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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[Relicific]

Awesome find

 

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[lenin]

An update on the Cob.

I manage to take out most of the crust with hot water and neutral soap.
I'm just a rookie in the hobbie but I think that is silver. Look at the edges of the coin.
I still don't know what kind of Cob is. I'm gonna post it on the Spanish Cob Tread to look for help.
Thanks for all the good feelings.

 

[Silvermonkey]

That is one VERY EXCITING find lenin!!!! Congratulations!!!

 

[toasted]

Looks good to me after seeing the additional pictures. 1720ish Mexico city is my guess. Id say the majority of Mexico cobs found in the states date to this period. The rest of the Mexico cobs found tend to be half real cobs of the late 17th century. Interestingly, the majority of the cobs found in the states from the South American mints are usually late 17th century. Yours looks to be a 1 or clipped 2 by the way. Where was it found

 

[smokeythecat]

It's real. No doubt at all. Pewter would have crumbled long ago.

 

[dirtlooter]

looks pretty darn awesome to me

 

[smokeythecat]

BTW do NOT clean it anymore. It is unnecessary and you can actually take some of the value off of it.

 

[lenin]

I found it in Camino Real to Portobelo. Republic of Panamá.

 

[lenin]

Looks good to me after seeing the additional pictures. 1720ish Mexico city is my guess. Id say the majority of Mexico cobs found in the states date to this period. The rest of the Mexico cobs found tend to be half real cobs of the late 17th century. Interestingly, the majority of the cobs found in the states from the South American mints are usually late 17th century. Yours looks to be a 1 or clipped 2 by the way. Where was it found

I found it in Camino Real to Portobel. Republic of Panama.

 

[BrettCo124]

Absolutely amazing find!!! It’s on my bucket list. What did you do to find it! Tell me your tricks! Congrats, that’s so awesome!

 

[against the wind]

I manage to take out most of the crust with hot water and neutral soap.
I'm just a rookie in the hobbie but I think that is silver. Look at the edges of the coin.
I still don't know what kind of Cob is. I'm gonna post it on the Spanish Cob Tread to look for help.
Thanks for all the good feelings.

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Now that looks like the real deal,,
Congratulations

 

[lenin]

Absolutely amazing find!!! It’s on my bucket list. What did you do to find it! Tell me your tricks! Congrats, that’s so awesome!

I'm a rookie, but I've been very lucky to know people that known this hobbie very well and they are amazing persons.
They were willing to share with me their knowledge.
I learned that 50% of this job is RESEARCH. If you do a good research you will find treasure. That's for sure!

 

[BrettCo124]

I'm a rookie, but I've been very lucky to know people that known this hobbie very well and they are amazing persons.
They were willing to share with me their knowledge.
I learned that 50% of this job is RESEARCH. If you do a good research you will find treasure. That's for sure!

This forum is a wealth of knowledge and great people. What are your takes on where to try and find one? I am hoping a 1700s farm land I have permission to hunt on near me could potentially hold one...but then again, maybe there are certain areas I should be researching before going just anywhere.

 

[toasted]

This forum is a wealth of knowledge and great people. What are your takes on where to try and find one? I am hoping a 1700s farm land I have permission to hunt on near me could potentially hold one...but then again, maybe there are certain areas I should be researching before going just anywhere.

You need to find an early 1700s site. 1720 or earlier even better. Pistareens and other milled Spanish had pretty much taken over commerce by mid century. Cobs are generally rarely found north of the mason-dixon line

 

[BrettCo124]

You need to find an early 1700s site. 1720 or earlier even better. Pistareens and other milled Spanish had pretty much taken over commerce by mid century

The farm I am speaking of was an early 1700s site! So maybe I have a chance at something as great as this incredible cob find!

 

[Argentium]

Great Find ! Looks really good to me - what a dream find !

 

[Kona Koma]

Very exciting. Great find.

 

[DownNDirty]

I manage to take out most of the crust with hot water and neutral soap.
I'm just a rookie in the hobbie but I think that is silver. Look at the edges of the coin.
I still don't know what kind of Cob is. I'm gonna post it on the Spanish Cob Tread to look for help.
Thanks for all the good feelings.

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That's awesome-definitely the real deal! I'm glad it turned out that way. Again congrats on a great find!

 

[terpfan]

Agreed. Definitely a genuine cob. Way to go!

 

[Hawks88]

That’s a fantastic save. My heart would be pounding too. Congrats