I don't want to mess with it but I want to see if my jeweler will unfold it for me. I won't even attempt it I'll just break it. Yeah dropping it made my heart drop I'm so glad it didn't shatter
Lol I've learned many of those lessons the hard way and now have many steps I take to avoid most those. I most definitely am not messing with it anything I attempt to fix quickly becomes unfixable for good lol.Sorry, but I'm laughing!
Amateur!
You gotta be more like me.
First , such a find never happens until many hours are in for the day to be burnt out enough to advance to #2.
#2. You ( As I) stab it with your digger out of impatience with prior junk recoveries before even seeing it and mar the face with a fresh deep groove.
Then you lose it in your pouch. Or was it in a pocket? Sock? Hat brim? I had it safe somewhere. (Just in case someone else wanted to stab it too.)
If you're going to drop a prize , do it over a poorly covered drain ect..
Or at least somewhere you can't find it for half an hour.
Congrats on the neat score! And on getting out.
I kinda like it just like it is. (Here ya go , try these pliers...l.o.l.. No! Don't.) But it's yours to do whatever with.
I made what looks like sandstone using electrolysis on my first (and only) Indian cent recovered.
Lol yup electrolysis can cause problems if not watched or if you use too much power. Or in my case not pay attention and put the positive on what you're trying to fix and end up toasting said item and fixed the trash sacrificial piece lol
Lol. The worst thing I destroyed in not knowing what I was doing was my civil war veterans fraternity badge, wasn't worth anything but not something you find everyday and I used electrolysis on it and it just washed out any detail that was left it was devastating lol. Now I use a bit more caution.We could start a new business.
Call it , Antiques made while you wait.
Me too. Now I leave my device (powered by a portable C.D. player that died's power source) unplugged. And hidden!
I don't mess up as much anymore when it comes to trying to bring more detail out of things and I know mostly what to leave as is. Brass and copper are really finicky and those things mostly get warm water and a tooth brush treatment I know anything else usually doesn't go well unless you really know what you're doing and have patience as the correct cleaning methods regarding those metals can take days to months.
Dave, Well at least you have your daughter to keep you company. I'm sure it won't hurt on your sales calls either just tell her to bat her eyelashes at them...that'll do the trick....
Funny story for you one of our early female sales/marketing reps Nancy was newly appointed to her territory.
She was making a call to one of the tire companies and she could tell the old time traffic manager was a bit uncomfortable having a woman call on him.
He was giving her a tour of the plant and to lighten the mood somewhat....she took in a deep breath and told him she loved the smell of fresh rubber first thing in the morning.....
Maybe consider posting it in the What is it forum.
