Todays hunt results.

[Moneybox]

Gt,..I used a full as, teaspoonfull of Citric Acid into 1/2 a kitchen Ramekin of water,... waited for 1 & 1/2 minutes, and gently used an old soft childrens toothbrush to very gently take the dirt and grime away for about 30 seconds,... then rinsed under flowing tapwater, and finally used a couple of pumps of Palmolive antibacterial handwash (the brown looking double pack from big W) to gently rub it all over (straight stuff) just to help balance out the PH level, before rinsing extremely well and patting dry with some toweling material. (Thanks still go out to DJ for the Citric Acid tip,).
I used no CLR and no Bicarb at all on the 1948 Shilling,.. and it kept its patina intact. Some silver coins may not respond to this or any method of treatment in the desired fashion (disclaimer).

Great thanks Silver. I'm just a bit show on the acronyms I think they might have come about since I reached that age where my learning is not quite keeping up with what I'm forgetting :|

 

[silver]

Gt,..I used a full as, teaspoonfull of Citric Acid into 1/2 a kitchen Ramekin of water,... waited for 1 & 1/2 minutes, and gently used an old soft childrens toothbrush to very gently take the dirt and grime away for about 30 seconds,... then rinsed under flowing tapwater, and finally used a couple of pumps of Palmolive antibacterial handwash (the brown looking double pack from big W) to gently rub it all over (straight stuff) just to help balance out the PH level, before rinsing extremely well and patting dry with some toweling material. (Thanks still go out to DJ for the Citric Acid tip,).
I used no CLR and no Bicarb at all on the 1948 Shilling,.. and it kept its patina intact. Some silver coins may not respond to this or any method of treatment in the desired fashion (disclaimer).

Great thanks Silver. I'm just a bit show on the acronyms I think they might have come about since I reached that age where my learning is not quite keeping up with what I'm forgetting :|

It's alright moneybox, I only just made that one up very very recently, so, now your up with the times,... on CAB at least.

 

[AtomRat]

Nice hunting silver lovely ring!

 

[Heatho]

Got out to a 2 metre by 3 metre ripped bit of sand where the water had poured out over it exposing the rocks here and there for a short hunt with No.2 son.
Young fella said the mood ring was white for suicidal but somehow they only managed to blow two ring fingers off,.... and they shot downwards slicing a hole in their pocket loosing all their loose change .(musta been a big mother pistol) :lol:
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1953/1454584005_sam_5900.jpg
Junker mood ring.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1953/1454584006_sam_5906.jpg
92.5% silver(hard as to clean) and been there for a while too.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1953/1454584006_sam_5907.jpg

I've had to soak some silvers for quite a few hours in the "CAB" (lol) mate, doesn't seem to damage them at all, that nice little ring may benefit from the same long soak.

 

[silver]

Got out to a 2 metre by 3 metre ripped bit of sand where the water had poured out over it exposing the rocks here and there for a short hunt with No.2 son.
Young fella said the mood ring was white for suicidal but somehow they only managed to blow two ring fingers off,.... and they shot downwards slicing a hole in their pocket loosing all their loose change .(musta been a big mother pistol) :lol:
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1953/1454584005_sam_5900.jpg
Junker mood ring.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1953/1454584006_sam_5906.jpg
92.5% silver(hard as to clean) and been there for a while too.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1953/1454584006_sam_5907.jpg

I've had to soak some silvers for quite a few hours in the "CAB" (lol) mate, doesn't seem to damage them at all, that nice little ring may benefit from the same long soak.

Will do,... right now Heatho.
Done.

 

[Sandta]

Hey MB ... you need to let your bottles acclimatise slowly.
The shock from being in the cool underground for so long being brought out into the world has that effect on many bottles.
Its a shame that such a pretty bottle broke but when it happens to bot worth a few hundred .... OUCH , that hurts.

 

[silver]

Well the ring went into CAB at 8:42am today and came out just now, so here are the before and after photos 12 hrs later,... full on soak.
8:42am

8:50pm

Not a lot of difference going on there,... be a good candidate for a spot the difference game in the GG&T magazine.

 

[Goldpick]

Same photo? Get some electricity through that thing.

 

[Ramjet]

Cool looking bring. I also think it's the same pic twice.

 

[silver]

Surely they will have 2 different value numbers in their properties?
electricity might have to wait till the morrow,... scortch trials is j u s t starting.

 

[silver]

I got s i l v e r today. :lol:

 

[Sandta]

Cool , Anxiously waiting for the pics

 

[M3talmiliti4]

Show us ya silver silver.

 

[silver]

I cant see the date on it .
Photo on the way soon.

 

[silver]

Found a date on it.
First up,.... a little something for the BB cone suers.
Found on its lonesome before I hit the rocks for some creviceing.

Here's the entire hunt from both spots.

And here is one side of the silver 6d.

You can just see the top of the crown in the centr of the photo.

Here's the kanga and Emu side.

And it's definitely 1921.

Was worn away a bit by the flowing sand over time,... I missed some spending money last time I was there,... no gold rings amongst it anywhere though.

 

[Ramjet]

Toasted

 

[silver]

Toasted

Might come good in the CAB (ha). :lol:

 

[Sandta]

Maybe better off with the DOG method
Try the golden silver retriever version
:lol:

 

[Goldpick]

That's probably one of the worst condition .925 silvers that I've seen Silver, it doesn't look happy.

 

[silver]

We'll see how it comes out of the CAB soon.