I think this is a steel penny. UPDATED.

Stiffwrists · Nov 11, 2017

Found this penny shaped rusty thing next to a small spill of wheats. I've convinced myself it's a 1943 steel wheat. What do you think? Would it be possible to get any detail at all if I tumbled it with some aquarium gravel?

UPDATE: I tumbled this with aquarium gravel, then wrapped it in paper towel and struck it with a hammer. It completely crumbled to rusty dust. Haha.

Silversmith45 · Nov 11, 2017

I usually find mine along with some wheat cents. They are rusted so bad that you can't tell other than the size.

Foragist · Nov 11, 2017

Put it in a Coinstar. :laughing:

Stiffwrists · Nov 11, 2017

Silversmith45 said:
I usually find mine along with some wheat cents. They are rusted so bad that you can't tell other than the size.

Thanks. A magnet does pick it up. Cool I found one!

kingman mikey · Nov 12, 2017

Foragist said:
Put it in a Coinstar.

He cant, it's not Canadian. :laughing:

Pulltabby · Nov 13, 2017

kingman mikey said:
He cant, it's not Canadian.

That makes sense for some reason :laughing:

oj Canada

DestinEngineer · Nov 13, 2017

Stiffwrists said:
Found this penny shaped rusty thing next to a small spill of wheats. I've convinced myself it's a 1943 steel wheat. What do you think? Would it be possible to get any detail at all if I tumbled it with some aquarium gravel?

Hit it with a hammer. You have nothing to lose. I used to have to do it to some Roman coins I would dig. You would be amazed at how good some of those looked under the crust.

Beach Bum · Nov 13, 2017

I had one just like that, decided to start picking away the rust. Ended up having a nice whole in the middle......washer. :mad:

Pulltabby · Nov 14, 2017

Beach Bum said:
I had one just like that, decided to start picking away the rust. Ended up having a nice whole in the middle......washer.

Did some one mention washers

Dug a 1999 washer yesterday,but usually no date lol

Stiffwrists · Nov 14, 2017

DestinEngineer said:
Hit it with a hammer. You have nothing to lose. I used to have to do it to some Roman coins I would dig. You would be amazed at how good some of those looked under the crust.

Im going to show it off at my monthly metal detecting groups meeting this week. Then I'll hit it with a hammer and tumble it some. I'll keep you posted. Maybe it's just a penny shaped washer. We shall see.

Stiffwrists · Nov 19, 2017

UPDATE: I tumbled this with aquarium gravel, then wrapped it in paper towel and struck it with a hammer. It completely crumbled to rusty dust. Haha

Beyonder123 · Nov 19, 2017

That's too bad. I would have tried electrolysis. That probably would have yielded some results.

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