Hi all..I am new to coin hunting & metal detecting. I found this ..umm...specimen & not sure what to do w/ it. Do I leave it in it's state? Or do I try & clean it up & if so, how?
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06-04-2018 #1Registered User
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Welcome to the Lincoln Cent Forum, my name is Dan. Are you sure it's even a coin? It's to far gone to be worth anything if it is,you can try soaking it in acetone. ..................dinkyblue
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Interesting. It looks like a copper dinosaur egg!
Can you post another image with something (a quarter?) next to it for size reference? If it isn't a coin you might try Brasso or a copper cleaning liquid or something to dissolve the minerals on the surface.
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I don't believe it's a coin. It's pretty heavy & pretty solid. But yes, I could take another picture of it.
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And it does look like a copper dinosaur egg! I almost want to leave it the way it is. Ha -Is it common to come across chunks of copper when metal detecting?! (bear w/ me please..I am noob when it comes to metals)
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I'm glad you asked for a size comparison because it gave me a reason to show off this Roosevelt dime I found 2 days ago in a CoinStar! It's my first silver coin find.
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Those are great pics! I am thinking it is probably a piece of melted copper. You can attempt to remove the patina, but I would be tempted to leave it as is. It is a great conversation piece.
Bob Piazza
Former Lincoln Cent Attributer Coppercoins.com
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I moved your thread to the Off Topic Discussion forum... We like to keep non Lincoln related items in this forum... I'm with Bob... Leave it as is... Makes it a very interesting conversation piece especially with the red color in it... Nice find on the 51 dime!!!
Jim
(A.K.A. Elmer Fudd)
Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!
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Okay, thanks. Sorry, this is only my second post. I figured I was safe in General Discussion. I apologize for the dime post as well. I have to remind myself that this is the Lincoln Cent Forum & not the Coin Forum. I was just super excited about my dime find, cause I haven't had any luck w/ pennies yet.
-But thank you for taking the time respond to my question. Much appreciated!
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Thanks! And I think I will leave it as is. It is pretty cool looking! Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question. I appreciate it!
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