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<p>[QUOTE="J.T. Parker, post: 24712546, member: 106405"]Hello Mad,</p><p>I have to be a bit of a contrarian here, in that the majority of your coin finds will probably be average (non-collectible) coinage. When I was actively hunting, after checking the dirty coins for any that were perhaps worth collecting, I tumbled the rest in a rock tumbler with white sand & a mixture of salt and vinegar. (This method of cleaning does not work with cents) You have to understand that many times after searching a school, park, or playground I'd end up with $10-20 in filthy, blackened, quarters, nickels & dimes. Over the 10 years detecting I paid for my detector & gas money many times over, just in spare change.</p><p>Silver Finds: I used a Tesoro Golden Saber w/ notch discrimination exclusively and found silver anywhere from 1" to 8" depending on soil conditions & size of the coin.</p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p>J.T.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J.T. Parker, post: 24712546, member: 106405"]Hello Mad, I have to be a bit of a contrarian here, in that the majority of your coin finds will probably be average (non-collectible) coinage. When I was actively hunting, after checking the dirty coins for any that were perhaps worth collecting, I tumbled the rest in a rock tumbler with white sand & a mixture of salt and vinegar. (This method of cleaning does not work with cents) You have to understand that many times after searching a school, park, or playground I'd end up with $10-20 in filthy, blackened, quarters, nickels & dimes. Over the 10 years detecting I paid for my detector & gas money many times over, just in spare change. Silver Finds: I used a Tesoro Golden Saber w/ notch discrimination exclusively and found silver anywhere from 1" to 8" depending on soil conditions & size of the coin. Hope this helps, J.T.[/QUOTE]
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