Well, I haven't posted in a while, been a bit busy, and this past month was a bit of a slump for me. I tried some new sites with a little bit of success, and revisted some from last year.
The1916s merc was at an old park and I could tell by how worn it was that it was old. I rinsed it off in the field and saw it had a mint mark. Unfortunately it was the S. My 2nd 1916 merc this year, "just" need the D to finish the series. I also got the barber from this park.
The V nickel was at a tot lot that was across the street from a 1 room school that is now a historical society center. It was at the end of the slide, past a 3X3' rubber mat, about 7 inches down past the mulch. It was a big surprise. It had that red junk on it, so I did the hot vinegar and salt trick on it with little sucess. Long story short I cleaned it to the point where the red film turned in to copper? Basically the nickel wore off and left copper? I didn't think they were made that way. Anyone see this before?
The two buffalo nickels were from the same place. The one that I believe is a 38 D or D over S came out of the ground covered in this black crud, that I have only seen similar happen to silver coins in the ocean. I did vinegar and salt, hot peroxide, amonia soak, and eventually used aluminum jelly to get the crud off of it. Pretty crazy.
The Washington quarter, the merc and rosie came from a site I hit last year. One 90 degree day I decided the far end of the yard where huge trees were providing shade was going to be a good place to detect. Glad I did.
Enjoy,
Jai
The1916s merc was at an old park and I could tell by how worn it was that it was old. I rinsed it off in the field and saw it had a mint mark. Unfortunately it was the S. My 2nd 1916 merc this year, "just" need the D to finish the series. I also got the barber from this park.
The V nickel was at a tot lot that was across the street from a 1 room school that is now a historical society center. It was at the end of the slide, past a 3X3' rubber mat, about 7 inches down past the mulch. It was a big surprise. It had that red junk on it, so I did the hot vinegar and salt trick on it with little sucess. Long story short I cleaned it to the point where the red film turned in to copper? Basically the nickel wore off and left copper? I didn't think they were made that way. Anyone see this before?
The two buffalo nickels were from the same place. The one that I believe is a 38 D or D over S came out of the ground covered in this black crud, that I have only seen similar happen to silver coins in the ocean. I did vinegar and salt, hot peroxide, amonia soak, and eventually used aluminum jelly to get the crud off of it. Pretty crazy.
The Washington quarter, the merc and rosie came from a site I hit last year. One 90 degree day I decided the far end of the yard where huge trees were providing shade was going to be a good place to detect. Glad I did.
Enjoy,
Jai
Nice bunch of coins. Keep it up. GL & HH