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                   Having been laid off detecting for over a month; I decided to put in a day's beach detecting and arranged to meet up with Richie Sixpence at Talacre on Sunday. Having given it some thought; I made up my mind to leave the Euro Ace at home and take the CS4PI, a long handled spade with a large blade, and my trusty ProPointer. This time, I was going to give that wet sand some welly!  ;D

                  It was an interesting day, with good weather and good company. We didn't have any major finds but got plenty of fresh air and exercise. My best find for the day was a 1937, George VI Half Crown. Other than looking very green, the Half Crown was in pretty good condition. Interestingly, I also found a kennel shaped dog tag with the name George on it and a phone number stamped on the reverse side. When the wet dog tag came out of the sand, I initially thought that I had struck gold!  ???

 
                   

well done on the finds  ;)

               Thanks m8. I was dead chuffed with the half crown, but sadly I have never been able to find a Victorian coin on those sands.  ::) Once had a Victorian penny at Barkby.  :)

Nice to see you back Chris.

                        Nice to be back. I never realise just how addictive detecting was going to become; it must be those little shots of adrenaline into the blood stream each time the bloomin detector beeps and you wonder what you are going to unearth.

                        Me thinks that I will take the EuroAce with us to Spain when we next go on holiday to Benidorm. The Mrs suggested that I take a detector this year but I declined. Silly me; suffered major withdrawal symptoms for a whole month!  ::)

                       

Yep, take the detector and leave the wife at home ;D ;D

you might want to ring the number on the dog tag mate to tell the owners George aint coming home  ::) :o :D :D :D

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Area code was 01978. I think that's Wrexham; isn't it?   ;)

Well done on getting out and finding stuff  :)

Hi Chris
Have you cleaned the Half Crown up yet? I would love to see a better picture of it  ;) Nice and shiny  ;)

Good Morning Richie,
                                   I haven't yet decided to clean that half crown, it is still just as it came out of the sand. When the little blighter first came up, I thought that it was going to be a Victorian coin; but hey ho one can't have everything.  :(

                                   It's strange that we have never had any Victorian coins off that beach. The oldest coin that I have found was a George III halfpenny and I am wondering if that could be linked in to those two wrecks that I told you about!  ;)

                                   What you were telling me about high and low tides makes a lot of sense now and I understand why that should be.

                                    I am presently trying to organise an other trip down there but the wife presently has several United matches to attend and I'm not certain when we will be opening the van up. PM me and we can see what can be organised.  :)

I'd have thought that a little time in vinegar / lemon juice / coke should help with the green on the half crown, although I find that the half silvers either clean very well, or end up a little porous (especially the 1920s George Vs). I use (currently) phosphoric acid, which is just like having strong coke :)

Thanks Probono,
                             I haven't yet decided on what to use for the cleaning of the half crown but I do have lemon juice / white vinegar / salt / and hydrogen-peroxide in stock, but no phosphoric acid!  :)

                              I think that lemon juice would, perhaps, be the gentlest medium to use. I will keep you posted on my progress and post a pic on this thread when I have cleaned it.  ;)


                             

cillit band ;)

Ah ha, got some of that as well!  :)

Will eventually clean the coin tomorrow night and take some before and after photographs.  ;)

I had one like yours Chris and soaked it in Coke for ages. Ended up using a none scratch stainless steel pan cleaner on it. :o

It worked a treat  ;)

Val

Hi Val,
            just popped the little critter into some lemon juice and will keep a pan scrub at hand!  ;D

            By the way, I eventually exchanged several emails with the museum in Alicante and they are interested in having those bronze artefacts but will only accept them during a face to face formal interview. So it now looks like being next spring before I can hand them over. But hey ho; I did my best.  ::)

A good excuse to go back then Chris.  You never know they might take your pici. (or lock you up) :o


Those half crowns are tough little critters. Don't be afraid to get it a bit of wellie.

Val

I use an old cellulose sponge to remove any muck. I've been cleaning items for years and have a horsehair brush, but despite my best efforts it still often leaves very fine scratches - the sponge doesn't usually :)

heat them up on the stove then quench, as the quench takes place  that bursts all the crud off then give it a burnish ,you can quench in oil if you want some patina  ;D

Hmmm, interesting; I may try that on my next half crown!  ;)

Nice one Chris that looks in great condition for a beach coin  :)

Hi Richie,
                  I think that there will be a lot more interesting coins where that one came from. Stand by fro a pm.

Ok Chris cheers   :)