My OLDest silver yet.. (1716-1726 cut 2 reale)

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Good evening Tnet..All weekend, my partner and I worked the same site that gave up the 1788 reales. So far this is the 7th spanish silver and 6th LC to come off the site.... Anyway back to today, I got the wheatie around 10AM and from then until around 1PM I only had 2 flat buttons to show for myself. Then, out of nowhere, I get a clad quarter reading 2 inches down and pull up the 1820 LC which makes four on the year now. Not 12 ft in front of that I get a 63-64 signal (a tad above a zinc penny) and pull out this beauty!! 1/2 of a 2 reale pistareen! :headbang: From the J, below the roman numeral II, we were able to date it from 1716-1726.. HH Jeff


half of 2 reale & 1820 LC uncleaned
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Silver plated pocket watch, ornate finial, 2 flat buttons, etc
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Lead (1 musketball)
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Pottery shards
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Group shot 1939 wheat, 1820 LC, 1716-1726 2 reale
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Obverse cleaned
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Reverse cleaned
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Man what a site. That's the kind you dream about. Nice hunting.
I am still looking for my first reale anything. I have seen my
partners dig up all kinds of it.
 

Deno said:
Man what a site. That's the kind you dream about. Nice hunting.
I am still looking for my first reale anything. I have seen my
partners dig up all kinds of it.

Thanks Deno, it is definitely more than than one could hope for out of a single site.. HH in 2010 :)
 

Couple great coins from your site. :thumbsup: Pocket watch is pretty cool to.
 

Great site and hunt :icon_thumright: Saying that, what would you like to be your next find?
 

Thank you all! Unfortunately we have just about gotten all the obvious targets around the old house.. There is a big trashy area that should turn up a few more goodies though.. and oh, did I mention they plow this 1 or 2 acres every year :headbang: .. my next find?? Either a halfdime or a bust silver (neither of which I have :help: )
 

Nice hunt! Congrats on your oldest silver :thumbsup: you and your partner are making some great finds.
 

wow great finds, you guys are really tearing it up down there. Congrats on the old silver.

Is the ground soft enough to dig down there or do you have to chop through it?
 

Thanks guys.. Yes Bob, the ground at that site is really soft cuz there is still a lil grass left.. anywhere its bare dirt is frozen a good 3-4 inches down.
 

timekiller said:
Nice finds again there! :thumbsup: Must be close to some water with the net leads I see. :wink:

Thank you TK.. indeed very, very close to water :laughing9: .. waitin for ur next post :thumbsup:
 

timekiller said:
umrgolf2000 said:
timekiller said:
Nice finds again there! :thumbsup: Must be close to some water with the net leads I see. :wink:

Thank you TK.. indeed very, very close to water :laughing9: .. waitin for ur next post :thumbsup:
I gottcha, ;D Looks very familiar to me! :tongue3: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumright:

Hey TK, I've been meaning to ask you... When you say you hunt the river, are you diving for these finds?
 

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