Spanish Silver and a Phoenix Button!!

[Rowdy Yates]

Had one of my BEST days ever today!!! Spent a few hours at a new spot with permission of the landowner. White's MXT in Relic Mode. This spot is gonna' be good to me! Today I found.....

Another Phoenix Button (small size):

An 1822 2-Reales??

Another unknown Silver Coin 1814??

I'm so jazzed I can hardly type!!! If anyone has any additional info on the coins, it would be greatly appreciated. I can't wait to get back to my new "Secret Spot"!!

Hi Ho Silver....... AWAY!!!!!!!!


Rick

 

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[Rowdy Yates]

For those who asked, here's an update:

Of course, I just couldn't stay away from the spot I got the reales at yesterday.

I put in another 2 hours or so, and well.... no coins.

Oh well, doesn't matter though... it was a great day to be out... the sun was shining, wasn't too cold.

Anyway, I got a few good age indicators..... A nice, round hollow button, a thimble, and some bullets, three (one smashed) of which are definitely cap and ball (or flintlock), and some early cartridge bullets.

I'll be back and I know there's some more silver there waiting....somewhere!!

I'll keep you posted........

Rick


*edit: BTW, I gave the Reales and the Phoenix Button to the landowner today.

I didn't have to, but I thought it was the right thing to do. Who knows, maybe he'll give them back.

Anyway, it's not about having the good stuff...... it's all about the Thrill of the Hunt and that 30 seconds of YEEEE HAAAA!!!! I Found It!!!!

 

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[romeo-1]

You gave away the Reales...wow...

 

[tsgman]

Excellent coins and relic finds! Tsgman

 

[Rowdy Yates]

Well, giving back the reales wasn't quite so hard... The landowner is 72 and he's been a close friend for over 10 years. It's not as if they're gone forever, I'll get to see them whenever I want. Besides, I still have "carte blanche" to hunt at the site, anytime I want and judging by the first four hours out there, there's going to be many a goodie to be recovered there. Shoot, I haven't even used my 4x6 DD shooter coil out there yet to get in between all the iron!

Also, I figure by being up front about my finds from the very beginning, he'll be more open to letting me keep any future good finds. Technically, they do belong to him. B)

Rick

 

[River Rat]

Holy Smoke, Rowdy. That's some incredible finds. That was mighty sweet of you to give to the owner the reales and the button.

RR

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Those are some fantastic finds! Best of luck to you at that site. Hope you find a ton more!

 

[The Seeker]

Nice site.........I'm sure it will be good to you! Get back there and find more goodies!!! WTG I would say the small silver coin is a Half reale!

 

[bergie]

rowdy,,,here are photos of the round button you found cleaned up and more about it...i've found two here in NY
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,59710.0.html
The ball button is sometimes refered as a Zouave button as they were the same type button used on the flamboyant uniforms of the Zouave soldiers of the Civil War. Also this type of button was frequently used on Cadet uniforms from military schools prior to and just after the war. They seem to turn up in CW sites fairly often and come in several different sizes. I would think the bigger one like yours was on a coat.