Geologyhound Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Last week, I hunted two old schools. I think they have both been hit pretty hard. Found some modern coins and a wheat penny at the first place along with what appears to be old #4 brass saddle grommets. These are toothed on the one side and swivel on the other. I found one intact and halves of three others. If anyone knows these are something different, I am all ears. I also found pieces of an old cap pistol, one of which still has the maker’s name – Hubley. At the second school, I was experimenting with settings from a recent post in the Deus 2 forum regarding lower sensitivity and higher audio response. I found a 1980 penny 8 inches down… Then I saw they had recently cut up half the front sidewalk over about a 15 foot section to replace a sewer line. I hunted the disturbed dirt and found a zinc penny range signal (83 - 84). I don’t know the settings mattered much, as about 2 inches down (and about 2 feet from the new sewer clean out) I found a solid green disc at about a 45° angle which I probably would’ve found with just about any settings. A 1903 Indian head penny had been hiding under that sidewalk. It was pretty well crusted. I managed to flake off most of the thin crust with a toothpick and my thumbnail. The rest of the crust doesn’t want to budge. The coin is pretty solid and has a lot of detail. If I could crack off the rest of the crust, it would be a nice looking coin. I am going to have to go back and reread some of the posts on coin cleaning… 🧐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 If the crust on your IHP won't dry pick you can lightly peen it with a jeweler's hammer. Use a wood backer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted August 27, 2023 Author Share Posted August 27, 2023 22 minutes ago, JCR said: If the crust on your IHP won't dry pick you can lightly peen it with a jeweler's hammer. Use a wood backer. What kind of head should I use on the hammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Mine has a flat face & a cross peen. A convex head would be better perhaps, but light tapping is the way to go. The coins need to be very dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_in_CA Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Good pictures. Thanx for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fogrider Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 A cleaning with an Andres Crayon followed by a 48 hour soak in hydrogen peroxide might do the trick on the IHP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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