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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[WHADIFIND]

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.

KIDS! Ya tell 'em and ya tell 'em!!! But they JUST don't listen!

WTG! WAS......a nice coin!!

 

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[Geochem]

What a nice recovery! 1700's Spanish coins!

 

[JerseyDigger19]

Congratulations! That's a really nice 2 Bits. I've hit a half real and a 1 real but never a 2 or bigger. Way to go!

 

[plymouthian12]

Very nice congrats

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[McCDig]

Thx Whadi! I accept the chastisement......should have waited. Thx for checking out the post and for your comment. How true!

 

[McCDig]

Thx Brad! Went back after work today and got a fatty no-date, only coin.

 

[McCDig]

Thx Geochem! Went back after work today for two hours but could not raise another silver. Will keep hammerin' this site.

 

[McCDig]

Thx JerseyDigger19! I'm thrilled to have had the recovery. Congrats on your finds!

 

[McCDig]

Thx plymouthian12! Appreciate your post and taking time to check out this find.