My first 2 real

[McCDig]

After a long drive back home from a weekend in Virginia, we unpacked (my wife did most of that) and I headed out at 5PM for a late day hunt. Arrived at the site and was detecting by 5:30. I walked along field edges and managed a modern quarter, sort of a tease to get an 83 in a corn field, but that's what it was. I tried another field that I had not searched much before, doing a back and forth search, getting closer to the road, but came away with 2 headstamps and an old bullet, very white. Swung all the way back to my truck and then drove over to my last site of the day. In the waning light of sunset I got a promising signal after making about 8 passes in a grid search. From about 10 inches down came out a coin ball with silver rim showing through. The size of the coin told me it was likely Spanish and, in fact, it is a 2 real from 1788. This makes first Spanish coin I've dug from this site and the fourth silver coin.
The coin is very worn and these pictures do not show all the detail that is evident. Diameter is 25.5 mm.


I've also included a link to the video of the dig:
Thanks for checking out the video!

 

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[smokeythecat]

Nice job. I haven't found one of these in so long I forget when it was.....

 

[Duke]

love it, all that needs to be said

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Good Job Mike!! Congrats

 

[vpnavy]

..: NICE FIND :..​

 

[Terry Soloman]

... Congratulations!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Great way to end the day McD! I'm sure as tired as you were, that really perked you up for the ride home! Congrats, great save! Ddf

 

[trapperart]

Very nice, congrats on the old silver

 

[cjon455]

Fantastic Spanish silver!

 

[doninbrewster]

Big Congrats on your first 2 Real! I love finding Spanish silver and have found a number of pieces. It's the US Bust silver that eludes me. My 1788 2 real is one of the nicest pieces of Spanish silver I've found.

 

[Tpmetal]

nice find! I can't wait to find some spanish silver one day.

 

[Catanza]

Great find still looking for my 1st . Not sure how many reales are in my area , did find a seated quarter this weekend 1873 with arrows .

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the Spanish!

 

[Tommybuckets]

Great work! Good to see you've been getting some goodies.

 

[testing123]

Nice find! Something we all hope to unearth at some point

a little cringeworthy with the rubbing though so have a tough stomach if you watch video.

 

[port ewen ace]

2 beats one any day

 

[McCDig]

Thx port ewen ace! Prior to this 2, I'd found a half about 13 months ago. Good to be real!

 

[McCDig]

Thx testing123! I made an instant (bad) decision to try to remove dirt. As you know, no matter how gentle you are with swiping dirt, you will scratch the silver and it did. Got to start carrying a small bottle with the clear stuff.

 

[McCDig]

Thx Tommybuckets! Greetings from Harford County!

 

[McCDig]

Thx Catanza! Huge congrats on that seated!