Pffft….Trimes Are Easy To Find!

Congrats Ben!!! What a day for you.
Thank you for the great story/writeup and letting us imagine ourselves right there along side you.
Charlie :chaplin:
 
Great finds and story!!! Still trying for my first Three Cent Piece after 40+ years of detecting.

Thanks, stursmad! I know I’m incredibly lucky to have gotten one at all - it’s just my sixth season detecting! I hope you get a coil over one - it’s a true thrill!

Airmet, Dream coins! Congrats 👍

Thanks metaladdict! Yeah they are! The seated dime alone would have made the hunt memorable…the Trime just made it literally unforgettable!
 
Jealous, jealous, jealous, oh yes I am. Wow Ben what a great hunt and 4 really great keepers. Can't get much better. It'll be hard to top this day but I'm sure you'll keep trying. After a hunt like this the wind in your sails are quite full. Congrats pal on a day of days. Good luck and I hope you return to that site soon. No tellin what else could be there. Mark

You’re not kidding - I’ve had more than my usual share of wonderful hunts this year, but this one will be pretty hard to top! It’s sure going to be fun trying, though :cool3: I’ll definitely be back to the location…might even try your old 15” coil there. Finding that sash buckle-like item as deep as it was got me wondering if a big coil might bring some other items into range.

Great recounting of two cool hunts! The silver finds are epic! I would love to find a seated anything.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks MSCguy! Glad you enjoyed the read! Don’t worry, you’ll get over a seated eventually if you’re in an area with the right history….it’s truly all about location!

Amazing finds and a story that was well written. Outstanding!

Thanks Rattlehead! Glad you enjoyed - it sure was a fun hunt!
 
Good play by play story. Good pix ! Love the in-situ reveals. Congratz on the trime. In 45+ yrs. of this, I've only ever found a single trime (they're as rare as LC's in CA I guess, haha)

Thanks Tom! Well, being in Ohio, I should find at least 3 more trimes by the end of the year, and apparently I won’t even need a digger :lol: Seriously, I’ll be amazed if I see another one under my coil the rest of my detecting days, but it’ll sure be fun trying!

Two fine looking coins. Well done and congrats!

Thanks L-N-C-B! It was a great day…it may well be the first time I’ve found two 1800s silvers on the same day!

Great finds with a great story! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks TommyJay!
 
Congrats on the goodies! That was an interesting hunt.

Thanks longbow! Lots of luck and odd turns of events converged to yield a bunch of unforgettable finds for me!

Holy hunting :shock: major congrats on so many awesome finds! Downright amazing finds!

Thanks GS! I’ve had a pretty nice year so far, but this day will be pretty hard to top for sure! It’s been a long time since I’ve hit so many interesting, old targets in one day.

What an amazing day! Wow, great story, for some amazing finds! Congratulations!!!

Thanks BuscaPlata! Glad you enjoyed the read - it sure was a fun and interesting hunt!
 
What a nice hunt and write up!

Thanks TS! Unforgettable day for me! And thanks for your great research when Dan B. found the same buckle earlier this year…his find and your ID made a big enough impression in my mind that I instantly remembered it as soon as I saw it come out of the ground! The uniform pic is the one you found during your ID research, too…it’s the perfect shot to ID both the buckle and the sword hanger. Literally a perfect coincidence!

After you sent me the text showing me the trime I had to picked myself up off the floor. That was a great find. I'm glad the picture of the uniform was a big help to you. What a great piece of History that you saved. It's amazing that we both found the same sword belt plate on opposite ends of the county in the same year. Keep up the good work the fields will be harvested soon and we will get together.

Glad I could share it with you first, Dan! I knew you’d appreciate see them! Yep, your earlier find, ToySoldier’s ID, and the uniform photo all were perfect, especially to nail the ID on the sword hanger. Incredible coincidence that we each got the same belt plate in the same year! Even crazier than when I found that dairy token to match the one you had found a few years ago!

Nice finds, and really neat that you were able to match up the belt items with a photo.

Thanks Chroma! Actually ToySoldier gets all the credit for the photo match - he provided that photo in Dan B.’s thread when he found the same belt buckle earlier this year. The really amazing thing is that photo turned out to be perfect to clinch the ID on the sword hanger, too!


Thanks Soil Surgeon! I appreciate you looking as always!!
 
