🥇 BANNER LIGHTNING STRUCK TWICE!--ANOTHER FIND OF A LIFETIME!

BuckleBoy

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Hello All,

I am still in disbelief at this day. When I found a Planter's Bank Counterstamped Quarter-Cut 8 Reales back in 2013 with a five digit price tag, I thought I'd never, EVER again see something that rare or valuable under my coil again.

Well, today I found a SECOND one of these incredible coins! Only 75-100 examples known, and I now have TWO in my collection. Here is what Q. David Bowers says about these coins in the book "100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens." The history of these pieces is quite fascinating, and closely related to the historical reason that the US dollar denomination was divided into four quarters (to enlarge the photo, click, then click a second time):

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We were out for about 10 hours today in the mud and muck, and we dug a grand total of less than 10 keepers. This coin was found in an area we were scouting that had some sparse signs, but turned out to have no real concentration of finds. The coin must have been a random drop long, long ago.

It's official. I have now dug more of these coins than Barber Quarters. :laughing7:

This is Spanish/Real #58 since spring of 2012 for us digging in Louisiana. I know I said we'd have a party when we hit #60--but for me, the party is starting right now! :headbang:



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Amazing! Good for you Buck!! Hope the rest of the year goes as well for you!!

IM
 

What machine were you swinging when you came upon this? I am sure the manufacturer would love your endorsement.
 

Congratulations - amazing!
 

Way To Go BB.

All the effort has paid off big.

Heck I even like the Round Balls.

WOW!!!!
Davers

Thanks, friend! Great to hear from you, and good luck to you in 2015!
 

Amazing! Good for you Buck!! Hope the rest of the year goes as well for you!!

IM

Thanks, Ironman! Can't wait to see what you unearth this year. I'm always amazed at your finds!
 

What machine were you swinging when you came upon this? I am sure the manufacturer would love your endorsement.

Fisher F75. Same machine as what I dug the first one with.

-Buck
 

Awesome Find!!!
 

Congrats on one of the most sought after counterstamps in the U.S. Can you believe that in theory 1 out of 35 of those counterstamps known have been found by you! I could only dream of find anything that significant. Find one was almost impossible but two is completely unbelievable! Good luck on your third one lol, considering you are lucky enough to find two there is that chance. You are probably in the area close to where they were distributed/used the most or maybe even counterstamped.

Congrats on the one in a lifetime (twice in a lifetime for you) find!

Coinman123,
 

Will - you have an amazing ability to put your coil directly over some really cool old silver! Congrats! :hello2:
 

Congrats on one of the most sought after counterstamps in the U.S. Can you believe that in theory 1 out of 35 of those counterstamps known have been found by you! I could only dream of find anything that significant. Find one was almost impossible but two is completely unbelievable! Good luck on your third one lol, considering you are lucky enough to find two there is that chance. You are probably in the area close to where they were distributed/used the most or maybe even counterstamped.

Congrats on the one in a lifetime (twice in a lifetime for you) find!

Coinman123,

Once you put it that way...I'm totally blown away! Yeah, you're right. Obviously an area where they circulated frequently for two to be dropped. Would be absolutely astonishing if another one were dug. Fingers crossed!

-Buck
 

Better keep the hobby and forget the job
 

Meanwhile, further up the Mississippi River from New Orleans in Mississippi County Arkansas, Yard Digger is still swinging his coil looking for yet another
counterstamp PB Real. Or anything else of value, noteworthy and possibly Banner worthy. Congrats BuckleBoy on the #2 counterstamp and your 5th. banner find. :occasion14:
 

Meanwhile, further up the Mississippi River from New Orleans in Mississippi County Arkansas, Yard Digger is still swinging his coil looking for yet another
counterstamp PB Real. Or anything else of value, noteworthy and possibly Banner worthy. Congrats BuckleBoy on the #2 counterstamp and your 5th. banner find. :occasion14:

It's totally possible that one could be found there. One was found in Mississippi a couple years ago. Thanks for your reply Yard Digger, and best wishes to you for some great finds this year!
 

Amazing finds and incredible saves.
 

Congratulations on your Planter's Bank Counterstamped Quarter-Cut 8 Reales Buck! :occasion14:
I enjoyed your video and reading the background history of the piece... too bad about what happened to poor Mr. Blanchard. :icon_scratch:

Congrats on banner #5,
Dave
 

Congratulations on your Planter's Bank Counterstamped Quarter-Cut 8 Reales Buck! :occasion14:
I enjoyed your video and reading the background history of the piece... too bad about what happened to poor Mr. Blanchard. :icon_scratch:

Congrats on banner #5,
Dave

Great to see a reply from you, my friend. Hope all is going well for you in 2015!
 

Great to see a reply from you, my friend. Hope all is going well for you in 2015!

I do follow your posts Buck, I've been a fan of your finds ever since I joined Tnet in 2010! :thumbsup:

I'm sure, like yourself, we all post our finds elsewhere as well, but Treasure Net will always be a favourite site of mine... seeing as she was my first! :laughing7:

Best of luck to you this year,
Dave
 

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