Help cleaning coin!

[kenonimo]

Any suggestions how to clean this and will I ever see it? Its the size of a quarter.

 

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[Mr.T]

I tap them gently with a hammer. The proper thing to do would be soak in olive oil for 6 months and then gently use a toothpick! good luck. looks silver if it was in the sea.

 

[cudamark]

What type of metal is it made of?

 

[flgliderpilot]

looks like the pennies i find hah

 

[kenonimo]

Don't know what metal it is. It is reading foil on the detector, don't know if that is because of the crust. It's not a penny, same size as a quarter

 

[kenonimo]

What type of metal is it made of?

Not sure. It is reading foil on the detector, don't know if that is because of the crust.

 

[RustyGold]

I've found a few that look just like that. They end up in my scrap pile!

 

[Captain Kirk]

I found one that looked like that, but ended up being an 1886 Morgan Silver dollar. Mine was found in a lake. Clean it up carefully, who knows.

 

[redcobra8u]

Electrolosys

 

[Mr.T]

Any luck?

 

[cudamark]

I'd be tempted to carefully scrape an edge to at least determine the type of metal.

 

[celtic fox]

looks fairly toasted good luck with it ,try Electrolosys

 

[Tommy G]

I've found several similar "coins" in the past. They turned out to be melted aluminum foil, most likely left in a camp fire. Might be why your detector is indicating foil. Have you weighed it? That might give you some indication as to what it really is.