Congrats Ben!!! What a day for you.
Thank you for the great story/writeup and letting us imagine ourselves right there along side you.
Charlie :chaplin:

Thanks Charlie!! I’m glad you enjoyed the read! It’s always just as much fun for me to relive the hunt by writing it up and sharing with everyone!

‘Twas a very good read. Fantastic

Thanks teotw!
 
What's the full cleaning?

Right out of the hole, I almost always spray the dirt off of any silver coins with a water/alcohol mix in a small spray bottle I carry. It helps eliminate the possibility of scratches from wiping the dirt off with my fingers, etc. Once I get home, I clean each silver with regular dish soap and running water to get rid of any remaining dirt and grime, first using gentle rubbing with my fingers, and then using a very soft bristled to get dirt out of all the crevices. For some coins, that’s all that I need to do to get them looking nice.

For the Seated Liberty dime in this case, there was still a lot of black oxidation in uneven splotches left on the coin after the soap and water bath which doesn’t look good in my opinion, and hides detail. The Trime barely looked touched by the soap and water bath. So I moved to the next step…science! Baking soda, aluminum, and hot water are your best friend for cleaning silver:



For the details on why it works, check out this website:

http://blog.teachersource.com/2014/01/18/chemistry-of-tarnished-silver/

For the Seated dime, I only needed to repeat the process two or three times, and it worked very well. For the Trime, I lost count how many times I repeated the process. In fact, I finally needed to resort to going a little harsher and manually rubbing in a weak baking soda/water paste in between the last few hot water/aluminum/baking soda reaction treatments. The baking soda paste step is less desirable, because while the coin will look good to the naked eye, mild magnification will reveal the scratches left by the abrasive action of the baking soda…and like any polish, some silver is removed in the process in general.

For Rosies and non-keydate Mercs, I sometimes just go right to using a baking soda/water paste after the soap/water bath - takes care of the oxidation very quickly and gives the coin a shine like it originally came out of the mint to the naked eye. The method (or any cleaning period) is unacceptable to some, but to me, the coins look far better cleaned this way than the uneven oxidation they have from being buried for decades, which ruins their numismatic value anyway. I’m not looking to sell the coins, just preserve their overall condition for posterity, so I clean them guilt free.
 
Right out of the hole, I almost always spray the dirt off of any silver coins with a water/alcohol mix in a small spray bottle I carry. It helps eliminate the possibility of scratches from wiping the dirt off with my fingers, etc. Once I get home, I clean each silver with regular dish soap and running water to get rid of any remaining dirt and grime, first using gentle rubbing with my fingers, and then using a very soft bristled to get dirt out of all the crevices. For some coins, that’s all that I need to do to get them looking nice.

For the Seated Liberty dime in this case, there was still a lot of black oxidation in uneven splotches left on the coin after the soap and water bath which doesn’t look good in my opinion, and hides detail. The Trime barely looked touched by the soap and water bath. So I moved to the next step…science! Baking soda, aluminum, and hot water are your best friend for cleaning silver:



For the details on why it works, check out this website:

http://blog.teachersource.com/2014/01/18/chemistry-of-tarnished-silver/

For the Seated dime, I only needed to repeat the process two or three times, and it worked very well. For the Trime, I lost count how many times I repeated the process. In fact, I finally needed to resort to going a little harsher and manually rubbing in a weak baking soda/water paste in between the last few hot water/aluminum/baking soda reaction treatments. The baking soda paste step is less desirable, because while the coin will look good to the naked eye, mild magnification will reveal the scratches left by the abrasive action of the baking soda…and like any polish, some silver is removed in the process in general.

For Rosies and non-keydate Mercs, I sometimes just go right to using a baking soda/water paste after the soap/water bath - takes care of the oxidation very quickly and gives the coin a shine like it originally came out of the mint to the naked eye. The method (or any cleaning period) is unacceptable to some, but to me, the coins look far better cleaned this way than the uneven oxidation they have from being buried for decades, which ruins their numismatic value anyway. I’m not looking to sell the coins, just preserve their overall condition for posterity, so I clean them guilt free.


Thanks alot for the answer. Very informative and a method I've never seen. My wife has several pieces of tarnished silver and she will be most pleased.

I appreciate your time and the excellent answer.
 
Wow !!! What an awesome hunt and an awesome little spot !!!!
Nice work hanging in there to score the nice old silvers. I have one trime to my credit but its way way rougher than that one.
Nice hunt . Keep em coming.
 
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