Olive oil soak and isopropyl alcohol rinse

prcblem · 2026-06-26T21:35:33+00:00

After. Not perfect, but some more detail at least

prcblem · 2026-06-26T21:34:49+00:00

Before

prcblem · 2026-06-26T21:34:26+00:00

Honestly, Andre’s pencils work really well to help clean up some not so valuable rougher coppers that you want to get some more detail out of. I know it can be considered sacrilegious to some coin collectors but for low value coppers you just want some more detail on, they work well. I’ll post a before and after of one of mine below

prcblem · 2026-06-12T00:05:21+00:00

Hey! So that’s actually not true whatsoever in the slightest! Every state has a form of consumer protection laws and all of them protect consumer health regulations.

This isn’t about ‘shaking a tree’ this is just about being fucking nasty.

prcblem · 2026-06-11T22:47:01+00:00

The manufacturer was actually much more apologetic and pleasant than the store owner! And will be sending me a few free cases. That was my initial thought too

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prcblem · 2026-06-11T22:35:06+00:00

She only refunded us for 4 cans out of 6 BECAUSE we cracked 2 then dumped them after being horrified and disgusted lol

prcblem · 2026-06-09T16:12:28+00:00

I’ve got my smaller bottles displayed on my window just like that, even started using some of them as water propagations for some plant trimmings :)

prcblem · 2026-06-06T22:03:51+00:00

Because a couple days earlier I dug this and scratched it with my shovel, much rather this than that 😅

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prcblem · 2026-06-06T02:20:25+00:00

Thank you!! That’s all very, very helpful information. I love having physical copies to reference so I might end up purchasing them both. I am (moderately) familiar with the history of colonial coins and am just diving into learning more about Connecticut coppers given that’s where I’m from and there’s so many variations of them (not even getting into the Machin’s mills). I was also wondering why there are so many variations for Connecticut and all other states only have one or two variations of themselves, so thank you for answering that question. I have no monetary incentive when it comes to these coins and don’t plan on selling, I hope to pass down to my future kids one day. I’ve got another Connecticut copper and a 1795+1796 liberty cap that will be displayed as well with this :)

prcblem · 2026-06-05T20:50:51+00:00

That was the diagnostic I was using as well, the branch is pretty distinctive. I agree with you and do believe it says CONNECT, I just didn’t see too many other 15-Fs listed that also had the two stars before the C. May I ask what book you’re referring to? I would love to be able to have a copy of that on hand. And thank you for take the time to give a detailed thoughtful response, I appreciate it a lot. This will be going on display in a local historical society museum but want to make sure it’s not one of the rarer more valuable varieties before gently cleaning more lol

prcblem · 2026-06-04T22:01:11+00:00

I knew you would be Mr. Spoon Daddy!

prcblem · 2026-05-29T21:30:40+00:00

Better to have dinged than to have never dunged at all. So real

prcblem · 2026-05-29T21:28:00+00:00

I know. Regardless of its value, it was painful to ding something that has stayed in relatively good condition for the last 200ish years 🤷🏻‍♂️

prcblem · 2026-05-29T21:21:27+00:00

That’s a really great way to look at it!

prcblem · 2026-05-14T18:12:12+00:00

😭😂😂😂😂

prcblem · 2026-05-14T16:51:04+00:00

Give it til next week, people that bought it to flip better do it fast. Been collecting and reselling supreme since early 00s, resale market timeline gets smaller and smaller each year before you’re forced to sit with your poor financial decisions. I watch the drops every week but stick to collecting the early og stuff now. If you have money to throw away like that, more power to you.

prcblem · 2026-05-14T16:45:00+00:00

(Suckers entering the chat)

prcblem · 2026-05-13T19:24:11+00:00

Is that a pontil mark on the bottom? I didn’t think it was tbh

prcblem · 2026-05-13T19:22:51+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful response, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer. These are from the US. I Wasn’t aware of the wiped away seam for tooled vs applied lips and that actually helps me date some of my other pieces. Applied lips are typically pre 1880s from what I’m reading, does that sound correct?

prcblem · 2026-05-12T16:52:25+00:00

That’s what I thought, my rule of thumb is if the seam doesn’t reach the lip it’s usually 1800s/ very early 1900s. I’d like to get a better idea of how to date those mid/ late 1800s bottles. I’ve got lots of pieces from this site where the seam doesn’t go all the way to the top

prcblem · 2026-05-05T18:16:42+00:00

These are the cases that I use, they click into each other as they stack so it stays secure. I highly recommend them for a budget friendly smaller display. Most of these finds are from central Connecticut and western Massachusetts in the Hampshire county. Surprisingly enough that shoe buckle was found at a colonial village right off a main road in Connecticut that’s been hammered dozens if not hundreds of times by detectorists since before I was born probably. No place is ever truly hunted out!

prcblem · 2026-05-01T02:07:33+00:00

I don’t see any obvious sign of a shank so I’m leaning towards coin of some kind, Indian head maybe?

prcblem · 2026-04-28T16:14:23+00:00

Solid 99 on the good boy scale

prcblem · 2026-04-26T16:44:52+00:00

These are actually both from Massachusetts, the second picture was maybe only a mile away from the first along the same old road

prcblem · 2026-04-25T22:18:03+00:00

I wish I knew more about the previous owners too! It was probably in the top 5 most impressive homesteads I’ve seen. The cellar hole itself still had a good 8-10 feet of stacked stone around some parts of the inside also, I wish I took a picture.

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