My first 1700s silver today !!!

[pl8man]

My first 1700's silver today !!!

I would have never thought today was the day to cross one off the list ! I got out for a morning hunt with my son Carson to hunt a few schools . The first two were a bust . I'm glad they were because we moved on to a school that we hunted last week that gave up the good . We hunted for over an hour and found some clad and I found a cool old Scout pocket knife . As I moved out into the back field I saw an old looking area that seemed not part of the school . It had some really large tree stumps with big roots . Lots of weeded and dead grass . I had a target that was 6-7 inches and very broken high tone . As I dug down in the first inch I found a copper penny . I then probed it again and I had a deeper target , +79 VDI . As I dug deeper I saw a very thin looking silver coin ! I took a picture and called Carson over . I was hoping I had a Barber or a worn out Seated dime but it was something way better . When I dug out the side wall of the hole out popped the coin . Carson saw what it was and jumped up and said " IT'S A REALE !!!!! " I could not believe it !!! My first ever Reale and it is from 1778 !!! Now I don't want to give the location away but it is near some early Spanish activity in the the Bay Area . This is one I can mark off the list . Then not more than 10 feet away I had a +80 at three inches , 1943S Mercury dime . Carson was trying to find some silver but never did . He did find a 1954 S wheat cent . What a hunt , I still can't believe I found one !
HH
Glen

 

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[Westfront]

Spanish silver is always great! Congrats!

 

[JimDon]

Are you kidding me Glen? Rings galore and now 1700's silver….in California? You got some great hunt sites there. Congrats on knocking one off the bucket list.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Congrats on your outstanding find, and for breaking through that difficult barrier! Now may the floodgates open .....

 

[treblehunter]

Congratulations, that is a great pic, the three together.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Isn't that always the way? One goes hunting, just to add to the battery fund, and out pops something like that!

Also, what was at best a mediocre hunt turned into the single best hunt of a lifetime! Just because of one coin. LOL

The real treasure in this? You not only get to cross one off your list, BUT, you had your son there as a witness to this special find!!! Priceless!

Congrats!

 

[be2019]

Wow, that is a great find. I would have never guessed it would turn up in California.....

 

[park pirate]

Awesome brother I'm still waiting for my 17th century silver .. Congrats man...

 

[Showtime2385]

That high would carry me for weeks, Congrats!

 

[Fingerlakes119]

No ring day, but what a day WOW! Way to go on the Spanish silver.

 

[silversurfer1111]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet SILVER SAVE !

 

[chkn]

See, anything's possible, YO!!! Big, big, BIG congrats!!!

 

[chkn]

BTW, I had a strong feeling (premonition) about that place after your last hunt!!!

 

[bootybandit]

Congrats on the 1st, and the nice finds.

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Congrat's on the reale!

 

[jewelerguy]

I'll bet you couldn't hardly believe your eyes. congrats!

 

[cjon455]

Wow nice one, and on end too!!

Great hunt!

 

[PlzBSeated]

Awesome find! Congrats!

PBS

 

[mariposagold]

Congrats Glen, that's awesome. Rare Rare Rare for California and very unlikely in my neck of the woods. The coastal areas have them, and I'm glad you finally got one.

MariposaGold

 

[BigWaveDave]

You may have found the oldest lost coin in all of California.....unbelievable find! Congrats to you