Four Very Toned Non Silver Dimes Found Metal Detecting

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CanadianCollector Valued Member Canada 306 Posts	Posted 09/04/2012 9:47 pm I found these this summer with my metal detector. They aren't silver but they're still cool looking. The 1987, 1991, and 1983 all came from the same hole at an empty lot near my place! The 1984 came from my yard. This is how they came out of the ground; they were not heated or toned in any other way. I posted them here because I have never seen toned dimes that aren't silver. Also, as you can see in the pictures, some of these have dirt on them. Is there a way to remove this without damaging the toning? (it washes off non toned coins easily but I am wondering if washing these will change the toning) Report this Post to the Staff

Coin Chick Pillar of the Community Canada 1354 Posts	Posted 09/04/2012 10:47 pm pretty toning. I'm not experienced with grime removal so I won't comment. Report this Post to the Staff
secoinedchance Valued Member Canada 449 Posts	Posted 09/06/2012 9:56 pm Perhaps some funky chemicals in the ground around your place, Canadian Collector. Good to see I'm not the only dirtfisher around here.....good luck and HH Report this Post to the Staff
cdcoinman Valued Member Canada 372 Posts	Posted 09/07/2012 09:21 am Why not try the one you like the least with warm water and a bit of dish soap? Report this Post to the Staff
Coin Chick Pillar of the Community Canada 1354 Posts	Posted 09/07/2012 7:28 pm I just acetone dipped some of my toned pennies to get grungy stuff off. Toning remained. Penny unharmed. Report this Post to the Staff
Petersun Pillar of the Community Canada 1700 Posts	Posted 09/08/2012 7:31 pm Sell them on ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
CanadianCollector Valued Member Canada 306 Posts	Posted 09/08/2012 9:50 pm I tried acetone on one of these. It worked great, the toning was unharmed and it got most of the crap off. How much do you think these are worth on ebay? I can't find any non silver ones that are comparable Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 09/08/2012 10:03 pm I highly doubt that the newer, plated coins would come out of the ground looking like that... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 09/08/2012 11:49 pm Quote: I tried acetone on one of these. It worked great New pics? Report this Post to the Staff
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