jelida Posted December 27, 2015 Posted December 27, 2015 Well done , in all my years of detecting I've never found a George I silver; the reverse is actually quite reasonable for a soil found coin, shame the obverse isn't a little less worn. Jerry Quote
Rob Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 A common theme associated with dug coins is the harsh treatment they get. So many are horribly scratched to expose the detail. A little more patience would do less damage (and provide the finder with greater residual value). Soapy water and no brillo pad is ideal. Quote
Paulus Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 I originally believed the Brillo Pad comment (which comes up from time to time, not just in this thread) was a joke, i.e. surely no-one, especially a coin collector, would actually clean a coin with a Brillo Pad!! ... I have since realised that some people really do! And Cillip Bang! apparently! Quote
Coinery Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 Brillo Pad HAS to be a hoax, nobody, but, nobody, does this! Nobody! ? Quote
George111 Posted December 28, 2015 Author Posted December 28, 2015 I used baby oil and a soft cloth after cleaning mud off with water the marks were probably done while in the ground not by me Quote
Rob Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) A lot of detectorists have little interest in coins that are dirty/corroded. The range of items that are dug is enormous and a wire brush can easily be viewed as the ideal tool. What would you do with a 100 year old corroded tin with traces of the original enamel? It is very easy to say the thing is worthless and do a hurried cleaning job. Edited December 28, 2015 by Rob Quote
Paulus Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 4 minutes ago, Rob said: A lot of detectorists have little interest in coins that are dirty/corroded. The range of items that are dug is enormous and a wire brush can easily be viewed as the ideal tool. What would you do with a 100 year old corroded tin with traces of the original enamel? It is very easy to say the thing is worthless and do a hurried cleaning job. Very understandable, but I have come across some 'coinies' that treat non-detected or dug-up coins the same way! I only hope they were washers before such treatment! Quote
jelida Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 The biggest issue I encounter at my local detecting club is persuading finders not to rub a coin immediately on recovery, the adherent soil acts as fine sandpaper and this is the usual cause of the 'Brillo pad' effect. I have convinced a few, largely through my find displays when I give a talk, but the instinct seems difficult to overcome. Jerry Quote
Coinery Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 This is my new year project to join a detecting club. I bought a MineLab around 6 years ago, but found it SO complicated to use that I gave up and sold it. I consider myself to be relatively intelligent, but I read the user booklet 20+ times, and I still struggled to use the blinking thing! You definitely need a club! Quote
TomGoodheart Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 1 hour ago, jelida said: The biggest issue I encounter at my local detecting club is persuading finders not to rub a coin immediately on recovery, the adherent soil acts as fine sandpaper and this is the usual cause of the 'Brillo pad' effect. I have convinced a few, largely through my find displays when I give a talk, but the instinct seems difficult to overcome. Jerry Yes. A lot of the coins from the Prestbury hoard appeared to have hairlines. At the time I suggested they'd been washed in a bucket of sand. Perhaps not so far from the truth... Certainly it feels as if a more cautious approach to 'cleaning' would enhance the financial return on at least some found items. Win win for both finder and subsequent owner. . Quote
George111 Posted December 28, 2015 Author Posted December 28, 2015 Coinery you wont go far wrong with a AT Pro Quote
Coinery Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 23 minutes ago, George111 said: Coinery you wont go far wrong with a AT Pro Many thanks, G3, I'll definitely look into that. I'm going to join the detecting forum and message my local club tomorrow! Quote
George111 Posted December 28, 2015 Author Posted December 28, 2015 My first detector was a AT Pro still got it but have got a Minelab CTX Found 2 more silver's today both six pence's but 1 was William III very worn cant see whole date or much portrat quite rubbed too the other was George V 1928 and is in rather good condition Quote
Coinery Posted December 28, 2015 Posted December 28, 2015 Sounds great fun! Just been looking at the AT Pro reviews...it seems a very popular machine! Quote
George111 Posted December 28, 2015 Author Posted December 28, 2015 It is Getting permissions from land owners and finding out the history is the hard bit, I use bing ordnance survey maps and just look for likely area's and google farms in that area and ring them up they can either say yes or no LOL 1 Quote
George111 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Posted December 29, 2015 Dug this out the ground yesterday Quote
Nordle11 Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 I never post in your threads GeorgeIII but really enjoy following what you're digging up, keep the pictures coming! Quote
Paulus Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 You seem to have one heck of a success rate with your detectoring G3! Quote
George111 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks I had this W111 sixpence washer too Quote
jelida Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 Looks like the classic 'twisted sixpence', George, they are usually worn William III coins, and often quite abraded on the high-lights created by the 'S' shaped bends. I have found many over the years. I dont really believe the 'betrothal' idea of two sixpences twisted together, I suspect they were gaming pieces or had some other use. Jerry Quote
George111 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Posted December 29, 2015 It was sent into a "s" I flattened it out LOL Quote
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