AndrewCNJ
Elite Member
I have a question about preserving old coins right after you find them. I've been finding old coppers - putting them in a small secure pouch and bringing them home. I've found that when they dry it degrades the details of the coins sometimes - sometimes it chips. If I rub the dry dirt off in the field sometimes this will destroy part of the coin also - it's hard not to be curious when you first find something!
Do you guys do anything to coins or relics on the field as soon as you find them? Is there a process that I should be using?
Do you wash them with water before you store them? Cover in Vaseline?
Let me know if you have any input - thanks.
Do you guys do anything to coins or relics on the field as soon as you find them? Is there a process that I should be using?
Do you wash them with water before you store them? Cover in Vaseline?
Let me know if you have any input - thanks.