My first 2 Reales!

[invent4hir]

The warm weather after Christmas got me back out. I had been detecting around an old hand-dug well, using various coils & settings, and on my last pass found this 1774 2 Reales. That made my year! In the same 900 square foot area over a 2-day period I found 5 large cents (2 in one hole along with a Imperial Standard flat button), a possible padlock keyhole cover, part of a utensil handle, various nails, bricks, pottery sherds, etc.

 

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[The Rebel]

WTG on the Reale!

 

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[Silvermonkey]

Awesome, awesome find. Major congratulations!!!! Sounds like you have found a very productive site.

 

[invent4hir]

WTG on the Reale!

The Rebel, thank you. I'm eager to return once the ground freezes or dries out some. Looking at the weather report - that could be awhile. Hopefully I can get back before the developer moves in.

 

[invent4hir]

Awesome, awesome find. Major congratulations!!!! Sounds like you have found a very productive site.

Silvermonkey, yes indeed! Until now I never found 5 large cents on a site - let alone 2 in the same hole with a flat button. This is only the 2nd time that I detected a virgin site.

 

[Nathan W]

I would either have a panic attack or sh** my pants if I found something that old and readable

 

[invent4hir]

I would either have a panic attack or sh** my pants if I found something that old and readable

I vote for panic attack

 

[Gare]

You did good CONGRATS and Happy New Year !!1

 

[ArfieBoy]

What a great find! Congratulations and thanks for sharing with us.

 

[invent4hir]

You did good CONGRATS and Happy New Year !!1

Gare, thanks & Happy New Year to you as well. With the rainy weather we've been having its given me a chance to look at some deed and tax records. While I still need to return to the property and do some more searching, I'm pretty sure that the second (large) home was built about 1833-34. Once complete, the family probably moved into that and used original dwelling for storage or another purpose.

 

[invent4hir]

What a great find! Congratulations and thanks for sharing with us.

ArtfieBoy, agree 100%. May 2025 be better for all of us!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on that great looking Spanish silver.

 

[invent4hir]

Congrats on that great looking Spanish silver.

Trezurehunter, yes sir I'm still in awe!

 

[billb]

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[pepperj]

ToddsPoint, thanks as that helps to clear up the mystery of why the coin was found at the original cabin site. While the family that lived on the property built a larger home in the 1830s about 600 feet away, it is possible they continued to use the cabin well into the mid/late 1800s.

Sometimes it is just really hard to figure out the why with finding some things as your silver.

Predates occupation.

Lost previously to building a cabin/home.
Just old coinage floating around in circulation for decades.

I got this worn 1R near a 1812 button and a few 1812-1820s coppers.
It was just floating around in circulation, because the area wasn't even granted/leased/broken yet.

These things make me think and it drives the passion.

 

[invent4hir]

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billb, all I can say is THANK YOU! "Outstanding Achievement" is greatly appreciated, but "Banner" totally unexpected. If it comes to pass, it will be my first.

 

[invent4hir]

Sometimes it is just really hard to figure out the why with finding some things as your silver.

Predates occupation.

Lost previously to building a cabin/home.
Just old coinage floating around in circulation for decades.

I got this worn 1R near a 1812 button and a few 1812-1820s coppers.
It was just floating around in circulation, because the area wasn't even granted/leased/broken yet.

These things make me think and it drives the passion.

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pepperj, congrats on the 1R coin! Our situations sound similar. The explanation ToddsPoint said in an earlier post seems logical. About 1/2 of the coins and other artifacts I found at the site date to the 1830s or before. Plus, I know that because the owner was delinquent on taxes in 1831, he sold the property to another. Then between 1834 & 1835 the value of the land & buildings jumped 60% (compared to 20-25% for neighbors), suggesting that the larger frame home was built/occupied then. Again, repeat visits once the weather permits, may help.