1780 Spanish Reale Mexico Mint, Ox Shoe, Georgian Shoe Buckle Chape With Tines

[Eastender]

Got out detecting for 6 hours in the woods today. Finally, the NE US got some rainfall during the driest Fall season on record. The wind was howling today. Found my second ever Spanish reale, my first being a 1777 in much better condition a couple of years ago. I was very happy to find it despite the bad condition. I prize coins from the war years. These small silvers must have been critical for small local transactions. Beaten up and and holed for a string. I know the colonials lived and farmed in this area but it is so hard to squeeze a coin out of them.

I have to give the Manticore high grades for taming the EMI near a big cell tower and power trunk line. Only had to back my preferred sensitivity of 28-30 down to 24.

 

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[SilverCoinHound]

Got out detecting for 6 hours in the woods today. Finally, the NE US got some rainfall during the driest Fall season on record. The wind was howling today. Found my second ever Spanish reale, my first being a 1777 in much better condition a couple of years ago. I was very happy to find it despite the bad condition. I prize coins from the war years. These small silvers must have been critical for small local transactions. Beaten up and and holed for a string. I know the colonials lived and farmed in this area but it is so hard to squeeze a coin out of them.

I have to give the Manticore high grades for taming the EMI near a big cell tower and power trunk line. Only had to back my preferred sensitivity of 28-30 down to 24.

Patience paid for you today, excellent work!

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Not that bad of shape for being in the elements for 200 plus years!!! Congratulations

 

[pepperj]

Getting an old silver is a really good day, congrats.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Got out detecting for 6 hours in the woods today. Finally, the NE US got some rainfall during the driest Fall season on record. The wind was howling today. Found my second ever Spanish reale, my first being a 1777 in much better condition a couple of years ago. I was very happy to find it despite the bad condition. I prize coins from the war years. These small silvers must have been critical for small local transactions. Beaten up and and holed for a string. I know the colonials lived and farmed in this area but it is so hard to squeeze a coin out of them.

I have to give the Manticore high grades for taming the EMI near a big cell tower and power trunk line. Only had to back my preferred sensitivity of 28-30 down to 24.

she's a beauty, big time gratz!

 

[Mackaydon]

Looks like a 1/2 real vs a 1R coin. If it were a 1R, there would be a '1' before the R; otherwise, it's a 1/2 R. Another way to check: 1/2 R=18mm; 1R=20mm. There's even a third way to check:
The 1/2R shows ..... ET IND R Mo FF. The 1R shows....ET IND REX Mo 1R FF.
Still, a great save.
Don in SoCal

 

[The Rebel]

Nice job on the Reale!

 

[pa plateau hiker]

Sorry, but that's not an ox shoe, more likely a broken horse shoe.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent !!!

 

[mjb Mike]

very nice find Ive been waiting on the rain too

 

[Almy]

That spanish silver is in nicer condition than any of the 4 I have found.
I agree, not an ox shoe but I don't think it is a broken horseshoe either. I'd guess a broken iron stove part. The buckle chape is nice and the kitchenware pattern may provide a clue to its provenance.

 

[Eastender]

Looks like a 1/2 real vs a 1R coin. If it were a 1R, there would be a '1' before the R; otherwise, it's a 1/2 R. Another way to check: 1/2 R=18mm; 1R=20mm. There's even a third way to check:
The 1/2R shows ..... ET IND R Mo FF. The 1R shows....ET IND REX Mo 1R FF.
Still, a great save.
Don in SoCal

Yes, it is a 1/2 Real and I should have known. Here it is next to the 1777 1 real I found a few years back. I have only found two real coins in 5 years of detecting. Number one colonial coin for me is KGII HP. The smaller one is extremely thin and slippery so I can see why they would hole and string them. Size-wise, very comparable to the three US trimes I have found. These reales don't suffer from corrosion. They were well worn when lost.