My first silver with the XP Deus......A SPANISH COB !!!!

[Steve in PA]

I got out Sunday and hit a spot in Washington County, PA that has been giving up a few colonial relics and coins. Previously it has given up a KG III Hibernia, a Spanish coin button, and a few tombacs, a shoe buckle chape, and a thimble. I wasn’t expecting to find much and I didn’t. After an hour I only had an open ended thimble and a small silver plated button. Then I dug my second horse shoe and started carrying it around for good luck. Right after that I got a sweet signal on the Deus reading a steady 89. I opened up a plug and the signal was still in the hole. I pulled some dirt out and the signal was now in the dirt pile. I saw silver peeking out of a clump of dirt and immediately knew what I had. A Spanish cob!!!



Only my second one ever. My first one was found 23 years ago. These things are rare as hens teeth in Southwestern Pennsylvania.






Here are my finds for the day. After the cob things were pretty quiet. I got a King George III later and then called it a day.





EDIT: Just got the following Information on the Cobs Forum from Mackaydon:
Lima 2R; assayer's initial "M" (most likely Cristobal Melgarejo). Date appears as '72'; i.e. between 1720 and 1727--during "M's" time.
Don......

 

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[PBR]

Thats a nice cob Steve. Id be really happy with that one. A 2 Reales and something other that Mex City. Is that Peru Mintage ? Id be Ecstatic if i were you...... I see the XP Deus is treating you well. That is the machine i found mine with.

 

[Steve in PA]

Thats a nice cob Steve. Id be really happy with that one. A 2 Reales and something other that Mex City. Is that Peru Mintage ? Id be Ecstatic if i were you...... I see the XP Deus is treating you well. That is the machine i found mine with.

Thanks bud, I have found two cobs and both were 2-reales. Here is what I was told about this one on the Cob Forum.
"Lima 2R; assayer's initial "M" (most likely Cristobal Melgarejo). Date appears as '72'; i.e. between 1720 and 1727--during "M's" time"

 

[VOL1266-X]

Congrats Steve! The only cobs we have here in Tennessee are associated with corn & outhouses-LOL. HH, Q.

 

[joeyfresh]

Great job Steve. A 2 reale cob is high on my bucket list and you lucky dog have found 2 of em! I know your super stoked.

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats Steve! The only cobs we have here in Tennessee are associated with corn & outhouses-LOL. HH, Q.

Quindy, you forgot about pipes.

 

[deershed]

Still on my bucket list, Awseome find!!

 

[j.d. in the usa]

wtg buddy sweet find!!!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Good Job Steve.
I don't know whether to say only 23 years, or what took you so long.
I hope to find one (as nice) someday.
Got to say a nice 2R cob is a lot better find than most. (IE like a small 1/2R with little detail)

 

[Old Dude]

What? Who the heck finds a cob as a first silver with a detector? I was pleased as punch with a Rosie as my first ever silver with my old GTAx 500, so I can only imagine doing cartwheels with that piece! Big congrats Steve.

 

[Steve in PA]

What? Who the heck finds a cob as a first silver with a detector? I was pleased as punch with a Rosie as my first ever silver with my old GTAx 500, so I can only imagine doing cartwheels with that piece! Big congrats Steve.

OD, I can count on one hand the number of times I have hunted with the Deus since I bought it in December. I had found three coppers with it, but this was my first silver of any kind.

 

[Scrappy]

Holy Moly! That cob must have been so lonely in that case without another Spanish hammered coin around....
For shame you made that poor cob wait 23 years! Lol.

Killer find. To find a cob anywhere is an incredible feat. And I say it again and again, it's mind boggling to think how old a site needs to be in the New World to hold a cob.

Big congrats Steve! Good show!!

 

[Steve in PA]

Holy Moly! That cob must have been so lonely in that case without another Spanish hammered coin around....
For shame you made that poor cob wait 23 years! Lol.

Killer find. To find a cob anywhere is an incredible feat. And I say it again and again, it's mind boggling to think how old a site needs to be in the New World to hold a cob.

Big congrats Steve! Good show!!

Thanks Steve, but believe it or not a site doesn't have to be THAT old. My first one came from a site that had activity from 1758 to about 1790, and this one I would estimate saw activity in the 1780s and 90s based on the buttons and coppers I've found there.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Incredible find! Congrats!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Banner vote for a very nice 2R cob going in.
And I'm busy getting ready for a 2 day dig on coastal areas, wish me luck Steve.

VOTED.

PS, seems most like their deus's very much, ESP, in thick target areas, you've had your awhile, what's your first impression compared to your F75 ? Me, and others I'm sure are eager to hear...from someone like you, a reliable source who owns both.

Check back in when I get back.

 

[Scrappy]

Thanks Steve, but believe it or not a site doesn't have to be THAT old. My first one came from a site that had activity from 1758 to about 1790, and this one I would estimate saw activity in the 1780s and 90s based on the buttons and coppers I've found there.

That's interesting. I always figured cobs disappeared with the dawn of milled coinage and most was melted and recoined at some point. I understand at the time that silver in weight was the standard trade medium and not face value (due to clipping and shaving), but when do you figure cob as tender ended? I ask only to learn, not to give a hard time buddy. Now I'm super curious! Lol

Great find again!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

That's interesting. I always figured cobs disappeared with the dawn of milled coinage and most was melted and recoined at some point. I understand at the time that silver in weight was the standard trade medium and not face value (due to clipping and shaving), but when do you figure cob as tender ended? I ask only to learn, not to give a hard time buddy. Now I'm super curious! Lol

Great find again!

That is a good, and interesting question Steve.
"when did the cob end as far as acceptable currency goes ?"
Love to know that myself, but
got to turn the puter off, or I'll never get ready for tomorrow.

 

[Steve in PA]

Banner vote for a very nice 2R cob going in.
And I'm busy getting ready for a 2 day dig on coastal areas, wish me luck Steve.

VOTED.

PS, seems most like their deus's very much, ESP, in thick target areas, you've had your awhile, what's your first impression compared to your F75 ? Me, and others I'm sure are eager to hear...from someone like you, a reliable source who owns both.

Check back in when I get back.

Thanks for the Banner vote Rick, I feel like it's a Banner worthy find, but I may be a little prejudiced

I am nowhere near proficient with the Deus yet, but right now it's my "go to" machine. I don't like my F75 as much since I had it upgraded and I'm about to send it back to the factory because it keeps shutting down. But I found a heck of a lot with the F75, especially on sites I thought I had hunted out. I don't think a person can go wrong with either machine.

 

[Steve in PA]

That's interesting. I always figured cobs disappeared with the dawn of milled coinage and most was melted and recoined at some point. I understand at the time that silver in weight was the standard trade medium and not face value (due to clipping and shaving), but when do you figure cob as tender ended? I ask only to learn, not to give a hard time buddy. Now I'm super curious! Lol

Great find again!

Steve, I am certainly no expert, but I do know that cobs were still being minted well into the 1700s. I also know that they were popular with Virginians, and Southwestern PA was crawling with Virginians during and after the French & Indian war. This is probably why I find cut silver and cobs, whereas they are rare in eastern PA.

 

[tomsneck]

Wow Steve. I dream of the day! Nice work.