olddude
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We were hunting a new spot and my buddy found a coin and asked me to check it out and maybe clean it up for him. Normally the coins we find are the usual washed out large cent or V nickel type stuff. I could tell right away this one was a little different. At first I thought it was a half dime coin but after measuring it I saw it was to large so After searching some more I now think it is a half cent from the 1700's, 1794 possibly. After only tooth picking the surface I could make out some of the face details but no date. I decided to gently wash the coin with warm water and dish soap and once dried I could see enough of the face to narrow down my search to the 1794 half cent. I still cant pick out a date but some of the liberty is starting to come through on the face. I can see on the back enough of the wreath pop out that I'm pretty sure the coin is what I think it is.
The question is what else could I use on an all copper coin to at least get a date. There were two different types of these coins and I think this one is what they call The High Relief type which tends to make the lettering a lot thinner and now harder to read. I tried to take a couple pics but they didn't turn out to well but I'm going to try to take some more in better lighting when I can.
The question is what else could I use on an all copper coin to at least get a date. There were two different types of these coins and I think this one is what they call The High Relief type which tends to make the lettering a lot thinner and now harder to read. I tried to take a couple pics but they didn't turn out to well but I'm going to try to take some more in better lighting when I can.