Todays hunt results.

[silver]

At least we know it's a 1955 6d.

 

[Goldpick]

Oh, it wasn't the actual coin, just the crud!

 

[silver]

yep, crud photography.

 

[numpty]

wow thats roached!

That's just the peeled off residue numpty.
Kangas on the wrong side. :lol:

im a dickhead i should look at things a bit closer...... my eyes are shot.

 

[AtomRat]

Crusty finds indeed!

 

[silver]

Here's that crusty Sixpence from my post # 1492 29th April 2016.
And its story from go to wo'.
Here it is as found.

S&V bath.

S&V bath with the crud off beside it.

The reverse image crud with the roo on the right.

After the S&V bath side1.

After the S&V bath side2.

Next we have, after CAB then CLR then Bicarb Paste(BP) side1.

After CAB then CLR then Bicarb Paste(BP) side2.

Then came the Electrolysis (first timer here ,... thanks everyone off PA that has shared electrolysis info )
Battery charger.

Coin on the left.

After the second quick time in(bout a minute each time)

Then a quick going over with BP side1.

Side2

I recon it was preworn before being dropped, and then copped a pounding from heavy surf amongst the rocks and sand ,... so i'm happy enough for the outcome for this particular coin, I don't think it could have come out any better at all.
A good experience to go through though, you could see that after the S&V it could have just went straight to electrolysis and saved a lot of time.

 

[Jaros]

Good to see your process. Thanks mate.

 

[silver]

Good to see your process. Thanks mate.

I don't usually give them the works like that Jaros, just that this one got the lot and then forced my hand to give electrolysis a go for once.

 

[silver]

Threw that cruddy penny in the same mix(electrolysis only) afterwards from post # 1492 as well, immediately above the cruddy sixpence.
Here it is on the top right.

Here it is in the filthy tank.(steel nail on the left)

192? so far ,.. I hit it with the brass wire brush as soon as it was washed under water, that'll do for now for it(it's only a penny after all).

Other side cleaned up fully, but not as much crud on this side to start with.

Different light.

Look at the two pearls bottom left of crown , that woulda been a beaut coin when lost I recon.

full crown.

192...1

Could have persevered, but, tea cooking duties took over my time.

 

[numpty]

looks like 1921 i think.

its shagged though thats for sure.

 

[silver]

Yeah, when you stop looking the 1 out of 1921 comes into focus.

 

[silver]

Got out for a bit of a hunt today, BBs all the way.

Thought I'd try a spot that every man and his Jack Russel have been over(twice) on the way home as I really wanted to pull a silver today.
And wouldn't ya know it, "POW", Sixpence for my troubles.

Well I put em in a CAB thinking they'll come out all flash aye.
But, not to be.(note the perfectly flat background within the coin)

Set up the Electrolysis Cleaner(EC). and poured in the salt.
Got it all ready to go.(Ladies look away, yes, that says Tupperware down the bottom)(Ssorreyyy ! ).

and gave it 5 seconds, rotated the coin, another 5 seconds.

And here she is Pristine, the 1951 Sixpence. (note the background is not pitted in any way shape or form still)
first image is the clearer of the two(sorry).

Happy as a pig in stinky shite over this one.
Note the A at the end of AUSTRALIA, maybe a soft strike too. 8)
Oh, and I only washed it with that handwash I use when it came out of the EC.

 

[rocketaroo]

nice coin now!

 

[Heatho]

Nice Sicpence mate, looks freshly minted.

 

[silver]

Might be able to choose a couple of toasted ones to try now.
Yeah, looks fresh from the mint hey !

 

[numpty]

i gulped when that smooth coin went into the EC but it worked well and didn't bugger it up at all, just enough to loosen it up.

 

[silver]

Seen all the bubbles full on fizzing, and gas drifting up and away, and thought to myself, all the salt has really let the electricity flow, and so switched it of pretty quick, it was all clean except for where the clamp was, so I spun it around and gave it the quick second run through, and ended up with no pitting what so ever.

 

[silver]

Had a muck around with the EC this arvy on a couple of Sixpences that I'd found earlier through 2016 to see how they'd fare.
First 1958 6d
This is how it came off the shelf, I'd tried to clean it at some other time using my normal methods with not much success.

After a good dose of EC this is all it's done for it.

So, whatever was on it is really stuck fast.
Here's an old scratched one I thought I'd give a go as well.
Here it is off the shelf.

And here it is after a few good goes in the EC

Not too bad.

 

[rocketaroo]

Especially noticable on his head, seems to have been damaged by the cleaning?

 

[silver]

Especially noticable on his head, seems to have been damaged by the cleaning?

I did give it a lot of juice, just need to expriment now on crappy old coins till I get some experience under my belt. :|