Dug this out the ground today

[George111 8]

George I 1723 shilling

 

[jelida 1,314]

Well done , in all my years of detecting I've never found a George I silver; the reverse is actually quite reasonable for a soil found coin, shame the obverse isn't a little less worn.

Jerry

[George111 8]

Thanks

[Rob 3,152]

A common theme associated with dug coins is the harsh treatment they get. So many are horribly scratched to expose the detail. A little more patience would do less damage (and provide the finder with greater residual value). Soapy water and no brillo pad is ideal.

[Paulus 1,975]

I originally believed the Brillo Pad comment (which comes up from time to time, not just in this thread) was a joke, i.e. surely no-one, especially a coin collector, would actually clean a coin with a Brillo Pad!! ... I have since realised that some people really do! And Cillip Bang! apparently!

[Coinery 1,153]

Brillo Pad HAS to be a hoax, nobody, but, nobody, does this!

Nobody! ?

[George111 8]

I used baby oil and a soft cloth after cleaning mud off with water the marks were probably done while in the ground not by me

[Rob 3,152]

A lot of detectorists have little interest in coins that are dirty/corroded. The range of items that are dug is enormous and a wire brush can easily be viewed as the ideal tool.

What would you do with a 100 year old corroded tin with traces of the original enamel? It is very easy to say the thing is worthless and do a hurried cleaning job.

Edited December 28, 2015 by Rob

[Paulus 1,975]

4 minutes ago, Rob said:

A lot of detectorists have little interest in coins that are dirty/corroded. The range of items that are dug is enormous and a wire brush can easily be viewed as the ideal tool.

What would you do with a 100 year old corroded tin with traces of the original enamel? It is very easy to say the thing is worthless and do a hurried cleaning job.

Very understandable, but I have come across some 'coinies' that treat non-detected or dug-up coins the same way! I only hope they were washers before such treatment!

[jelida 1,314]

The biggest issue I encounter at my local detecting club is persuading finders not to rub a coin immediately on recovery, the adherent soil acts as fine sandpaper and this is the usual cause of the 'Brillo pad' effect. I have convinced a few, largely through my find displays when I give a talk, but the instinct seems difficult to overcome.

 

Jerry

[Coinery 1,153]

This is my new year project to join a detecting club. I bought a MineLab around 6 years ago, but found it SO complicated to use that I gave up and sold it.

I consider myself to be relatively intelligent, but I read the user booklet 20+ times, and I still struggled to use the blinking thing! You definitely need a club!

[TomGoodheart 402]

1 hour ago, jelida said:

The biggest issue I encounter at my local detecting club is persuading finders not to rub a coin immediately on recovery, the adherent soil acts as fine sandpaper and this is the usual cause of the 'Brillo pad' effect. I have convinced a few, largely through my find displays when I give a talk, but the instinct seems difficult to overcome.

 

Jerry

Yes.  A lot of the coins from the Prestbury hoard appeared to have hairlines.  At the time I suggested they'd been washed in a bucket of sand.  Perhaps not so far from the truth...

Certainly it feels as if a more cautious approach to 'cleaning' would enhance the financial return on at least some found items.  Win win for both finder and subsequent owner.

.

[George111 8]

Coinery you wont go far wrong with a AT Pro

[Coinery 1,153]

23 minutes ago, George111 said:

Coinery you wont go far wrong with a AT Pro

Many thanks, G3, I'll definitely look into that. I'm going to join the detecting forum and message my local club tomorrow!

[George111 8]

My first detector was a AT Pro still got it but have got a Minelab CTX  

Found 2 more silver's today both six pence's but 1 was William III very worn cant see whole date or much portrat quite rubbed too the other was George V 1928 and is in rather good condition

[Coinery 1,153]

Sounds great fun! Just been looking at the AT Pro reviews...it seems a very popular machine!

[George111 8]

It is

Getting permissions from land owners and finding out the history is the hard bit, I use bing ordnance survey maps and just look for likely area's and google farms in that area and ring them up they can either say yes or no LOL

[George111 8]

Dug this out the ground  yesterday

[Nordle11 564]

I never post in your threads GeorgeIII but really enjoy following what you're digging up, keep the pictures coming!

[Paulus 1,975]

You seem to have one heck of a success rate with your detectoring G3!

[George111 8]

Thanks

I had this W111 sixpence washer too  

[jelida 1,314]

Looks like the classic 'twisted sixpence', George, they are usually worn William III coins, and often quite abraded on the high-lights created by the 'S' shaped bends. I have found many over the years. I dont really believe the 'betrothal' idea of two sixpences twisted together, I suspect they were gaming pieces or had some other use.

Jerry

[George111 8]

It was sent into a "s" I flattened it out LOL

[George111 8]

Bent not *sent