1786 1/2 Reale yesterday and other goodies today....

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Last night I hit the field I was just given permission to detect and managed to pull out a 1786 1/2 reale so this morning, I invited Bill D. to try his luck. He did find some nice stuff like a '46 quarter, wheatie and a button. I got a seed tag, what appears to be a General service button with Waterbury on the backmark and a pocket watch thingy.

The ground is like butter and so easy to dig. No crops and very clean. We did go around the path along the soybeans where the house site once stood and Bill says there was alot of iron. Don't care too much for iron but he likes it! This fall will be a fun time!




 

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1786 1/2 reale is a SUPER FIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Nice silver, its a watch winder/key
 

I'll take that 1/2 reale any day over my insignificant silver quarter (even though its worth $5 like you said!). You've been tearing it up lately at the beach and in the relic fields, so the next time I see you I'll take you down to the local 7-11 so you can buy me a lottery ticket. Had fun today - thanks again for the invite.
 

Of course he likes iron. The sound of iron means that the goodies will follow. ;)

Cheers and Congrats,


Buck
 

Nice half real Ina. Good to see you getting into the older stuff. Yes, you should follow Bill into that iron patch and hunt real slow.
 

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Nice find! I think the spelling is "real".

You're right and the plural is reales, but I like the "e" on the end instead of pronouncing it real - ree-uh.
 

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Nice half real Ina. Good to see you getting into the older stuff. Yes, you should follow Bill into that iron patch and hunt real slow.


I'm inviting you down and you can follow Bill!!!
 

Awesome silver reale.:icon_thumleft:
 

Love the old Spanish silver and the winder is really nice as well. Congrats.
 

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