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Hello fellow safarians, haven't been on the forum in months.

Well here are some of the things I haven't been posting. The large buckle, (and I do mean large.) was one the most unique finds imo, it's a shame that it is broken and missing a section of frame. You'd really have to hold it and see it in person to appreciate the size of it.

I also found a Parys Druid head half-penny. 1789, it's pretty beat up but enough to easily ID. Engraved into the rim of the coin it says payable in Anglesey London or Liverpool. Some pics of injuns in nice shape, and one 1882 injun that was in the same area but didn't quite hold up as well LOL. Always amazes me that you can find the same type of coins in an area and some are destroyed while others look fine. The strange tube looking thing is a musket rod guide... thought that was pretty neat too. I'll spare you all of the mercury dimes I've found at colonial sites... at one site I found 3 in one hole, nothing like seeing three silvers at the bottom of the hole and there all mercs! (Thank you sir may I have another? WHACK!). Don't get me wrong i like finding mercs... but when you get that small silver sound in an area that should be holding bust coins and reales the mercs can be a small letdown. Anyway here's some dirt porn. HH
 
Coins with potential value I don't clean at all so if your wondering why some of silver coins look in such bad shape it's just dirt/tarnish etc. They'd polish right up but you'd polish the value right out of them too! A wise man once told me "you can clean your finds anytime you want... but you can never unclean them." The crust on the 1789 Druid penny was like cement but I could see a partial engraving around the rim and a small loop design and was able to ID it. A 1794 Parys Druid coin in excellent condition is only worth 10 bucks so once I ID'd it I didn't have any qualms about giving it a peroxide bath to get the hard crust off just to see how much detail was left. It's not really about the value anyway for me, just cool finding things I've never seen before.
 
some nice finds there :clapping:

blank planet
 
AWESOME!!!! :please: Thanks for posting and the pix.

We want more, don't wait so long to post again!
HH,
Bunker
 
I'll let it slide this time!! LOL

Bunker
 
I was reading up on some of your older posts..i currently use a Garrett GTP 1350 for about 3 months..starting to get the hang of it!! i'm a rookie hunter but already looking for a better machine. been doing research on Safari because i don't want all the extras of the Explorer/Etrac..i'm in SC so i'm after old Silver plus want to be able to go to the beach and KILL gold/silver jewelry!!!
 
Yes kschae4 I live in Massachusetts. BLRRB my first machine was a 300 dollar used Cibola, I didn't want to drop major coin on a detector when I first got into the hobby in case I didn't enjoy it, after my first season of detecting I was hooked so I replaced my cibola with the Safari. It was a love/hate relationship at first... now the hate is gone and it's all love.
 
Great finds I am happy to get a few large cents in 1800's around where I live.Those coins you cleaned look like mine after use my Dremel.
 
If I decide to clean a copper coin ---- I cut one of those red solo cups in half, break a toothpick in half and place at bottom, put coin on top of toothpick and pour in a few ounces of Hydrogen peroxide, let it sit and fizz for a few hours, dump and replenish with new hydrogen peroxide, let it sit and fizz over nite. By the next morning most of the crud should come off fairly easily. The coin will be really dry, work some vaseline over it between your thumb and forefinger, this will release more of the dirt. Then clean off vaseline with a paper towel. DO NOT USE THIS METHOD ON COPPER COINS OF VALUE! I did not use this method on the King George II, or the 1797 draped bust, I did use it on the injuns and the druid, the 1845 large cent actually came out of the ground like that, I just brushed off the dirt with a soft toothbrush, it was probably in mint state when it was dropped and the soil was kind. It's a personal judgement call on if I clean something or not. I've been considering trying an ultrasonic cleaner on coins with little or no value.

The pics below are from a post i had a couple of years ago showing a large cent before and after the method i described above, keep in mind that if the coin is in bad shape to begin with a peroxide bath won't bring it back to life, it's just a less harsh way to clean the coin rather than a dremel, wire brush etc. Keep in mind it will turn the coin to a chocolate brown color in most cases.
 
Wow. Fantastic! Never even heard of some of those. One simple question...are you hunting house sites or fields or woods? Thanks!
 
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