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[cti4sw]

Decided to walk the field in lengths today. Glad I did. Scored 2 colonial coppers - one a 1771 KGIII, the other is too far gone to get a date. Here they are in their plugs (bc I know dirty coins are like porn :P)



The cleaned pics:

1771 King George III Halfpenny


Undated King George II Halfpenny


Also got 6 buttons and two broken buckle pieces:

Buckle pieces:


"Best Quality" backmarked button (20mm):


Other buttons ~ Nickel is for reference. Only the one has any obverse patterns:


And some other small oddities:

1930 Montgomery County dog license tag:


I think this is a lead seal or part of one, at least:


Some lead bullets ~ Left is a spent shotgun slug, far right are spent .22s; the middle one is bigger than .45 but smaller than .50; any ideas?



But the crown jewel of the day ~ and this even beats out my 1911 quarter eagle, imho ~ was THIS:



There's enough detail to see it's a 1793 Flowing Hair large cent with the reverse wreath. The edge is reeded and I think lettered but I haven't done any cleaning other than to brush away most of the dirt and a peroxide dip. I can see most of the date.

Damn, what a weekend...!

CLEANING UPDATES

The pics shown above are after the initial round of cold peroxide dips that I did. At hogge's recommendation, I did two more with heated peroxide. Here they are:



If you think that's an improvement, please say so, so I know I'm doing this right. Taking it one step at a time here...

 

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[Greylock]

Wow that's a great hunt and that flowing hair is incredible. Can't wait to see how it cleaned up. Got my banner vote!

 

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[TheRingFinder]

 

[detroitdigger]

A Huge Congrats! Great finds, the large cent is just awesome!!!

 

[gleaner1]

Next time you find a good banner worthy find like that, make the title of the post something like "FOUND A 1793 LC TODAY AT THE HONEY HOLE!!!!!" Great find

 

[rayrayvegas]

Truly incredible breathtaking LC find !!!! Glad she found you. Congrats.

 

[VERDE]

Hey cti4sw!! Really Super FINDS!! CONGRATS!! I would be very cautious placing Finds values on the net, as Uncle Sugar will be knocking on your door for their "SHARE" in taxes of YOUR finds!! GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

 

[MT_Joe]

Very very very very nice!

 

[cti4sw]

Wait for some advice before you consider doing this. A lot of times the only thing you accomplish by doing this is having a coin grading company use words like environmental damage/ corroded..... and that won't help the value at all. I'm sure a few more people like Iron Patch and Don in SJ and Hogge will chime in with some more advice at some point.

Thanks, Evolution. That's why I posted the question, and I hope someone like Iron Patch does weigh in here. I know nothing about grading other than it preserves the coin and certifies its grade (and makes the value skyrocket).

Hey cti4sw!! Really Super FINDS!! CONGRATS!! I would be very cautious placing Finds values on the net, as Uncle Sugar will be knocking on your door for their "SHARE" in taxes of YOUR finds!! GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

I don't live in Florida so this is not a concern for me.

 

[DocBeav]

Great score man! Congrats!

 

[cti4sw]

Thanks to all who submitted the banner vote. I just sent this in to Garrett for their newsletter; we'll see what happens!

 

[hogge]

BANNER!!!!!!!!!!

 

[terpfan]

Banner all day long. I can't believe how you dropped this little find on us at the tail end of your post! It sure caught me by surprise. That is a large cent we all dream of, in pretty darned good condition too. Don't be in a hurry to do anything with this find. It is certainly too valuable to do any "experimental" cleaning. Congratulations.

 

[The Rebel]

GOD that Flowing Hair Is AWESOME! I hope to find one of those someday.

 

[cti4sw]

Banner all day long. I can't believe how you dropped this little find on us at the tail end of your post! It sure caught me by surprise. That is a large cent we all dream of, in pretty darned good condition too. Don't be in a hurry to do anything with this find. It is certainly too valuable to do any "experimental" cleaning. Congratulations.

I will do absolutely no experimental cleaning on this one. In fact, I haven't done anything to it other than brush the dirt off and a few quick dips in peroxide. Hogge has recommended some further heated peroxide soaks, so I will do that at home tonight after work. Beyond that, I will likely do nothing.

Hogge has also recommended I not get this graded, as PCGS will not grade. ANACS might, but whatever, less $ I have to put into it.

 

[hogge]

Is it "Vine and Bars" or Lettered Edge?

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[hogge]

I will do absolutely no experimental cleaning on this one. In fact, I haven't done anything to it other than brush the dirt off and a few quick dips in peroxide. Hogge has recommended some further heated peroxide soaks, so I will do that at home tonight after work. Beyond that, I will likely do nothing.

Hogge has also recommended I not get this graded, as PCGS will not grade. ANACS might, but whatever, less $ I have to put into it.

Well, Not necessarily. Grading might be a good thing on this one. Have to see how it comes out. There are others that may pipe in and recommend it for this particular coin. It might just be a good grading candidate. First things first. NO CONSERVATORY SERVICE GRADING!

 

[Old Dude]

I think just a simple "wow" says it all!

 

[cti4sw]

Is it "Vine and Bars" or Lettered Edge?

Not sure. I think it's vine & bars, as the edge is reeded in places and I can't make out any lettering.

Well, Not necessarily. Grading might be a good thing on this one. Have to see how it comes out. There are others that may pipe in and recommend it for this particular coin. It might just be a good grading candidate. First things first. NO CONSERVATORY SERVICE GRADING!

It is in its first round of heated peroxide right now. If the coin shows any progress I'll post better pics tomorrow.

 

[NJ Marty]

Decided to walk the field in lengths today. Glad I did. Scored 2 colonial coppers - one a 1771 KGIII, the other is too far gone to get a date. Here they are in their plugs (bc I know dirty coins are like porn :P)

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The cleaned pics:

1771 King George III Halfpenny
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Undated King George II Halfpenny
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Also got 6 buttons and two broken buckle pieces:

Buckle pieces:
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"Best Quality" backmarked button (20mm):
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Other buttons ~ Nickel is for reference. Only the one has any obverse patterns:
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And some other small oddities:

1930 Montgomery County dog license tag:
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I think this is a lead seal or part of one, at least:
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Some lead bullets ~ Left is a spent shotgun slug, far right are spent .22s; the middle one is bigger than .45 but smaller than .50; any ideas?

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But the crown jewel of the day ~ and this even beats out my 1911 quarter eagle, imho ~ was THIS:

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There's enough detail to see it's a 1793 Flowing Hair large cent with the reverse wreath. The edge is reeded and I think lettered but I haven't done any cleaning other than to brush away most of the dirt and a peroxide dip. I can see most of the date.

Damn, what a weekend...!

Leave it be as is. If I found it I Wouldn't look at it for more than 59 seconds at a clip in fear some groovy patina will fall off. Banner.