Cleaning suggestions?

[Brentallica]

Hello!
I found this in a yard today about 10" down
Maybe a LC but no visible detail
Is this a peroxide or oil candidate in an effort to get some detail? Maybe to far gone
Thank you for your input!


UPDATE --> after a long bath in olive oil I believe I may have enough detail now for an ID (KGIII) possibly 1774 (as compared to the picture of the brown dated coin attached for reference)
What do you think?
Thank you!

 

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[gtfm2345]

Oww that's rough i f it was mine I would bring some peroxide to a boil add coin then baking soda and repeat once u determined if it might be salvagable put in a olive oil bath and soak for 2-3 weeks clean repeat good luck

 

[gheenoe78]

What are the dimensions? That might help narrow it down. The pic on the right almost looks like it might be a French 6 deniers. I would try soap and water and a toothbrush and see if you can make out any more detail.

 

[david680]

Second pic I do seem to see the top of a bust, with a straight line at the bottom. Not sure any of that will help. Good luck.

 

[fredbug 67]

That looks like most of the large cents I find here in New Jersey- very toasted. I have not been able to pull details when they are that bad. Just for entertainment you should look at Aquachigger on YouTube. He has a video how to clean a coin or ruin it. He has his own technique that works if the coin is in better shape. Nice find - always good to find old,large copper!

 

[Brentallica]

Thank you for the replies!
Looks like one inch in diameter

 

[david680]

Not much to work with but my gut says not a large cent. British maybe?

 

[Brentallica]

Not much to work with but my gut says not a large cent. British maybe?

You may be right cause it does seem thinner than a US LC

 

[CRUSADER]

Hard to clean up a near blank coin because all you get is a near blank coin, no details are going to pop with cleaning that one.