Here are a couple of dimes my Fisher 1265x hit on. It amazes me how some coins look like they are new, while others get "eaten" by the different soil conditions. I do a lot of beach/shallow water detecting and the water beats them up more that the dirt,... at least that's what I've seen. Greg
Geez, swwet finds! Wow man, congrats! Only thing I found metal detecting was some red fire ants. Didn't take them home with me though. Thanks for sharing! Phoenix
...just with warm water and a soft toothbrush. I then wiped them dry with a soft cloth. I have found the ground in the older part of town that is fine and dark with no rocks preserves them best. I'm sure the acidic level has a lot to do with it also. A couple of days after a nice rain yields some of my nicer coins as the extraction is easier. Greg
That's because modern cupro-nickel clad coins tarnish a heck of a lot more tha 90% silver coins. And modern zins cents dissolve in the ground while bronze cents fare reasonably well. Modern nickel composition is the same as always (except war years) and the same as the clad layer of modern clad coins so they tarnish similarly.
