Gauntlet
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BuscaPlata
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Same here.
sandgroper
Elite Member
I guess everyone does it differently. If I can tell it's an 1800's silver coin, or an early 1900's shilling or florin I'll use the water. If not, I'll give it a rub, but only enough to give a date.
But I know some people who chuck all their finds (rubbish, modern coins, silver etc) into one pouch, and then sort it all out when they get home. So I don't know what's worse, rubbing a coin or storing it in a pouch full of canslaw and other sharp junk.
But I know some people who chuck all their finds (rubbish, modern coins, silver etc) into one pouch, and then sort it all out when they get home. So I don't know what's worse, rubbing a coin or storing it in a pouch full of canslaw and other sharp junk.
remmy
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" it's my silver and i'll rub if I want to, ruub if I want to, you would rub to if it happened to you" 
Sorry, that's been stuck in my head since I saw this thread yesterday, had to do it. The youngsters won't get it.
Seriously, I find many coins in fields that have been used since the 1600s and anything could be there. I try to "pick" enough dirt off to see what it is but if a silver coin is too caked I wrap it up until I get home. The 2 reale I found last week is a good example, I did not realize what I found until I got home. If I know it is a Washington or a rosie, I will rub. Many of the coins from the fields are damaged already. I found a seated dime last week that had been hit by the disc on the drill that seeded the winter wheat. I once posted a barber half that had been pummeled by stones in the field for a hundred years and was flamed by a certain "candy" named member for abusing relics so I am not so fond of the "rub" police. You can show me a "rubbed" seated dime and I will give you congrats on a beautiful coin anyway. I am not looking to sell anything, the fun here is the moment of discovery when you think "wow, that's old"
Merry Christmas!!
Sorry, that's been stuck in my head since I saw this thread yesterday, had to do it. The youngsters won't get it.
Seriously, I find many coins in fields that have been used since the 1600s and anything could be there. I try to "pick" enough dirt off to see what it is but if a silver coin is too caked I wrap it up until I get home. The 2 reale I found last week is a good example, I did not realize what I found until I got home. If I know it is a Washington or a rosie, I will rub. Many of the coins from the fields are damaged already. I found a seated dime last week that had been hit by the disc on the drill that seeded the winter wheat. I once posted a barber half that had been pummeled by stones in the field for a hundred years and was flamed by a certain "candy" named member for abusing relics so I am not so fond of the "rub" police. You can show me a "rubbed" seated dime and I will give you congrats on a beautiful coin anyway. I am not looking to sell anything, the fun here is the moment of discovery when you think "wow, that's old"
Merry Christmas!!
MTtrashdigger
Elite Member
Thanks for the suggestion, but I spit on and rub the dirt off of every coin and relic I find. I have no expectation of finding anything valuable enough to change my financial life , and no, I am not wealthy by any stretch imaginable.
The excitement of finding something old and interesting is the whole reason I am out there. A couple of scratches across the face of a dug coin will not diminish its value to me. I have never sold anything I've found metal detecting and I don't plan to start anytime soon. You see, if I do sell something, I won't have it any more. I may have a few extra dollars in my pocket as a result, but those will also be gone before too long and I will end up with nothing for my efforts. But I will always be able look at the cool things I've dug, wonder about their history, and relive the dig. Happy Hunting everyone!!
The excitement of finding something old and interesting is the whole reason I am out there. A couple of scratches across the face of a dug coin will not diminish its value to me. I have never sold anything I've found metal detecting and I don't plan to start anytime soon. You see, if I do sell something, I won't have it any more. I may have a few extra dollars in my pocket as a result, but those will also be gone before too long and I will end up with nothing for my efforts. But I will always be able look at the cool things I've dug, wonder about their history, and relive the dig. Happy Hunting everyone!!
Ron 71
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" it's my silver and i'll rub if I want to, ruub if I want to, you would rub to if it happened to you"
Sorry, that's been stuck in my head since I saw this thread yesterday, had to do it. The youngsters won't get it.
Seriously, I find many coins in fields that have been used since the 1600s and anything could be there. I try to "pick" enough dirt off to see what it is but if a silver coin is too caked I wrap it up until I get home. The 2 reale I found last week is a good example, I did not realize what I found until I got home. If I know it is a Washington or a rosie, I will rub. Many of the coins from the fields are damaged already. I found a seated dime last week that had been hit by the disc on the drill that seeded the winter wheat. I once posted a barber half that had been pummeled by stones in the field for a hundred years and was flamed by a certain "candy" named member for abusing relics so I am not so fond of the "rub" police. You can show me a "rubbed" seated dime and I will give you congrats on a beautiful coin anyway. I am not looking to sell anything, the fun here is the moment of discovery when you think "wow, that's old"
Merry Christmas!!
Lol!
I got a good chuckle outta that, I'm not that old 
but that was my mom's favorite song.Now I got one stuck in my head,
"The rub police they come to me in my head, The rub police are comi'n to arrest me.... oh no!"
Merry Christmas!
Stiffwrists
Elite Member
Lol!
Now I got one stuck in my head,
"The rub police they come to me in my head, The rub police are comi'n to arrest me.... oh no!"
Merry Christmas!
That was a Cheap Trick.
Stiffwrists
Elite Member
Lol!
Now I got one stuck in my head,
"The rub police they come to me in my head, The rub police are comi'n to arrest me.... oh no!"
Merry Christmas!
Yeah, I'm rubbin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Rubbin' down a dream
Tom Petty RIP
For me, I'll keep rubbin' down those dreams.
remmy
Forum Supporter
Lol!
Now I got one stuck in my head,
"The rub police they come to me in my head, The rub police are comi'n to arrest me.... oh no!"
Merry Christmas!
I'm not that old either, 3 years older than you.
Rub police
That was a Cheap Trick.
On another note: the quote notification does not seem to be working??
