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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jwebs1, post: 1369354, member: 35637&quot;]I found this coin while out metal detecting today. It fell into the range of copper on the VDI scale of the detector, and the coin was about 2 inches down. The area of town that I found it in is one of the first areas that was settled in my city, Montgomery(right on the bluff overlooking the Alabama river). I didn&#039;t think much of it, and I thought that I had a really crusted memorial, but when I washed a little of the crud off, I saw a reeded edge, which invoked my curiosity. The coin is particularly heavy--it&#039;s caked in dirt, yes, but no other caked small cent that I&#039;ve dug was ever so heavy. Here are the pictures, in comparison to a 1960 copper cent:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]161198.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]161199.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]161200.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>what could this possibly be? and how can I clean the dirt off without ruining the coin(further)?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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