Seeing that the coin is damaged (very pitted surface) and won't be worth much no matter what, I decided to remove the encrusted dirt and remove...
Aaand this is why another set of eyes helps. I think you're probably right. And yet there I was sitting cross-eyed trying to see a "3" or an "8".
Thanks, I will look into those methods. I am not sure of it but I think the tarnish is silver sulfide.
I found this Seated Liberty dime metal detecting. It has grayish purple tarnish from sitting in sandy soil for over 100 years. I haven't done...
Entry post. Coin F. Thanks for the giveaway!
Entry post for category C Thanks for the contest!
Thanks. I find plenty of pull tabs and other junk, too. Gotta dig those pull tab/nickel signals to find the gold! Old coins are probably about 1%...
Nice! The coins I posted here were found in Greenbrier County on two farm properties. Here's a nickel I found last year in the "Barber dime yard":...
For my spring break from college, I spent a week in West Virginia and put in several hours of metal detecting. Here are my best coin finds: 1873...
Yep, luckily the front yard at the farmhouse is very shady and the ground is always a little damp. Perfect digging conditions aside from some...
I made it back to the farm and did some more detecting in the front yard of the farmhouse. Below are the results from the last few days. I did...
That's cool. Have you tried metal detecting the yard (if you have a yard)? You would have a pretty good shot at some older coins. The best I have...
For sure. We're lucky to have him. I helped install flooring one day just to add to my home repair knowledge, and he insisted on paying me afterwards.
House was built in 1964. It's possible that the coins were deliberately placed, but they also could have just slipped out of someone's pocket....
I just went into one of the rooms that is being renovated and checked along the edges of the floor for more coins. I found another coin--a...
Just talked to my mom, and it turns out it was not original carpet. Haha, now that I think of it, 57-year-old carpet does not seem likely at all....
We are in the process of a basement renovation at my house (built 1964). Our contractor was tearing out some original non-original carpet and...
Got this in my change at Chipotle today. 1940 D. Nothing special, but a welcome surprise. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow, awesome! I have yet to find anything cool in the Coinstar reject tray, unless a dateless Buffalo nickel counts. Need to find some excuses to...
Hi everyone, I have recently been doing some metal detecting at my grandparents' c. 1900 farmhouse in West Virginia, and I thought some of you...
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