2 X 2 reales, GEO 1st copper, nice knee buckle

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

What a day, pretty hot, and the ground was more or less like lumps of cement. Kind of hard to keep your balance walking on them, Dave called them mogulls (spell check that).

Dave got a copper straight away, and after an hour and a half I still only had one lonely musket ball. My first good coin type signal was a 1725 2 reale pretty much on top of the ground. Then I got the nice decorated knee buckle (I assume that's what it is) a couple of pewter buttons and I believe the first one ever with a complete shank. The george 1st copper is also a first, or first one that can be IDed, circa 1717 to 1719.

Lunch break, hard boiled eggs, and back at it. Barely started I got another near surface Spanish Silver, this is the one that is in the clump of dirt, dated 1776. The video sucked so I just took out this one frame.



All in all a great day with some nice finds, and firsts.
Funny it took 5 years to get my first spanish silver, I got three 2Rs in this past 7 days.

 

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[stewielouie]

Sweet reales, congrats!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Thats how it works, takes years for 1 & then the floodgates open. Great day!!!

 

[wvwildman]

nice finds congrats HH

 

[Evolution]

Awesome finds.... the same thing happened to me with silver halves this year.... never found one before and then 4 this year... I wish they were 2 reales instead!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Stunning Silver Reale Rick you are digging up some great finds

SS

 

[Don in SJ]

That would be a super day for me and I know it was for you, congrats on getting two 2 Reales the same day! The KGI looks decent also......

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

It was a great day Rick, we found some nice goodies out there. I'll post up my finds latter tonight.
Those reales and buckle rock.
ZDD

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

That would be a super day for me and I know it was for you, congrats on getting two 2 Reales the same day! The KGI looks decent also......

You're right Don, it was a "super" day, and is shaping up to be a great year.

 

[Greylock]

Awesome hunt! Congrats

 

[DanKnug]

That's reale nice.

 

[Navy Davey]

Wow what day you and Dave had congrats Rick Banner for sure

 

[allen]

You found some serious treasure today!
Congrats!!

 

[Mackaydon]

Great coins !!
That 1776 could be worth $100; looks XF to me (Mexico City mint 0.9030 silver; 0.1965 oz ASW)
The other one was minted in Cuenca, Spain and has these similar characteristics:
2 Reales from 1721 - SPAIN 1700-46 - FELIPE V - The Coin Database
It, too, might be worth $100 in that condition.
Don.......

 

[pepperj]

Now that's an awesome day hunting, congrats on the silver and the copper isn't shabby at all either.

 

[johnnyblaze]

Rick you are killing it out there man

Look at the Snazzolle on that dude

Keeep it going man

Blaze

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Great coins !!
That 1776 could be worth $100; looks XF to me (Mexico City mint 0.9030 silver; 0.1965 oz ASW)
The other one was minted in Cuenca, Spain and has these similar characteristics:
2 Reales from 1721 - SPAIN 1700-46 - FELIPE V - The Coin Database
It, too, might be worth $100 in that condition.
Don.......

Thanks Mackay XF or real close. It is shapr, and actually has a bit of mint luster still hiding in places on the reverse, it might not be visible in a pic. but here are better ones.




Funny my 1700 to 1800 Krause don't list all the 2Rs it starts at 1754.

 

[Mackaydon]

The 1776 is KM #88.2
Don...

 

[OneWetKnee]

Beautiful Rick! Great finds! That is your 3rd Reale this month no?

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Beautiful Rick! Great finds! That is your 3rd Reale this month no?

Thanks D. 3rd 2R since last sunday, just a week. One of each monarch Phillip V, Fernando VI, and carlos III. 4th spanish of the year.