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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[gwdigger]

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.
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Thanks for the clarification. I always thought the smaller ones were reins guides but of course the larger one you posted (which we find scores of) makes more sense as the guide.

 

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[gwdigger]

So I typed in "inverted 5" along with 1725 reales and viola we have the coin. A assayer 2 reales from Madrid. Thomas Kays also wrote a few words about this variety in his colonial newsletter.

1725 Spain Rare Inverted Date 2 Reales (colonial Coin) Philip V Madrid Coin

http://numismatics.org/wikiuploads/CNL/Pistareens.pdf

 

[unclemac]

cut coins are my favorites....2 bits!!!

 

[The Dirt Pirate]

Awesome finds.

 

[washingtonian]

Cut silver! Too cool. Big congrats on a great find. Good luck on getting even more!

 

[A2coins]

Thats a dream spot holy smokes 2 reales spanish silver I cant even imagine I would build a log cabin or mud hut on that site. Thanks for sharing all those finds freakin awesome....