Group Shot of All My Spanish Silver

[Steve in PA]

Yesterday I took the time to arrange a group shot of all my Spanish silver found over the last 25 years. All but two of them were found in Southwestern Pennsylvania. This was quite a project as I had to take them out of the site specific display cases and attach colored stickers to the undersides so I would know which frame to put them back in.

 

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[relic lover]

Wow that is quite a load of silver. That represents swinging over some quality soil for sure. Congrats on finding all that Spanish plus the research it took to get you there. It would not take me long to organize mine I figure I would just put the two of them next to each other lol I don't know maybe one over the other LOL

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[ARC]

Wow... I was getting "sucked in" to that picture...

Like a hippie staring at a blacklight poster :P

 

[Steve in PA]

Great picture! At the 10 year mark I would have thought I'd be on pace for a similar pic after 25 years, but the last 5 years has been quite the Spanish silver drought. Very strange as little has changed, and I still dug plenty of old finds, but the Spanish just won't turn up for me. So I guess for my 25 year pic I'll have to do buttons!

Your button pic would be killer but I suspect you have sold a few that would stand out in such a picture

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow... I was getting "sucked in" to that picture...

Like a hippie staring at a blacklight poster :P

LOL. If I could just make it swirl like a whirlpool.....

 

[Army of 1]

Steve , That's a very impressive collection of old Silver , congrats .. cheers Mick

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow that is quite a load of silver. That represents swinging over some quality soil for sure. Congrats on finding all that Spanish plus the research it took to get you there. It would not take me long to organize mine I figure I would just put the two of them next to each other lol I don't know maybe one over the other LOL

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I would wait a few more years on that picture.....
I'm sure in a few more years you will have enough for a nice picture. This is proof they can be found in quantity in our area.

 

[relic lover]

Very cool picture looks great in your avatar. Besides the cobs what's your oldest ones? I would probably have a heart attack if I dyg that 8R! I would love to hear the story on that one.

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[Iron Patch]

Your button pic would be killer but I suspect you have sold a few that would stand out in such a picture

I've sold some of my dug button finds but they were doubles. As long as I still get over some decent button finds I'm not worried about Spanish silver... just funny how tough it is for me now. That said I would like a get a nice 8 reales as mine is very rough, but it would only be to have a nice one to look at as I doubt it would improve on the memory because I was pretty blown away when I dug mine still being fairly new to detecting.

 

[ARC]

Do we give banners for accumulated finds...

Oh and BTW Steve... where the hell do you live... PA. Spain ? :P

 

[LPN1]

Wow very nice Congratulations on the Spanish silver!

 

[SD51]

Thanks for sharing, that's a great pic! Don't have much chance at Spanish silver here in Michigan.

 

[Steve in PA]

Very cool picture looks great in your avatar. Besides the cobs what's your oldest ones? I would probably have a heart attack if I dyg that 8R! I would love to hear the story on that one.

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Actually the cobs are from the 1720s so I'm told. There is a cut piece with a full date of 1708, which is my oldest.
OK. Here is the story on the 8 Reale. I had been searching for Whiskey Rebellion camps near Mount Pleasant and had hit one particular field a couple times finding a King George II, a couple buttons, a few musket balls, some broken red ware pottery etc. Most of the finds were toward one edge of the field. So my younger brother comes home from Colorado to visit for a couple weeks and he likes to go out with me. That particular day we had tried to find the Great Crossings of the Yough and had hunted both sides of the river where I thought it was located. We got skunked down there and on the way home to my parents I suggested hitting the field where I was finding a few things. We got into the field and he went one way and I was working the edge where I had found the most when the guy who lived next door came out and started talking to me. He asked the usual questions, what are we looking for, are we finding anything, etc. He mentioned that he had lost a lynch pin from his riding mower trailer or something like that. I said that if he lets us hunt his yard we might find it. His yard bordered the edge of the field where the stuff was coming from. So he let us on his property. He followed me around and watched what I was digging, all the while I was trying to charm him. My brother was about 15 yards away doing his thing with my old Troy X2 which he had been *****ing didn’t go deep enough. Finally the owner went in for dinner and we started popping coppers, 8 in all including two New Jerseys and two half cents. When we got back to my parents, my brother pulled the 8 reale out. He said it was only 3 inches deep, and he scratched the Kings nose with his sloppy digging. Our deal is that I put a detector in his hands and put him on a spot to hunt, and he gives me whatever he finds for my collection. There are actually 3 coins that he dug in this picture and I dug the rest.

 

[Chuxter]

Beautiful display. Thanks for sharing.

 

[bill_wabo]

Very impressive and nice arrangement. I would be more than happy with the ugliest one.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

That's an awe-inspiring collection !

 

[Dave N Japan]

Very...Very...Nice

 

[foreverRich]

Steve, You did a great job arranging the display and I appreciate a chance to see them. I know it represents a lot of hours of work and enjoyment. Hope you have many more successful hunts to come!!

 

[trapperart]

Very nice presentation and impressive finds congrats

 

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[joeyfresh]

That's a pretty photo you braggart [emoji6]. That picture shows how hard it is to find whole pistareens.....I have only one.
You have me beat by a lot but I have given more than a few away to property owners but I won't be doing that any longer.