1/2 Reale find from a couple months back

[Bjorn_MD]

1/2 Reale find from a couple month's back

Holed 1783 1/2 Reale minted in Mexico.? Dug at 3" at farmhouse in Southwest PA.

My first and only Spanish silver.? My oldest coin.

Hope you enjoy.

Happy Hunting.

 

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[Buffalobackhoe]

Re: 1/2 Reale find from a couple month's back

NICE FIND. How deep was it?

 

[gsmeiers]

Re: 1/2 Reale find from a couple month's back

Nice find!! Way to go!!

Holed 1783 1/2 Reale minted in Mexico. Dug at 3" at farmhouse in Southwest PA.

My first and only Spanish silver. My oldest coin.

Hope you enjoy.

Happy Hunting.

 

[Leon]

Re: 1/2 Reale find from a couple month's back

Great find!!!,,,
I was wondering if any of that silver ever made it up into any of the northern states...

 

[Bjorn_MD]

Re: 1/2 Reale find from a couple month's back

BuffaloBackhoe -- The coin had evaded me the first time I detected it, I found the ground too frozen to dig it up. So upon going back on a warmer day, I easily dug down the three inches thinking I'd found another wheatie among the other nearby signals, but I was surprised to find this, indeed.

gsmeiers -- Thanks.

Leon -- it definitely did in this case. I wonder if the holed coins became more sentimental and were carried as conversation pieces or jewelry items or if they were just strung and unfortunately lost.

As many holed coins as they were back then, does anyone know if it was frowned upon to receive a holed coin in trade? It seems that the person drilling the coins could accumulate enough silver scrap to make holing profitable. Clearly the mint's decision to mill the edge of gold and silver was evidence enough that it was a problem, but what about holing?

 

[Coin_Saver]

Re: 1/2 Reale find from a couple month's back

Nice find! Hope i find somthing like that soon, HH CS