Metal detecting: Incredibly SAD story

I really, really hated that thread.

 

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OUCH, I was cringing throughout this whole thread
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.

 

Somebody give that man a hanky, he's getting tears all over that cleaned coin. Live, learn, move on.

 

That's a crying shame.

 

Hi CT-ers,
Any of you catch some of the YouTuber's metal detecting clips where the finders rub the heck out of dirty silver coins between two fingers?
Drives me SANE,
J.T.

 

Hard not to figure from our perspectives that anyone who metal detects...or does anything with older relics/items of any kind...or has ever seen Antiques Roadshow for heaven's sake...would know or at least be careful with anything they find or otherwise come across, not to alter or first get some experienced/pro advice, etc. But maybe not...guess that's why it's hard to figure. Too bad.

 

Nice coin, he only cleaned $500 to $1K off of it.

Maybe someone should let him, and the group, know that.

 

I was surprised to not see any heat thrown at the poster!

 

Different group mindset, they don't see anything wrong with cleaning because they don't have the coin collector/numismatist mindset of keeping things as original as possible. Like most people they see shiny as good. whereas we see original surfaces as good.

 

Well, if you really want a good cry.....We actually have a member here that accidentally threw a four dollar Stella in the garbage.... And didn't realize what he had done until the garbage was long gone! Now THAT is something to cry about!..... This metal detector guy is likely enjoying his find and he should.

 

I don't see a problem conserving an Old Copper with the appropriate solutions but with not , What was it, Baking Soda . Maybe he ran out of :

 

It's an already "details" coin before he even dug it up. Will a TPG label it "Detailed Details"? "Improperly Cleaned Detailed Details POS"?

 

I can't watch that right now.... If that is the hunt where you were searching an old tree in the middle of the road.... That is a great video and anyone that loves detecting should watch it.

 

That's an expensive lesson.

 

Hey I clean my finds. Mostly they are indistinguishable and it’s the only way to know what you have. It’s like saying “I found a penny!” Vs “I found a 1943S penny!”

and my finds are for ME or somebody I may give them to. They are not for sale and so their perceived value to another collector is a moot point.

Having said that,check out this buckle I recently pried out from under a huge oak root.

 

Did you find the soap for your hands ?
I had to say it . LOL