Silver Streak Continues - Nasty Barber Quarter!

[Al Bundy]

A third consecutive silver producing hunt is in the books. This time I walked away with a 1894 Barber quarter, which is the oldest barber coin I’ve found and the crustiest! It was so corroded that I thought it was a copper coin when I pulled it out of the earth. Using a few rounds of baking soda rubs and some aluminum foil “electrolysis” I was able to remove enough crud to get a date, and it seems there’s some decent detail remaining on the coin. I’ll continue to work on it a little more. Hoping to get a barber half soon!




AB

 

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[NZ49er]

Let us know how she turns out. That's a crusty coin. Rough soils?

 

[Al Bundy]

Let us know how she turns out. That's a crusty coin. Rough soils?

Will do!

I wouldn’t call it horrible soil, but far from being mild. I’ve pulled other silver coins from the same location and they came out in much better shape. Hell I’ve found blacked out silver coins on the beach that took less effort to clean up. However, this quarter had a fat, rusty square nail about an inch or so away. Perhaps that’s why the coin is so crusty?

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[BigWaveDave]

I think she’s beautiful, congrats!

 

[DigToChina]

I had a coin that was sandwiched with something rusty. Crusader told me to use lemon juice so I did. Worked awesome. Maybe that would work?

Anyway, good find and good luck whatever you decide to do.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/608953-i-need-help-not-wreck-my-silver.html

 

[Tuberale]

Congrats!

 

[Georgivs]

Nice! I wonder if it went though a fire.

 

[Al Bundy]

I had a coin that was sandwiched with something rusty. Crusader told me to use lemon juice so I did. Worked awesome. Maybe that would work?

Anyway, good find and good luck whatever you decide to do.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/608953-i-need-help-not-wreck-my-silver.html

I may have to try that. It’s slowly coming along, and isn’t as bad as it first looked. Definitely has some meat left on the bone!

 

[Al Bundy]

Nice! I wonder if it went though a fire.

It’s possible.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Great find !

I cleaned several Silver coins that were encrusted like that in an Electrolysis Bath - they came out real nice.

 

[worldtalker]

Great find !

I cleaned several Silver coins that were encrusted like that in an Electrolysis Bath - they came out real nice.

I was just going to say that... till I saw your post..

 

[Silvermonkey]

Wow,,,she certainly is one dirty girl! Was there anything else in the hole with her that would account for the super high level of gunk?
Regardless...A terrific Barber quarter!

 

[diggerdeeper]

Some folks on Youtube explained how to use saliva on the silver coin, then sandwich it in aluminum foil. There's some sort of chemical reaction involved and from what I saw, the coins turned out perfectly clean.

 

[washingtonian]

Ugly indeed but it still counts all the same! Congrats on a great and historic find!

 

[xr7ator]

Grats on a 1894O barber Q!

 

[Al Bundy]

Wow,,,she certainly is one dirty girl! Was there anything else in the hole with her that would account for the super high level of gunk?
Regardless...A terrific Barber quarter!

A big, rusty square nail was near it!

 

[Al Bundy]

Some folks on Youtube explained how to use saliva on the silver coin, then sandwich it in aluminum foil. There's some sort of chemical reaction involved and from what I saw, the coins turned out perfectly clean.

Yes! I’ve been using this method, along with other methods, except I fold the coin up in aluminum foil and drop it into a bowl of boiling water with baking soda.

 

[Al Bundy]

Ugly indeed but it still counts all the same! Congrats on a great and historic find!

Absolutely! I love old silver regardless of the condition.

 

[Al Bundy]

I’ve decided to call this a stopping point. I’m very pleased with how it cleaned up. Ended up letting it soak in vinegar, after boiling off some of the water to further concentrate the acetic acid. A few 5-10 minute soaks were enough to make removing the surface crud a little easier via baking soda rubs.