My oldest Indian Head Cent 1865

[treblehunter]

I found this in Philadelphia Pa. with Vino on our last hunt together, but I just managed to get a positive ID on the date. I hot peroxide bath the copper coins and use a toothpick. I had got to a point where I felt with all the copper/bronze coins I had found there, that I was not going to get any further with the hot peroxide. I put it in a mineral oil bath, checking it and toothpicking it every once in a couple days. I had got to a point when the other Indian Head (I found out it was a 1874) I could almost see the 6 and I got crazy and pulled out my tiny steel screwdriver and tried to scrape off the gunk. I scratched the coin a little. I hope I learned my lesson, I put it back in the oil. A little while ago I pulled it out and toothpicked the heck out of it. The wood does not hurt it, but does get the gunk off. Here are the pix, I hope you like them as much as I. I had to take about twenty pix to get these three that I think you can see what I'm easily able to see here at home. I found this date today, so in my eyes its today's find.

It drives me crazy (short drive) not to be able to put a date on my finds

HH everyone.
Brad

 

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[park pirate]

Nice IH old one too..

 

[Davers]

Some of those old Cents Are A PAIN to clean , Yours turned out nice , I found a Couple Small Cent size pieces the other day & I HOPE they will be an easy clean .
Good Job
Davers

 

[beez0404]

You put a lot of work into cleaning that coin and it paid off. Great find!

 

[treblehunter]

Thanks guys, crazy how I can get so nuts over a penny

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice IH. Congrats. GL&HH.