Late 1700s Half Reale! (Dont get too excited...)

[GioTheGreek]

Late 1700's Half Reale! (Don't get too excited...)

I got out to a place I can only hunt a couple of times a year over the last two sunny mornings.

The majority of oldies I've found were on a 25x75 area. The same area produced the coins below. I'd love to be able to take off a foot of dirt now that the signals are few and far between.

This little guy was a nice surprise. Another comes off the bucket list, but I would definitely like to find another in better shape. You can barely see the bust, and it is bent. The condition is brutal.


Late 1700's Half Reale








1899 Barber








Victorian Knot Brooch








A cool cuff-link





I don't think this button is military, but I could be wrong. Any idea on the date or who used this style? It is 2 -piece back.





Happy hunting.

 

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[park pirate]

Damn nice finds, to bad about the reale...

 

[The Patriot]

Hey it is what it is!! silver spanish and old!!! I have spots like that too…if I could scrape off a good later, it would be a virgin site again..

 

[CRUSADER]

Oh well, its a start, might open the gates....

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I wouldn't worry about it - I've seen worse. Early silver is early silver - congrats!

 

[digging440yrs]

Awesome !! I always get excited when i see spanish silver in the hole-bent or not

 

[Argentium]

Silver coming out of the ground is always a welcome sight ! I have a Silver "slick" (no design elements present ) that
I detected in Santa Fe , New Mexico - An area of early Spanish occupation going back to at least 1610 - I suspect
that it is a Spanish 1 or 2 Real - since it doesn't conform to the diameter of any known U.S. Silver coins . Yours
is at least Identifiable for what it is !

 

[Brian W]

Nice find....early reale's we're used as currency for alot of years...so alot of them are well worn...Congrats

 

[UnderMiner]

A worn out coin like that is more likely to have seen and been through alot of history. Maybe a pirate owned it or a famous person in history.

 

[46Wheat]

My brother has a D6 cat he uses to build logging roads . If I bring it over to give your spot a gentle scrape can I give it a swing or two also

 

[GioTheGreek]

My brother has a D6 cat he uses to build logging roads . If I bring it over to give your spot a gentle scrape can I give it a swing or two also

It would be nice to have one of those in our arsenal. hahahaa


Thanks for the kind words, gents.

 

[basque-man]

Looks like a very nice day still! Nothing wrong with those finds!

 

[cjon455]

Beat up or not, that half reale is great!
Good hunt!!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Wow Gio those are all really good finds. I hear you about scratching one off the list but wanting a nicer condition one. My one and only Seated is nearly a slug, I'd like one that's a bit more eye appealing lol.

 

[GioTheGreek]

Wow Gio those are all really good finds. I hear you about scratching one off the list but wanting a nicer condition one. My one and only Seated is nearly a slug, I'd like one that's a bit more eye appealing lol.

Don't you worry, J. Cache... the Deus will sniff one out for you if you keep hunting with full tones and 0 Disc.

 

[Ahab8]

Great stuff buddy. I love any Spanish silver. Yours just has more of a story

 

[sutphin]

NICE FINDS GIO.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[RelicMedic]

Well done bro! That site is HUGE! No doubt there's lots more where that one came from. Hit that place hard in the spring and nab yourself some 8R's!

 

[davehky]

Bent or not, it's still silver and an OLD one at that! Congrats!