Lets talk about this coin. The storage box may not have been kept in the best location, though the rest of the coins did not appear to be in this condition. Thoughts on next steps?
Wow, personally I think that coin is pretty rough. Some nice detail but lots of corrosion almost to the point of wiping out the wheat lines.
WOW Andy !!! That coin need to get some professional help, but it is well worth it. Looks like a candidate for NCS, then on to a NCS holder. Where did you dig ( no pun intended ) that one up?
I'm going through a neighbor's stash. I think her parents did metal detect. I've been on the emotional rollercoaster on this one. It looked great in the 2x2, worse in the pictures. I'm about to throw away my 17x loop. There is pitting all over. -Andy
if you are really interested we have a wood here that might get you those but its scary and i hear there are animals there
It makes me wonder how well the aluminum cents they talk about would have fared over the last 99 years. What little was left would be a green corroded mess unidentifiable. Vegas Vic
Strange The coin is over 19mm even with the corrosion, and underweight by 5 grains. The surface is heavily corroded only in spots, with some areas with next to no corrosion, but with a porous grainy texture. Mintmark shape looks ok as far as I can see, and there are 6 dies, so position is not that useful. It is obviously a digger. My gut says no. I can only say " questionable " authenticity, and if this were cast, I would not be suprised. The weight/diameter thing has me bothered the most. I'll get it back to you Andy, and you can decide on the trip to NCS. Cost VS value if genuine is your question.
I'll say this, that spacing between the 9-1 looks good, and that D looks good and is in the right position.
No mentioning of if you paid for it or not. If you have that coin and either did not pay for it or the price was extreamely low, I'd experiment. Not much to loose if those photos are correct. First of all I'd try the old standby of Acetone. Possibly first distilled water for a day or so. Then the Acetone in a glass jar for a day or so. Possibly the next step would be a really mild Baking Soda in distilled water bath slightly, ever so slightly, rub with the fingers. Anything harsher than that may well ruin what value is left. As I said it all depends on if you have money tied up in that coin. Otherwise nothing much to loose.
Carl, you mention distilled water, acetone, and baking soda. Would the idea be to loosen-up any surface encrustation? I know you said experiment and aren't recommending this if he has a stake in the coin. I just want to know, though, is that all this method is aiming to achieve, basically, clean up any surface encrustation?
Right now the only money tied up in this coin is the cost for me to mail it to Jack and Jack to mail it back to me. This was a metal detector find by my neighbor's parents. They traveled about and stopped here and there. My neighbor had it and other coins, trinkets, etc in a box under her bed. The staples in the 2x2 were fairly brittle when I pulled it apart. I'm not sure if she wants to sell, stick it in a book, or back under the bed. I'll find out when I take the coin back to her. I personally want to send it off to be professionally appraised.
There goes the "experiment." Really, I hope you do get it appraised. Looks like the genuine article. :thumb:
