling hot water in the container. This will cause the water to boil and fizz for awhile. Let it sit until cool and remove coin. Brush it off with a soft tooth brush while under running water.
This will clean most crud off silver. If you have the silver that is crusted over from being on the lake bottom (for you water hunters) this should cause the crud to flake off without any picking or scraping.
Use a plastic container and place tin foil in the bottom. Put about a tablespoon of WASHING soda on the foil. You can get washing soda at the grocery store in the detergent section. Put the coin on the soda and put an inch or two of boiling hot water in the container. This will cause the water to boil and fizz for awhile. Let it sit until cool and remove coin. Brush it off with a soft tooth brush while under running water.
This will clean most crud off silver. If you have the silver that is crusted over from being on the lake bottom (for you water hunters) this should cause the crud to flake off without any picking or scraping.
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Is that a half dime or a full dime ??? The hole is rite where the 5 or 10 is and can't see it ???
Great find I tryed a silver cleaner liquid(instant dip)on a Quarter like yours and no rubbing the tarnish removed nicely. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
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Great find I tryed a silver cleaner liquid(instant dip)on a Quarter like yours and no rubbing the tarnish removed nicely. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
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Approx. diameter of the 5 C is 15.5 mm and the 10 C is 18.8 mm. Mine measures right at 15.5 .
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