1 OF MY BEST AND OLDEST FIND 1721 SPANISH REALE PISTAREEN

[chark21798]

THIS 1721 SPANISH REALE PISTAREEN WAS FOUND IN A FIELD IN SJ. IT WAS ABOUT 7:30 AT NIGHT VERY DARK WHEN THIS WAS FOUND. I HAD FOUND A 1 REALE EARLIER THAT NIGHT. I DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS EVEN IN FRONT OF MY HEADLIGHTS ON CAR. ENDED UP DRIVING TO BUDDY'S WORK TO GO ON COMPUTER. ONLY THAN FOUND OUT WHAT IS WAS. I WENT ON COLONIAL NEWSLETTER WEB SITE TO FIND OUT NOT MANY FOUND THIS FAR NORTH. ALSO SAID ONLY 13 WHOLE PISTAREEN FOUND MOSTLY IN VIRGINIA. WOULD LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THIS COIN GOT HERE. HH TO ALL

 

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[Snee]

Hey, very nice!!

 

[schlooppy]

I have no information but that is a great find!

 

[Mona Lisa]

Chark, that's a beauty. I think that's the one I dropped, that's how it got there.

 

[trk5capt]

CHARK, Congrats on a Great Find, Best of Luck & Good Hunting. trk5capt...

 

[The Seeker]

NIce going ! What else did you find at the site.........?

 

[bk]

Super Coin!
Are you finding some old town sites in NJ?
If I know you, you'll be posting some more nice stuff as time goes on. I'll be watching.

 

[Proolio]

nice coin. gotta love finding pieces of history like that

 

[pgill]

Sounds to me like that site is a treasure chest Keep searching, keep finding, keep posting.

God bless
Peter

 

[hollowpointred]

wow thats a really early date! i have found a 1781 half reale here in delaware. i understand that at that time it was common to use forign coinage in the states, but im not sure how common it was in the 1720s. at any rate its a great find!

 

[diggingduo]

Now that's a great coin to find!! I found a cut one of the same coin (I just posted some reales )
Is the old house still there or is it a trash free site, When I know the house has been gone before
modern trash you can allmost dig everything that talks. Happy Hunting and good luck, DD