My oldest coin to date

longbow62 · May 14, 2017

I had an amazing find this morning. My oldest coin so far. I have been hunting in the woods at the end of my street lately. I found a U.S. 2 Cent coin this morning. My oldest coin ever by a quite a lot. Problem is it's toast! I doubt I ever get clean enough to see the date. I found the coin in the same general area that I have found lead round ball and part of horse bit. I found it with a Whites XLT about 6" deep.

BlackRain · May 14, 2017

An awesome find, search in the forums here for cleaning methods, maybe you will get a date eventually..good luck!

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Mg240 · May 14, 2017

longbow62 said:
I had an amazing find this morning. My oldest coin so far. I have been hunting in the woods at the end of my street lately. I found a U.S. 2 Cent coin this morning. My oldest coin ever by a quite a lot. Problem is it's toast! I doubt I ever get clean enough to see the date. I found the coin in the same general area that I have found lead round ball and part of horse bit. I found it with a Whites XLT about 6" deep.

Date is on the other side.

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cellrdwellr · May 14, 2017

Great find! I've gotten a date off every 2 center I've found, the gold thing is that it's so toasted it has little value, toss it in the tumbler and see if that works. Happy hunting!

longbow62 · May 14, 2017

Looks like 1867 so far. I still can't believe I found this! Good idea didn't think about tumbler. I will put it in tumbler I use for rifle brass and see what happens.

longbow62 · May 14, 2017

Wow Mg240 that is a nice one!

pawaide · May 17, 2017

Good score Sir!

Let us know how it cleans up!

Good digs.

Pawaide

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Tony (Michigan) · May 17, 2017

I hope it cleans up well.

What I'd do is first use a mild soap and water solution and soak it for a week or two. But that's just me.

Gimmie The Loot · May 17, 2017

looks nice - get it wet and rub it with wooden toothpicks. It will scrape and pick off the dirt without scratching the coin.

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