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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chip Kirkpatrick, post: 3379308, member: 101265&quot;]I am a metal detectorist and a recent permission has delivered some interesting finds. I am searching an old home site in NE Florida that burned down many years ago and two restaurants were built on the site. So far I’ve uncovered one horseshoe, 3 axe heads ( one is a broad axe), a very old rusted pearl handled .38 revolver, pocket knife, an 1895 Barber Dime, an 1864 “Fatty” Indian Head penny and ......what appears to be a copper colored US quarter. </p><p><br /></p><p>The quarter was not even identifiable as a coin as it is covered with a dried black material similar to possibly tar. I dismissed it as a punch out or other round piece of metal when I noticed the edge is reeded. Curious I tossed it into my tumbler, thinking I may have an old British copper. After a short period in the tumbler I pulled it out and saw the word “America” along the rim. Now I’m really curious and carefully scraped off some more of whatever is coating it and can recognize it as a US quarter. </p><p><br /></p><p>A COPPER colored quarter. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’m not going forward in trying to clean it until I get some reactions from our resident experts. I’ve heard of coins without the cladding coat. Is this possibly one? If so, what should I do ?[ATTACH=full]897128[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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