First Indian Head pennies/old coins (thought you were supposed to find wheaties first)

[groundssweeper]

Yesterday I went out for about 8 hours again to the park across the street from
my house which was farmland back in the 1800's and very early 1900's. I was
getting real aggrevated with this site after finding so much can slaw
(lawnmowers and careless youngsters?) pulltabs and clad.
Then on yet another random swinging path back to the car (how i found my first
kennedy half, i have trouble figuring out how to grid an area and stick to the
plan like you guys do) I got another solid penny signal, so I dug it and was so
happy to see the back of the coin, i almost did a happy dance but there were to
many people around so I just stared at it for about five minutes and continued
back to the car on another random swinging path and hit another penny signal,
stabbed my trowel in the pinpointed spot to mark and headed to my car to
move it to where i could see it better. Had to help a joe jumpstart his car, drink
some gaterade and then I headed back to the trowel dug the plug and pulled
out my second indian head penny that is actually in decent shape. I just
said "Nooooo...." fell back on the ground and laid there looking at it with the
light from the sun and said "Yesssssssssssss"
I couldnt believe it. I have only had the ace 250 for a little over a week and
pretty much have that bad boy down, but I expected to find a wheaty before my
first indian head let alone 2 in a row, I thought it was supposed to happen that
way
I also found what i thought was a quarter until i compared size and the cowboy
thing is bigger, its in bad shape and have no idea how to clean it. Same goes
for the indian heads. I figured you guys might be able to tell me the safe way to
clean these things
Well here are the finds, cant wait to get back to that park later today.
Clad

Relics?


Indian Heads


Cowboy coin??

[TerryETex]

Good hunt. Like the IH's.

[Dustyloins]

Congrats on the Indians (and the Cowboy)!!!!!

Dusty

[groundssweeper]

Thanks guys.
I am not sure if its a cowboy coin or not. My dad thinks its a dude in a sombrero, so maybe its a mexican coin or something.
have any idea on how to clean it?

[Spm673 (The Jersey Digger)]

As for the IH's, use hot peroxide and a toothbrush. I get a shotglass full of peroxide and nuke it for 30 seconds. Drop the pennies in there for about 10-15 minutes. You will see it fizzing right away. Take them out and brush them with a toothbrush. You can soak them in the hot peroxide again if needed. You can also use some dishsoap and the toothbrush as well. As for the other "coin" I would just use hot water, soap and the brush..Good luck and great 1st finds!!!

[TR Mook]

Great IHs. Ha, perhaps on your wishlist you should put a wheat penny!

[lawdog1]

Nice find!

[mgo]

Congrats dude! 2 IH's back to back! I found an 1887 IH this past weekend....and then found a 1936 Buffalo a foot away on the very next dig.....looks like these old coins can come in bundles!

[groundssweeper]

Good job on the buffalo mgo.
Thanks for the cleaning tips jersey digger, I'll post pics when I'm done.

[Jim Bob]

Nice job on the Injuns, you don't find those everyday.

[groundssweeper]

Here are the updated pics after cleaning (using jersey diggers method )
The token still needs some cleaning but will take awhile to get the crud off. It is a Doc Holliday's Game Emporium
token from here in Cincinnati, not sure if that place is still around.
The Indians cleaned up nicely too, one better than the other.
1901 and 1907


Token

[OKFarmer]

Very Nice Hunt!!!

[Spm673 (The Jersey Digger)]

Glad it worked for you. You can soak the other IH a little longer and it might come out better...They look good!!