Todays hunt results.

[silver]

I'm just a metal detectorist finding all types of metal in the long run, the shape and form of things is purely ephemeral any way, so saying, it is really a determination of what metals are present only, and ultimately.... some things are in the meantime just pretty to look at along the road travelled.
One day soon, i am going to master the use of a furnace in order to reduce some of my metallic finds into stackable bars.
I'd much rather see a wall of bars(maybe not the lead unless I was to.paint seal it for safety..... gold paint lol) .... than to cash them in for way less than their real value.
Wall.of bars, or gone for good..... I'll take the wall for sure from here on in.
Some things do make your heart flutter though when you find them hey !
Bars to have.
Gold
Silver
Brass
Aluminium
Lead
Recon PET Plastic in melted bulk is probly really worth more for personal use in the long run too... imagine the uses there.
Better than 10c a bottle.

 

[Deepseeker]

Recon PET Plastic in melted bulk is probly really worth more for personal use in the long run too... imagine the uses there.

I think you're confusing it with Latex or Silicone Silver layful:

 

[silver]

Recon PET Plastic in melted bulk is probly really worth more for personal use in the long run too... imagine the uses there.

I think you're confusing it with Latex or Silicone Silver layful:

Sexy PET lol..... I was thinking the PET and the aluminium could be the geodesic dome one day, the big back yard dome garden (pipe dreams most likely at this end of life now though) (probly go with the sexy PET lol) :lol:

 

[golddiggerart]

Congratulations on that big beautiful silver coin. As bucket listers go I'd never thought to add one so now it's on my list.

 

[silver]

Congratulations on that big beautiful silver coin. As bucket listers go I'd never thought to add one so now it's on my list.

Yeah... ain't she a beaut, glad it's got you enthused gda

 

[Heatho]

Cracker of a find Silver, well done, bet you're still doing a happy dance.

 

[Goldpick]

What a lovely coin Silver, a dream find!

 

[silver]

Tis a cracking dream find fellas
After that one I'm happy even finding 1c&2c bits
Almost in a silvery Nirvana state now.... constantly

 

[silver]

Just a tiddler

 

[silver]

Probly my last hunt of the year.
But ending on a silver is good

Florin, but hard to see

Using the rough as guts approach

Only helps a little(at least we're getting a head)

Still hard to see any date

Not sure if I can see a 51 at all

Anyway.... it's still silver

 

[Eldorado]

I see a 51.

 

[Smoky bandit]

On ya mate :Y: :beer:

 

[silver]

Thanks fellas
Tried alfoil n bicarb

Didn't do much
Tried just bicarb

Still Nada

Resorted to Angel from Fire sand paper

For just enough to know what it is for future reference

Definitely 51

50% silver is still good.
Harsh life in the ground for that one

 

[OzzieAu]

Silver, try plenty of fresh lemon juice and bicarb mixture while gently rubbing with a folded pad of alfoil.... the mixture will start to turn blackish as the oxides dissolve away.

 

[silver]

Thanks OzzieAu, I tried with bottled lemon juice from the fridge first(didn't really get to the loose black stage with that).

So, I went and got the largest green lemon on the tree

Cutting it in half and sliced it a little to insert the coin for a while

Rubbed with alfoil, got to loose black stage
Green in lemon

You can see a difference

Repeated the process

 

[silver]

3rd go at it

4th crack at it is in there brewing atm

Notice the first go at top has the most green.

 

[silver]

So I've gone to the bicarb and lemon juice now

 

[OzzieAu]

You got good lemons mate... well done :Y: :beer:

 

[Smoky bandit]

Bi carb neutralises the acid in the lemon mate.
Use bicarb at the end to clean it.
But I'm sure you already know that :Y: :beer:
As your name is Silver :Y: :beer:

 

[OzzieAu]

From my own observations when cleaning those grotty silvers, its the combination of the acid, bicarb and alfoil which breaks down the stubborn crust on the coin. The alfoil must act as a catalyst in some sort of chemical reaction.