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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinman1234, post: 2229466, member: 51208&quot;]I have found silver dating back to the 1700&#039;s and they all look like how they were the day they were dropped, silver preserves great in the ground.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a 1779 half reale I found, as dug, before I rinsed the rest of the dirt off.</p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1152518&amp;d=1430067965&amp;thumb=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>My most recent silver piece, a 1740&#039;s silver cufflink, again, as dug, no cleaning other than a rinse in water to get the mud off.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1204158&amp;d=1440633710&amp;thumb=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Generally dug silver does not need much cleaning other than a rinse in water, at the beach silver turns more black colored, in that case you could be some jewelry cleaner, considering that unless it is a rare coin it will not be worth much more than melt and I would rather have it look nicer in my collection than a black colored slug. I have also heard of tin foil baking soda electrolysis, I&#039;m not sure how it works so you will need to look it up. Always avoid steel wool and any abrasive methods, as silver is soft and will get hairline scratches which make the coin look bad. The coin you found does not look like it needs much other than a rinse in the sink.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice to see another metal detectorist on the site. Congrats and your Liberty Quarter, I am still waiting on any kind of silver quarter. Good luck on your next outing, and welcome to Cointalk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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