1883 Indian head Penny

I hunted a field last night I have gone over in the past without turning up any coins.
The mosquitoes were biting and I was getting nothing but iron  
Then as the sun was setting, a positive hit.....a shotgun shell  
Well... I will look around this area a little more.
Then another good signal at 7 inches by a patch of trees.
Out of the bottom of the hole a penny sized green disc!
OK I am getting eaten up, time to head in.

Turned out to be a pretty nice 1883 Indian head with a slightly ratty edge.





Then I had a brain fart and decided I wanted to clean of the dirt. Instead of grabbing the
microscope and a toothpick, I accidentally grabbed the boiling hydrogen peroxide !!!!!

I will spare you the after pics as you can barely even see the date now  
Most of the surface flaked off.

HH,
     Donny

Donny,

You need to get back out there and start finding those coppers, bud. I remember you saying that you lost some of your passion. You must not!

Keep the passion high!

Kirk

man I sure that stink. it looked like a nice coin.....Matt

WTG on the IH  Ratty edge or not, I am still looking for my first one.

WTG on the IH  Ratty edge or not, I am still looking for my first one

Regardless of the condition of any IH....I still get very pumped up pullin them "feathers" outta the ground.

Nice find!!!!

i think we all make that mistake from time to time.

Donny!!! What were you thinking Too bad you ruined it

Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not....I have been blessed with some good Injun finds that did quite well with the peroxide bath. I just take it easy and soak them for just 10 to 20 seconds at first and inspect how they do to the treatment. Then go from there. easy does it though, if you have any copper disease/corrosion it will tear them apart quickly....Nice find and there are always more to go get.....    jgas

Donny,

You need to get back out there and start finding those coppers, bud. I remember you saying that you lost some of your passion. You must not!

Keep the passion high!

Kirk

Thanks Kirk, I have not felt like hunting in months, but I think I feel the passion coming once again.
This field is not expected to turn up coppers, but I have some new sites lined up that may produce 

Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not....I have been blessed with some good Injun finds that did quite well with the peroxide bath. I just take it easy and soak them for just 10 to 20 seconds at first and inspect how they do to the treatment. Then go from there. easy does it though, if you have any copper disease/corrosion it will tear them apart quickly....Nice find and there are always more to go get.....    jgas

I knew not to use hydrogen Peroxide on a coin corroded in this way, but I guess I was not thinking straight.
This coin will just serve as another reminder of what NOT to do 

Thanks for the replies and I hope to post more great pictures of finds soon!

HH,
     Donny

Nice IH I'm still looking for my frist one ....Kevin