FINALLY!!! First Spanish Silver

[Trentonfrank]

I found my first ever Spanish Reale today in a farm field that I just got permission. This coin has been one of my "white whales" but I finally got her. Its pretty dirty and I don't think it would be wise to clean it. I can see a partial date of 17xx so I guess that will have to do. Thanks for looking.

Frank

 

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[just.neil]

That's awesome! Don't clean it if you plan on selling it later. Keep searching

 

[Truth]

Frank you got me reminiscing about my first Spanish what a awesome sight when you see those 2 pillars
Congratulations

 

[lairmo]

Very cool...congrats!!!

 

[Yak1366]

Very nice find!!!

 

[Relicific]

Awesome coin

 

[crabstang44]

Plenty of detail left, soak in lemon juice for awhile and get the date

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the Spanish Silver!

 

[Aureus]

Congrats on your first Spanish. There's no risk in rinsing it with some distilled water. This particular coin can't really loose any value.

 

[Ammoman]

I found my first ever Spanish Reale today in a farm field that I just got permission. This coin has been one of my "white whales" but I finally got her. Its pretty dirty and I don't think it would be wise to clean it. I can see a partial date of 17xx so I guess that will have to do. Thanks for looking.

Frank

Congratulations on a super find! Still waiting for my first.

 

[lenmac65]

That is a great coin. Congratulations!! I have not found anything that nice yet. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mlutz]

Awesome!

 

[Underwonder]

THAT is so cool!

 

[A2coins]

Great display case coin Well done!!!!!!

 

[washingtonian]

Killer find! I’m still looking for my first Spanish silver. And by looking I mean I hope someone was carrying one in the 1930s and dropped it at one of my sites cause that’s as old as a lot of them go [emoji23]

Way to go!!

 

[VTColonialDigger]

Big congrats on your first Spanish Silver! Definitely a day to remember!

 

[Digger RJ]

Outstanding!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Plenty of detail left, soak in lemon juice for awhile and get the date

Agreed, it is very low risk especially as a low value coin.
To the OP - CONGRATS & re-post a clean coin picture with date.

 

[Whyme]

Congrats! Still on my bucket list!

 

[Mackaydon]

Some history:
During the reign of Carolus IIII, one of his assayers had the initials "IJ"-- as they appear on your coin.
That assayer was the assayer at the Lima, Peru mint.
Great find !!
Don.....