1725 Spanish Silver From Recent Colonial Site Discovery FOX Reins Guide too

[gwdigger]

Little time to metal detect but when we can we've been exploring a group of fields where I found a 1778 2 reales recently. There were 2 fields left that we couldnt get into due to deer hunters but we've now checked them out and amazingly the last one produced an early site. Its literally the last spot we thought an old site would be. But thats how it happens sometimes. My wife got some nice relic keepers and a toasty William and Mary halfpenny. I got an unknown halfpenny, a ca 1775 halfpenny and a 1725 cut Spanish 2 reales. I've been lucky with getting the dated part on those. I also got a finger - ring handle from a candle holder - haven't found one in many years. I also found 2 tokens or coins. One is bent like a love token but I cant tell if it was done by the plow or or by someone intentionally. There is no button shank on the back but its toasty. no idea what it might be. The soil here is TERRIBLE clay and its clear we aren't getting much depth.

my wife got the decorated bit boss (along with several plain ones) and the gorgeous reins guide with the fox.

The most interesting part of the site is a foundation I discovered while digging at the site. There are some dark grey colored bricks w/ yellow glazing that I have never seen on a site before. The only info I found online to identify them are Dutch bricks dating to the early 17th century. I include a pic here. I plan to go back and dig out that hole to get a few complete ones or at least some of the biggest pieces I can recover. Later I was able to find the land patent of 1668 the name of which I will not write here for fear the local pirates swarm in behind us. lol



We'll try to get back next weekend. But they have trucking in chicken manure and it may be too late for this year.

 

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[smokeythecat]

If you have any pottery please post pics and I'll try to ID it for you.

 

[gwdigger]

the tokens / coins and yellow glazed brick w/ the group pic from an online auction of Dutch bricks found in New York. Also a pic of me with the site (small rise which goes down to a creek) behind me.

 

[gwdigger]

If you have any pottery please post pics and I'll try to ID it for you.

TY. You know we cant figure it out. We have yet to find any pottery. I got a hoe and some big iron but strangely no pottery. I dont get it.

 

[Digger RJ]

Sweet Finds!!! Congrats!!!

 

[gold panner]

I love the fox!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Killer coins, relics and cut silver, congrats!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds. The strap guide (I wouldn't call it a reins guide) with the fox is really cool. Cut Spanish is always a welcome sight

 

[xcopperstax]

Great post. Looks like you have found a great spot with some really old stuff and potential for even older stuff! Congrats on all of it and thanks for sharing!

 

[joeyfresh]

Great digs! Love the Dutch bricks and the coin definitely has the talisman/love token look. Love it all

 

[djackson7348]

Congratulations. You have found a great site. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

Nice haul of finds!

 

[weregolf]

A madness of beeps
..a lucky site

 

[islamoradamark]

Nice array of artifacts

 

[tnt-hunter]

Congratulations on a great hunt and a killer site. In your first post in picture 4 and 5 you have a round object with an extension with rivets in it. In case you were wondering it is the handle to a candle holder. It fastened to the base. I found one a while back and it took me several years to figure it out.

Google colonial brass candle holders and look for a short one with a saucer like base and you will see what I mean. I tried to post a picture of one , but it’s not working.

Good work and keep swingin.

 

[gwdigger]

Finally got around to cleaning up some spanish silvers found recently. Picked up the 1772 in the same field as the 1725. 1725 was dark, almost black. Had to give it the lemon juice and alum foil treatment 4 times. Looks like the 5 is upside down to me.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice results there GW. Nice bridal mount, early buckles, cut Spanish, and especially the running fox strap guide. I would not call it a reins guide. I think those are associated with smaller, thinner horse tack straps. This is a reins guide. Larger and allows more play with the reins.

 

[Steve in PA]

Finally got around to cleaning up some spanish silvers found recently. Picked up the 1772 in the same field as the 1725. 1725 was dark, almost black. Had to give it the lemon juice and alum foil treatment 4 times. Looks like the 5 is upside down to me.

I agree. It does look like you have an inverted 5

 

[Calabash Digger]

WOW!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Outstanding finds - congrats !