Second Spanish Silver this Year (Ever)

[462]

Found this behind an old church school house. From what I can tell it's a Carolous III half Reale looks like 1770 or 1779 date to me.

 

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Very nice!

 

[cjon455]

Very nice! bummer no date but awesome none the less

 

[Mi$terG]

Congrats!

 

[oakhunter27]

nice old silver

 

[Thigh66]

Well done!

 

[nor kal kid]

Very nice find

 

[AQUA]

Spanish is always awesome....congrats !!

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

Very cool , very worn too . Keep looking

 

[oddrod]

Totally awesome. Congrats.

 

[Evolution]

Sweet Spanish silver!

 

[terpfan]

Congratulations on a terrific recovery. That would definitely put an extra kick in my step. The date could not be a 1770, however, because the half reals that year were of the milled pillar style and did not have a bust design.

 

[462]

Congratulations on a terrific recovery. That would definitely put an extra kick in my step. The date could not be a 1770, however, because the half reals that year were of the milled pillar style and did not have a bust design.

Thanks, that narrows the date down some more.

 

[Mackaydon]

That series ran (in Mexico) from 1772 through 1789. About 90% +/- pure silver. Nice save !
All, with one exception (yours is not that exception) are valued equally.
There were two assayers, but again, neither is more valuable than the other.
Don.....

 

[462]

That series ran (in Mexico) from 1772 through 1789. About 90% +/- pure silver. Nice save !
All, with one exception (yours is not that exception) are valued equally.
There were two assayers, but again, neither is more valuable than the other.
Don.....

Thanks for the additional info! What I see in the picture is the top of a 1 followed by the flat tops of two 7's and then the rounded top of a number which I think is a 9, so I'm gonna call it a 1779. If anybody see anything I'm missing let me know. Thanks for all the reply's.

 

[MUDSLINGER]

hope to find some myself soon here in fl.

 

[462]

hope to find some myself soon here in fl.

I would expect to find more of them in Florida than in Pennsylvania!

 

[treasurefiend]

it takes a lot to bead an old spanish silver - congrats!!!

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool