New Site - Spanish Silver and Royal Artillery!

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Tony and I got out to a new area and almost immediately got permission to a field with some potential. We spent the morning walking the entire field and were calling it a bust. Decided to head to another area and we're heading out when Tony hit on a Royal Artillery button, circa 1790s, so we decided to stay a little longer. Shortly after Tony found his I found a Royal Artillery button...and then another! Find of the day came next and I was more than stoked to see that in the clump! It's a 1765 Spanish silver 1 Real. My second Spanish this year! Tony got his silver with an 1858 Six Pence so he was happy as well. Looking forward to heading back.
 

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Nice Hunt!!! Congrats & Nice Silver!!!
 

Very nice finds. But isn't that a half real? The ones that just have an "R" are half and one reals are marked "1R" I believe.
 

Very nice finds. But isn't that a half real? The ones that just have an "R" are half and one reals are marked "1R" I believe.

Nope...its a 1 reale...larger than a dime. The "1" is opposite the "R" .
 

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Kool! Congrats.......Hogge
 

Very nice, congrats !! I can see pillars and globes !!!
 

Awesome finds!:notworthy:
 

Spanish is nice I haven't got one in a long time...perhaps I found too many in 2013 ? haha.
Anyway I don't think I ever saw a double early artillery button find ever...Good hunt for you.
 

Spanish is nice I haven't got one in a long time...perhaps I found too many in 2013 ? haha.
Anyway I don't think I ever saw a double early artillery button find ever...Good hunt for you.

Were just waiting on the plow to find the rest of the buttons!
 

Lots of detail left on one of the buttons.
 

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Spanish is nice I haven't got one in a long time...perhaps I found too many in 2013 ? haha.
Anyway I don't think I ever saw a double early artillery button find ever...Good hunt for you.


I did last Fall, and a Navy too! :happysmiley: Ironhorse also got two. Waiting to hit that one again....as it's our new Artillery field and there has to be more.
 

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