My first Cob! I'm still shaking!

[lenin]

Long time without posting. Many things have happend and I have known
many interesting people in the hobbie. Thanks to two amazing guys
I was able to find my first spanish cob.
I cleaned it very gently just soap and water.
I don't want to use chemicals.

I would like some help. Can anyone give me a positive ID of this cob?

 

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[Rubka888]

Whoa that is freaking awesome! I want to find one so bad. Congrats!

 

[washingtonian]

Very cool piece of history, well done!

 

[GaRebel1861]

It's a nice one too! Congratulations

 

[OreElse]

I bet it was exciting. Congrats!

 

[lairmo]

Congrats!!!

 

[DownNDirty]

Congrats on an exceptional find! Based on the pictures it appears to be a contemporary counterfeit, unless the edges have not been completely cleaned. What that means is that it was counterfeited in the 1700s and put into circulation. Which makes it a cool find! It looks like the coin was made of another metal (possibly pewter?) and then silver plated. I found a contemporary counterfeit cob last year that had all of the plating worn off.

But please take my comments with a grain of salt-I am only looking at pictures and you have the coin in hand. There may be silver underneath the brown areas.

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on your first cob. Try posting it on the Spanish Cob Forum for more information.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the cool cob!

 

[terpfan]

Fantastic recovery lenin! I have to agree with DownnDirty, from the photos it sure looks like a contemporary counterfeit cob. Definitely a great find and something to treasure.

 

[smokeythecat]

Try weighing it. It would be corrosion on silver, or a contemporary counterfeit. See how many grams it is. That will give us a better idea.

Could be real, sometimes they come out in all varieties of colors.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Super Find!
Look into this section of the forum,
to find more info on cobs
Spanish Cobs

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I found a 1946 dime and a 1948 quarter that I could never get the black crud off of them, but it didn't mean they weren't real the only reason I would not think your cob was the real deal is if the silver started flaking off. In your pictures there is no evidence of that, so my vote is real and even if a counterfeit those have value also.

 

[A2coins]

Excellent find some like counterfit even more if it is good job Im very happy for you

 

[screwynewy]

Congrats on your cob find. I'm not so sure it isn't the real deal. Looking at the before cleaning and after you can see silver that was covered by the crust. Some soil conditions can cause this type of crustation that is hard to remove. If it were mine I would give it a quick zap with electrolysis. If it is solid silver the crust will fall off. Just be careful not to overcook it or it will become pitted and have a rough matte looking finish.

 

[FieldStone]

Counterfeit or not, its still a great find! Kind of a like a woman with breast implants, with or without still good stuff.

 

[Whyme]

Real or counterfeit, it's an awesome find! Congrats!

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

I see lots of comments about coins being counterfeit because of discoloration, but I have found many government issued silver coins that were gray, black, ghostly white, green, orange, purple; any color can happen. I'm not a cob expert, but it looks real to me. There is actually a good amount of detail left on your example there. I think if you were to soak that in some lemon juice in 5 minute intervals, that it would not hurt that coin a bit, and you would reveal a very nice looking cob.

That's a nice coin you have there, bubba.

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[smokeythecat]

I personally think it's ok, I also have seen them come out of the ground in various colors and shades. A pewter counterfeit would have a lot of edge flaking and be almost unrecognizable. Yours is fine.