Ok Find but need help

[sabertooth]

Hunted some today i found a few clads...and some caps...and some...nails ...and some screws.....and...and... and ...then...a deep tone..Ided as a penny-dime...at 5 inches. Hmmm I say ..so i dig and I find a totally green coin..heavily corroded. I clean the date..and after some work make out 1917. It is a 1917 wheatie...cool. But! can any of you tell me how to get the corrosion of the penny..the olive oil soak didnt help much ...any other idea. If I can get the green off it it looks like a jam up coin and Ill send a pic or 2.
Thanks
Saber

 

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[lordmarcovan]

Cut a slit in a raw potato and shove the coin all the way in there. Let it sit in there for a day. When you pull it out, you should see a blackish-green circle inside the potato- apparently the starch in it will draw some of the crud off the coin. Brush the coin with an old toothbrush or a very fine brass wire brush, and repeat as necessary.

DISCLAIMER: While I find a fine brass wire brush useful in removing crud from crusty coins, it's not something you want to do with a potentially valuable coin. The 'Tater Trick is safe, though. In the worst case scenario, it might change your coin's color a little.

Sometimes it doesn't help much, but it's worth a try. For crusty copper and nickel only- don't stick silver into a potato- it won't do much with silver, except maybe change its color.

 

[Snee]

Very nice!
Be careful cleaning coins!! Your wheat isn't worth significant amounts of money, but still, the more detail you can keep, the better!

 

[sabertooth]

Yea, i know the value isnt that much ...but I was hopen to at least get it clean enough for others to tell its a coin. Otherwise its just a place marker telling me I am detecting in the right location.
Saber

 

[bk]

On coins like that, I use a stiff brass brush. It helps remove the green crud somewhat.
If you soak a coin in olive oil, it needs to soak a long time.
I've had some soaking for several years.
Good luck!

 

[treasures4me2find]

Yes be careful cleaning the coin. From what I have seen and learned olive oil works realy good, but it will need to soak a long time. Maybe in the weeks or months time frame. Good luck

Ken

 

[Huntin' 59er]

Congrats on the wheatie. Go to the "Cleaning and Preservation" site here at Treasure Net for some helpful coin-cleaning tips.

Huntin' 59er