Found a "mystery" coin at the beach today...mystery solved after electrolysis...and it sure is skinny!

[Magyar]

Got in a couple of hours while Hank golfed this morning.

Not much to show for the time I hunted, but I did recover a "bit" of silver.

Here's some pics of my adventure this morning just before the rain started.


Thanks for looking

Lorraine

 

[Magyar]

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[bootyhoundpa]

wow ,only got a dimes worth of silver left on that one.......too many years in the sandblaster.....

 

[JOE in MD]

Man, That coin has seen it's days!

 

[bob.oz]

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[Magyar]

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[Jason in Enid]

That thing got toasted! Congrats on the cool find, even if there's not a lot left of it.

 

[scubadetector]

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[Magyar]

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[scubadetector]

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[Magyar]

and would you believe, the next day I went back to the beach where I had found this one , and recovered another of the same...dated1895 and in the same condition; gave it to my brother who collects coins in appreciation for his ongoing assistance & advice regarding this terrific hobby.

Thanks for looking

Lorraine

 

[Cupajo]

You can speed things up most of the time by using a pair of pliers to break the crust off the edge.

Often the rest of the coating can then be removed with very little effort.

I use a large rubber eraser to buff off details I want to check (such as dates) and most of the time it works fine.

Few of these coins are in a condition to make them collectible so it seems like a lot of effort to bother with electrolysis.

 

[Magyar]

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