First Silver!!!

[jarhead0341]

Dug a nice lil Merc dime today,My first silver. This feeling is even better than I have dreamed about! Any ideas on how to clean this thing? Being this is my first one I would hate to ruin it.

 

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[Gary1963]

Congrats! Way to go!

 

[el remolino]

Good job on your first silver!! It is a good feeling indeed.

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Good job! You will never forget that coin. Take a little baking soda and water. Wet the coin under water then roll it in the baking soda until you get a paste like consistency. Then just rub the coin gently between your thumb and index finger using the paste. She'll come out brand new.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Congrats on your first silver! That is always a special one. First, look up the date and mint-mark to make sure it's not a key or semi-key date coin. As long as it's not super valuable, then clean away! The baking soda paste does a great job of polishing silver, but NEVER clean valuable coins.

 

[lesche Is More]

Grass nice first silver gotta love the wings.

 

[treblehunter]

Sweet, whats the date and mint mark?

 

[Clarky821]

I feel your joy pal!!! I just found my first Merc Dime today too!!! I was lucky enough to hold it under some running water and the dirt fell off (found in a place where the dirt washes away easily). But anyway, congrats on the find and happy hunting!!!!!!!!

 

[jarhead0341]

Can't tell the date or mint mark. I found it near a newer powerline pole & all the tar melted off the pole and saturated the ground. This was about 5 inches deep and it is baked on this coin.

 

[mattysee]

semper fi

 

[jarhead0341]

somewhere between 1913-1919 S. Slowly looking better

 

[vpnavy]

Great find JarHead! Thanks for sharing...

 

[frostdigger]

Congratulations on your first silver, nice find.

 

[Gridwalker306]

Congrats on your first silver! I bet you could make out the date and mint mark, do yourself a favour and get a jeweler's loupe. I'd be lost without mine.

 

[MackDigger]

Congrats

 

[park pirate]

Use baking soda and water, mix into a paste rub it over the coin, it will clean up nice...

 

[cjon455]

Congrats, a merc was my 1st also

 

[Chuxter]

Nice job! Love me some silver coinage!

 

[Carolina Tom]

I found my first Merc last month. Congratulations... GL&HH.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Can't tell the date or mint mark. I found it near a newer powerline pole & all the tar melted off the pole and saturated the ground.

Try using WD-40 to get the tar off. Let it sit in it for awhile to soften up the tar. If that doesn't work, carburetor cleaner might work. As a last resort, gasoline should get the tar off. Any automotive cleaner that removes tar from chrome should work as well.