Digger's Diary coin pics...20 down, 266 to go... the long, laborious process begins...

lordmarcovan

I'm finally getting around to imaging all my Digger's Diary coins- that in itself will be a huge project- I won't even think about the relics and jewelry and stuff 'til later. The pics are small but hopefully they'll work. I had to stay under 50 KB each and still cram all that info in there.

Those of you who saw the original Digger's Diary sigline pictures will notice that these are similar, but a little more concise- they are the same info I have printed on the 2X2 flip inserts in my album. Later I will flesh out more of the story behind each one, where there's any story of interest to tell.

A challenging thing about this Digger's Diary project (eventually to be a web page and maybe a book), is that I have over 12 years to catch up on, since I only started keeping a true diary with this new year! I only have partial records of all the stuff I've dug.

Forgive me if this is dull or if you have dialup. Hopefully the pics are small enough that they won't be slow loading. I will have to try them from my own horrid dialup connection at home, later.











































Wow. I'm all the way up to the fall of 1993, now. Geez.

Riccar

Keep it up LM. Those are great! and like I've told you before,
I have fun going back to browse through those more than once.

By the way, what type of camera are you using for those macro shots?
(I received a pocket digital for Christmas but it doesn't have "macro" so
I'm planning to exchange it... I'd like to have something small, fit in a pocket,
so I don't end up leaving it hanging from a tree somewhere... )

AgileMJOLNIR

Nice coins Lord. You found those with a Bounty Hunter didn't you?

Rick - Still looking at cameras? If you know what your going to spend after your current camera refund I could help you out with some camera advice.

konsole

I assume atleast some of the coins were covered in a combination of rust, corrosion, dirt and whatever else when you dug them up? What did you do to remove the rust and corrosion because I've found a few coins recently that are pretty corroded and or rusted.

Riccar

Hey Joey (Agile), yes, still looking at cameras but it will depend on what the
store has in stock (will only provide store credit). So I'm hoping to get more than
one suggestion. I'll take the advice!

(LM, sorry to "hi-jack" your post and talk about cameras but I started wondering
about which one you're using for the diary and that made me think about the
"tree incident" )

ormandh

LM, I wish that I was that organized to keep up a diary. I know that I do not participate as much as I want to, but everytime that I see one of your digger diary posts it makes me wnat to go through my stuff and share them. Keep up the interesting posts! -Dan

lordmarcovan

<< <i>By the way, what type of camera are you using for those macro shots? >>

Rick- I use a Sony Mavica now, but believe it or not, all of the pictures above were done on my cheapo Canon scanner, not with my camera- it was easier to crank 'em out that way. For quantity, I am gonna stick with the scanner. For quality, I will start trying the camera a little more now. I used it for the recent eagle button- it will come in handy for that less-than-flat stuff that won't scan too well. I've had a camera for over a year now, but I'm still partly a "scanner man" at heart.

The marbleized looking background behind the coins is the cover of a volume of Les Miserables, which my great-grandfather got for Christmas in 1896, according to the inscription on the flyleaf.



<< <i>Nice coins Lord. You found those with a Bounty Hunter didn't you? >>

Agile- you didn't read the fine print in those pictures too carefully, did you?

Actually, I did find some with a Bounty Hunter, though they are further along in the Digger's Diary sequence. The first modern detector I owned (and used for 12 years) was a Garrett GTA-500. I only started keeping records when I got the Garrett, in 1992. Prior to that, I did have some finds in the 1980's, as a kid, but nothing spectacular.



<< <i>I assume atleast some of the coins were covered in a combination of rust, corrosion, dirt and whatever else when you dug them up? What did you do to remove the rust and corrosion because I've found a few coins recently that are pretty corroded and or rusted. >>

Konsole- only iron and steel "rust", but yes, many of the coins were corroded. I use a variety of methods to clean them. Sometimes there isn't much you can do for them. Take a look at #13 and #14, above. Coin #13 (the dateless Buffalo nickel with the die break) was cleaned by using extra fine steel wool. Coin #14 (the 1910 Barber dime), on the other hand, is a bit of a rarity- it is totally uncleaned, and is just as it was when it came out of the ground- I only had to rinse it off with water! Silver comes out of the ground in a nicer state than copper, bronze, and nickel, and is usually not corroded, but sometimes it does have to be cleaned. For dug silver, I usually use toothpaste, or baking soda for the hard cases. (Not to be recommended for nondug coins, but helpful with the dug ones). As for corroded finds- well... you ain't seen my really ugly stuff yet!



<< <i>I know that I do not participate as much as I want to, but everytime that I see one of your digger diary posts it makes me wnat to go through my stuff and share them. Keep up the interesting posts! -Dan >>

Dan- thanks!