Help with an id

[jws845]

Got out for a quick 2 hour hunt at a friends house that was built in 1965. Didn't expect to find to much, but did get a good amount of clad and also stumped by 1 item. The dime in the pic is for size reference. It rang up on my nox 600 as a solid consistent 27. It also has ridges on the side just like a coin. Any help with an id would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[Rad1sh]

Looks like a fried dime!

 

[nkellam22]

Got out for a quick 2 hour hunt at a friends house that was built in 1965. Didn't expect to find to much, but did get a good amount of clad and also stumped by 1 item. The dime in the pic is for size reference. It rang up on my nox 600 as a solid consistent 27. It also has ridges on the side just like a coin. Any help with an id would be greatly appreciated.

Probably a silver dime that was melted in a fire or something, seen it before.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, a fire damaged coin, but not sure your get an accurate ID

 

[Rich in Central PA]

I'll 2nd that. Looks like a fried dime. I dug one just like it.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I make coin rings and got a coin too hot and it looked real similar so I think the consensus of it being a fried dime is probably correct.

 

[Noah_D]

I bet it was a draped bust dime...

 

[Wildcat1750]

That's probably a dime we'll never get an ID on...

 

[cudamark]

I'd scrape the edge to see if it's silver. If it's clad, I'd put it in the tumbler with the rest of the clad. If it's silver, I'd start removing some of that crust by soaking it in vinegar or lemon juice. Maybe electrolysis or a peroxide bath. Lots of options. I'd start with the least damaging method until you can identify what the coin is, and hopefully a date and mint mark. You can always get more serious about cleaning it if needed. Once you remove details, you can't put them back. You'd hate to ruin a rare coin, but, it's not worth anything right now since it's totally unknown as to what it is. Once you can identify it (assuming you can), you can then decide how much more you want to clean it. Check out the cleaning/preserving section here on Tnet for different methods to use.

 

[jws845]

I'd scrape the edge to see if it's silver. If it's clad, I'd put it in the tumbler with the rest of the clad. If it's silver, I'd start removing some of that crust by soaking it in vinegar or lemon juice. Maybe electrolysis or a peroxide bath. Lots of options. I'd start with the least damaging method until you can identify what the coin is, and hopefully a date and mint mark. You can always get more serious about cleaning it if needed. Once you remove details, you can't put them back. You'd hate to ruin a rare coin, but, it's not worth anything right now since it's totally unknown as to what it is. Once you can identify it (assuming you can), you can then decide how much more you want to clean it. Check out the cleaning/preserving section here on Tnet for different methods to use.

Great idea - I did scrape a little of the side with a scalpel and it is silver. I'll give it a soak and see if it will give up some details.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Looking forward to seeing what it is you found! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!! I'd test it to see if it was Silver.