My first good finds ever.

[trealtree]

I found a dropped 3 ringer .58 and a 1880 indian head penny.

 

[RUGER]

Congrats.

 

[Blue5]

sweet!

 

[trealtree]

I was told my dropped 3 ringer was probably from the battle of nashville? The Indian head was found in davidson county also.

 

[muskyhunter]

cool!

 

[Anonymous]

any pics

 

[Nhill]

what type of site did you find them? What were you looking for?

 

[trealtree]

I found them near a battlefield in someones yard. I was looking for exactly what I found.

 

[GOHUNT]

What kind of shape was the penny in? I just wondered how the copper would hold deteriorate over that much time?

 

[trealtree]

You could read one side great but the other where the indian head was you could barely read the date. Im still soaking it in water though. Copper holds up great, the new zinc pennies do not hold up very well though.

 

[Nhill]

I found a 1900 indian head and a 1980 something penny in the same area. The indian head was rough, but it was intact, and the new penny was already corroded through in a couple of places.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Olive oil will work a bit better than water for getting the green stuff off copper coins.

Let it soak in there for a day or so and then take a tooth pick and prick what green will come off, then back into the olive oil bath for a while and repeat. I've dug old coins that were undiscernable as to what they were (other than shape and diameter) that I got to where I could tell what they were from doing the above.

 

[hard county]

Its hard to beat tobasco sauce for a quick shine, but I wouldnt leave on for very long