Hope Ive found a field of dreams

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Hope I've found a field of dreams

Tonight I went back to the field where I got the sweet Barber quarter on Wednesday. In another short hunt tonight I got four indians and an 1876 Seated Dime Guess where Ill be tomorrow all day

 

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[Murray8144]

Stay on that slow and deep

Good advice

 

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Good advice

Definately gotta move slow. Its the most iron infested site Ive ever hunt. As far as depth, a few of the indians were nearly on the surface. Good thing is that it will probably be plowed in the spring and good targets may become unmasked when i go back in the fall

 

[Isaac]

WOW! Amazing hunt! Semi-key Indians and a Seated!

 

[Ahab8]

The Indian heads I dig here on the Maine coast are dark anyway so that's not an issue for me. The Indian heads are much tougher than the large cents. I do not have the patience for tooth picking and the bottom line is this. Once you get the loose dirt off and let it soak you're not going to hurt it with a soft toothbrush. It will get into all of those spots and won't take forever. Do not use olive oil. Mineral oil should be the only oil you consider....but not until you get every bit of the loose dirt off. Even then you will have that oily residue lead him out of the coin for a long time. If there's corrosion you're fighting a losing battle. It just looks like stuck on dirt in the pics. I have had Indian heads that I believed had corrosion before and it was just crust from being close to the ocean. Go ahead and give them a long soapy water soak if you want. Anything to loosen up the stuck on dirt and crust. Don't be afraid of the toothbrush

 

[K1DDO1979]

The Indian heads I dig here on the Maine coast are dark anyway so that's not an issue for me. The Indian heads are much tougher than the large cents. I do not have the patience for tooth picking and the bottom line is this. Once you get the loose dirt off and let it soak you're not going to hurt it with a soft toothbrush. It will get into all of those spots and won't take forever. Do not use olive oil. Mineral oil should be the only oil you consider....but not until you get every bit of the loose dirt off. Even then you will have that oily residue lead him out of the coin for a long time. If there's corrosion you're fighting a losing battle. It just looks like stuck on dirt in the pics. I have had Indian heads that I believed had corrosion before and it was just crust from being close to the ocean. Go ahead and give them a long soapy water soak if you want. Anything to loosen up the stuck on dirt and crust. Don't be afraid of the toothbrush

 

[Silvermonkey]

Wow..that dime is in remarkable condition! Looks like a pretty amazing site. I might have to camp out there tonight, in order to get an early start in the morning. Please let us know what else you find.

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the coinage and best of luck on the return hunts.

I've HP'd the coppers before and had the green patina stay intact without any issues. I've done LCs and not had an issue, and I've had some turn black, as some tokens have gone black so it's one of those things I guess. Soft brush dry, toothpick will only take a few minutes to see if the surface is smooth or corroded/pitted to the point of the coin's grade isn't going to be any good anyways.

 

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Wow..that dime is in remarkable condition! Looks like a pretty amazing site. I might have to camp out there tonight, in order to get an early start in the morning. Please let us know what else you find.

Yeah i want to get as much out of there as soon as possible. Its out in the open near a busy road and you never know if the owner will take away permission. Plus it will probably be planted on not to long after winter. Hope the grounds not frozen solid soon too

 

[Sooper Dave]

Awesome coins! Seated looks great!

 

[Scrappy]

Hope I've found a field of dreams

Every hunter deserves their "field of dreams". I hope it produces for a long time and keeps you smiling. I'm looking for my next! Congrats on the seated

Cheers

 

[williedigit]

Very nice

 

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Every hunter deserves their "field of dreams". I hope it produces for a long time and keeps you smiling. I'm looking for my next! Congrats on the seated

Cheers

Thanks. The history on this site gives every indication that it should produce lots of late 19th to early 20th century coinage

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice collection of recovered old coins!

 

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