1650s Philip IV Spanish Cob (1/2 REALE)

umrgolf · Sep 16, 2010

1650's Philip IV Spanish Cob (1/2 REALE)

I also posted this on the Spanish Cobs forum, and they believe it to be 165?, Philip IV and definitely a Mexico City mint, assayer "P"

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yesterday's next to the 1699 from May

I'm still on cloud 9 about this coin.. I was out today with not too many options as Josh and I have hit a lot of our sites pretty hard. I decided to head to a site which borders the property where the 17th century posy ring came from back in May. Josh and I had been over it once before with very minimal luck.. Today the signals seemed to be hitting better than the first time we stopped.

The first hour or so yielded some bullets and buttons---

1830's 2-piece Eagle A w/ a great green patina

Civil War Navy kepi button (iron back)

3-ringer still in the dirt clod :wink:

The next hour yielded a couple more bullets and another button--

1820's one-piece Navy

.69 caliber 3-ringer & Richmond Lab sharp's

and then came the early buckle and coin on the last line of the day.. This area was settled just a few years after Jamestown and also had a Civil War campsite a couple hundred years later, so it's not uncommon at all to turn up the 1600's stuff.. I'm not sure if I'll get a date on this coin, but fingers are crossed.

1/2 reale cob (dirty)

umrgolf · Sep 17, 2010

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Neil in West Jersey said:
Tuberale said:

SUPERB! 1/2 reale like finding a half-disme, only a LOT older. GREAT FIND!

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...and a lot more common! Nice work!

ya definitely since cobs were struck for hundreds of years as opposed to one :icon_thumleft:

umrgolf · Sep 18, 2010

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Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.) said:
awsome finds for sure,love that silver

thanks Brian :icon_thumleft:

HEAVYMETALNUT · Sep 18, 2010

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running out of good things to say here dude :dontknow:

HOLY CRAP! :headbang:

THAT'S another SWEET HUNT! :thumbsup:

umrgolf · Sep 18, 2010

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HEAVYMETALNUT said:
running out of good things to say here dude
HOLY CRAP! THAT'S another SWEET HUNT!

still thank you for the reply and takin time to be a good bud :thumbsup:

BobinSouthVA · Sep 18, 2010

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Awesome Cob Jeff.

Looks like the soil is pretty friendly there as well. Its been so dry here the soil is rock solid. I got out for a few hours today and I thought Wow this is what its like for the northerners who try to get out and dig in the frozen tundra in the winter months.
:laughing9:

umrgolf · Sep 19, 2010

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BobinSouthVA said:
Awesome Cob Jeff.

Looks like the soil is pretty friendly there as well. Its been so dry here the soil is rock solid. I got out for a few hours today and I thought Wow this is what its like for the northerners who try to get out and dig in the frozen tundra in the winter months.

Surprised your ground is so hard there :icon_scratch:

Its really not bad here at all.. Speaking of the frozen ground though, I remember chiseling out the finds back in January :laughing7:

ASG3 · Sep 23, 2010

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Jeff, Ive been looking at this coin and Im pretty sure I see the "165" and then a "0" in the top right corner :icon_scratch:

chark21798 · Sep 23, 2010

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Very nice my oldest 1721 pistareen someday i hope to get one like that. HH Mark

penniesmine · Sep 23, 2010

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Nice.......Banner!!!

umrgolf · Sep 23, 2010

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penniesmine said:
Nice.......Banner!!!

thank you

I agree 100%

chark21798 said:
Very nice my oldest 1721 pistareen someday i hope to get one like that. HH Mark

youre right, :icon_thumleft:

theyre out there

OldeGuy3 said:
Jeff, Ive been looking at this coin and Im pretty sure I see the "165" and then a "0" in the top right corner

i dont see any of the numbers

jamesbibb · Sep 23, 2010

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Those cobs are amazing WOW :P
Are you in SE VA as well
im in Central Va
i was just down that way last week some prime looking spots in every direction

CMDiamonddawg · Sep 23, 2010

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I had to check in to see that cob , once more ! 1650's it's been here a long time 8) 8)

umrgolf · Sep 23, 2010

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jamesbibb said:
Those cobs are amazing WOW :P
Are you in SE VA as well
im in Central Va
i was just down that way last week some prime looking spots in every direction

I am in SE VA.. send me a pm and maybe we can hook up for a hunt sometime. thank you :icon_thumleft:

CMDiamonddawg said:
I had to check in to see that cob , once more ! 1650's it's been here a long time 8) 8)

thank you Dawg, it's an oldie :tongue3:

umrgolf · Sep 24, 2010

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OldeGuy3 said:
Jeff, Ive been looking at this coin and Im pretty sure I see the "165" and then a "0" in the top right corner

bout the only one i see is a huge 5, lower left :dontknow:

N.J.THer · Sep 24, 2010

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Congrats on the cobs...I love the thrill of finding old cobs. Can't help on the ID but Daniel Sedwick sells a good book titled the 'Practical Book of Cobs'. I just had the two cobs I found shown in this months American Digger magazine in the what our readers are finding section.

Good luck on future digs.
NJ

umrgolf · Sep 24, 2010

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N.J.THer said:
Congrats on the cobs...I love the thrill of finding old cobs. Can't help on the ID but Daniel Sedwick sells a good book titled the 'Practical Book of Cobs'. I just had the two cobs I found shown in this months American Digger magazine in the what our readers are finding section.

Good luck on future digs.
NJ

thank you njther :icon_thumleft:

im gunna check out the AD mag again, josh and i are in it also for some finds from earlier in the year.. ill look for the book online. thanks again

JerV3 · Sep 24, 2010

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Nice find,

That is really old for the states.

HH Jer

HISPAN · Sep 24, 2010

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Nice Cob.... CONGRATS !! :hello2:

umrgolf · Sep 25, 2010

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JerV3 said:
Nice find,

That is really old for the states.

HH Jer

Thank you Jer :icon_thumleft:

my oldest silver

HISPAN said:
Nice Cob.... CONGRATS !!

thank you Hispan :icon_thumleft:

penniesmine · Sep 25, 2010

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That is nice and should be on top... But also Congrats.. on You and Josh making it in American Digger Magazine, this issue.. :headbang:

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