Sunday Morning Hunt / Got Me a Largie

[Digger Don]

I went out for a few hours Sunday Morning. I could't find a Silver for the life of me, but I did pull a nice 1856 Large Cent.
I went home Happy!

[Full Metal Digger]

Even though you had the "No Silver Drive Home of Shame" that is a GREAT find Don! Did it ring up like a clad quarter, except deeper? HH, Dave.

[Digger Don]

Even though you had the "No Silver Drive Home of Shame" that is a GREAT find Don! Did it ring up like a clad quarter, except deeper? HH, Dave.
Exactly, 12-46 at about 7 inches. I was hoping for silver, but I'll take a largie over a silver any day.

[Bucknut]

Congrats on the LC! Always nice to get one with a date... I found a slick one this weekend.

[Digger_O'Dell]

Congrats on that nice Largie! Funny, both of the largies I found rang up around 12-38. One at about a foot down, and the other at only about 1 to 2 inches. Go figure...:shocked01:

[OxShoeDrew]

She's a looker Don! You going to clean it some more? :clapping:

[Digger Don]

She's a looker Don! You going to clean it some more? :clapping:No. I think I'm going to leave it alone. I'm always afraid of ruining them. I just put water on them for the second two photos. Although I am open for cleaning suggestions.

[wisconsin digger]

Cleaned up great Don, nice find. We are hitting the dog days of summer. WD

[OxShoeDrew]

I think there is more detail under that green stuff (especially the reverse), but let someone with more knowledge than me chime in. It's a beauty as it is!

[Lodge Scent]

Very nice find there Don !

[BTV Digger]

Great find Don, and a "slanted 5" variety as well. I'm no expert on cleaning largies but have found several over the past few years and have come to realize that too much water and peroxide can really screw up these old coins. Have you tried using a wooden toothpick to remove some of the remaining crud? I like using the longer ones, like shish-ke-bob skewer size so as to get more leverage. I find these can be quite helpful. Keep finding the goodies. HH!

John

[aloldstuff]

I have to agree again about too much water and peroxide.....now I just use a toothbrush and some REN wax. Congrats on the LC, by the looks of your signature much harder to find than silvers.

[MangoAve]

Nice score with that largie. The last year they were made. (well, until the hard times tokens).

Yeah John and Al. Sometimes I have been using mineral oil or EVoo sometimes vs using the peroxide. Sometimes I use the peroxide but I try to take it out periodically to make sure I don't kill it. Sometimes the coins don't have crud stuck to it, its just beyond patina. That really oxidized layer might be coming off regardless of what you do.

[zrickkid]

And you dinged it.... Nice find though buddy