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it may be worth more if its left as is. i think removing that crust would take years of soaking.
I think $500 is a little low... I'm guessing $150-$200 a coin x 7 coins, you do the math.. As a clump its more likely to be considered sunken treasure cause its more evident that it is sunken treasure. You say it was loose under the sand, so it could have come from anywhere... I'd work from where you found them out to the depths in a circle pattern.. I'd do your research on the rights to sunken treasure too.... Don't tell anyone where found them and avoid the law until you know the law. You may want to talk to a lawyer.... Are you a diver or do you know how to snorkel ? The chances of finding the place of origin are slim but that should be your primary goal.... Leave that clump alone for awhile and get out there and find some more !! If you stumble across a Sunken Ship... You have a lot to deal with, zoning, licences, rights to the treasure all kinds of things... Also is that Gold in the bottom side of the other pic ??
Keep @ it and HH !!
Incredible find! That's the stuff that metal detecting dreams are made of! By the way, approximately what size are the coins? Ouarter, half, dollar?
Diggummup is right that electrolysis IF DONE RIGHT will stabilize the silver and remove any salt from the concreation this will help to keep the silver from tarnishing easly. The good thing about silver found in the ocean is it does not absorb salts into the metal like iron does so electrolysis is more of an option rather then a necessity. The other good thing is that it hasn't been exposed to oxygin and in your case it has been living in a cacoon of coral this protects the coins from wear thus ensuring that your coins will be in fantastic shap if you decide to crack them open.Amazing find. Congrats on the banner. Many may argue that seperating them is not the way to go. To each his own. The main reason I wouldn't break it apart is for fear of damaging them. Electrolysis (done correctly) is the only way to go as far as separating them goes. IMHO