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« on: January 22, 2011, 09:18:44 am »
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I am not sure what I found but probably nothing at all. However, I would like to leave that to the smart guys on here. I found this piece in the sand 18inches deep. It?s about an inch long and 1/2 inch wide by 1/4 thick tapered. Made of iron I think, (20 grams) heavy for its size and much corroded. Thanks for looking, John

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« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2011, 04:41:12 pm »
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I'm sure you are aware of the lack of clarity in these photos. It makes it very hard to identify.

Any chance of a clearer picture? It also looks like a good candidate for electrolysis. Search for that here to see what others use for that. Also, look in the downloads area for an article on making an electrolysis setup for pennies.

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Thanks GoldDigger, I will try to take a picture outside, which should help. My camera will not flash on micro pictures. I'll take a look at the download page for the electrolysis setup. I appreciate the comment. Thanks, John

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Sorry, John. I misled you. It's actually here:

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It works very nicely and does hardly any damage to the base metal itself. In some cases, if you use copper sulphate as the electrolyte with a copper coin, it can fill in some of the pitting and make it prettier, but of course, less valuable. My personal theory is this. An unrecognizable lump is completely worthless. A coin that was buried inside and now visible and identifiable is worth 1000 times the value of the lump. One cleaned by electrolysis is even better.

I subscribe to the notion of never using abrasives or polishes on coins of value but electrolysis is a real benefit to a coin as long as you don't let it go too long.

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