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[Anonymous]

Not a bad start
whent to a site that had a girst mill since 1820s
and found thease goodies.
they were not very deep 4-6"

 

[Anonymous]

Nice finds Don. I live in Wisconsin so I get some Canadian coins fairly often and their reverse is so much nicer than ours. Not that I have anything against the good old American eagle or historical buildings, but I realy like your artistry and diversity.
I wanted to mension some observations about your finds that may be helpfull to you. When I first started finding silver coins, I noticed that they always seemed to have fine scratches like yours do. I found out that I had been causing that by wiping the dirt off of them with my thumb as soon as I found them. Those fine scratches can significantly reduce a coin's value. The solution I found was to carry a medication sized container of soapy water with me. When I found a silver coin, I would drop it in, put the cap back on, and swish it around in small up and down strokes with the container on its side. It is important that it is on its side, or the coin will get scratched on whatever face is contacting the bottom of the container. I also try to keep badly corroded coppers wet in that it keeps that green patina softer untill it can be properly removed.
You have a penny with an impressive gauge in it. I'ts obviuos that this dammage happened long long ago and wasn't caused by you so the following info may be of no use to you. I however have a realy nice two cent piece with a nice fresh scrape from my shovle. Since then Ive learned to triple check my pinpointed location, and dig a plug at least 6 inches in diameter as deep as possible. If the target is still in there, I then dig down and outward around the perimeter with a twisting motion about 1/2 inch deeper each pass. when I have a convex mound left in the center about 3 inches high, I pry at it with my shovel from the edge at several different spots untill it breaks free in one or several large globs. Its more time consuming, but I got faster as I practiced, and I haven't gauged another target since.
Well I hope this was helpfull and not offensive to you. Keep em comming Don <img src="/metal/html/super.gif" border=0 width=26 height=28 alt=":super">

 

[Anonymous]

THanks I will try your Idea on the soapy water.
the penny with the ding in it was already there.
for the most part I rarely hit my coins.
when I get a target at 8" I dig down 6" and use my pinpointer then dig under the target I have not hit a coin in a while.
Ive gotten real good at pinpointing with the explorer.
You were Right about rubing the silver coins I will stop that thanks to you.