1785 Spanish Coin found in NC

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teddy

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Very nice find :icon_thumleft:

I know you guys along the coast find these off and on but after many years I've never turned one up.

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This is the first one I've found, but you're right. Spanish coins are found often around the east coast. All the ones I've seen either come from a shipwreck or are a much later date. This is the oldest one I've seen come from the "ground" around here.
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creek rat

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Nov 2, 2009
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Awesome find XXX!

A friend of mine saw two gold doubloons (sp?) his friend found while digging a septic tank for a house in Murrells Inlet (the point). I think I would have dug the hole much larger than it should have been.lol
It's out there, you just have to look.

Congrats on the nice find.

PS. I stopped by the shop you are going to open and I am still dying to see what you are going to have
 

mad4wrecks

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Awesome find David! :icon_thumleft:
 

divewrecks

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creek rat said:
Awesome find XXX!

A friend of mine saw two gold doubloons (sp?) his friend found while digging a septic tank for a house in Murrells Inlet (the point). I think I would have dug the hole much larger than it should have been.lol

Whereabouts at Murrells Inlet? Went to Pawleys Island a lot as a kid and then my parents owned a beachfront house at Garden City Beach for a long time. Do you know if the finder was ever able to date the coins? I'll bet that ended up being one big hole!

Stan
 

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Exellent find my friend.:notworthy:
 

divewrecks

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Great find David! Congratulations. You ever find anything nice around Myrtle beach? We used to go to Pawleys Island a lot as a kid and then my folks bought a house over on the beach in Garden City. Never did much detecting there although we did find a bunch of WWII training bullets on Huntington Beach (visual finds). Also I went on a diving excursion to the steamship Governor some time ago and found a few things. My buddy found a complete Enfield rifle on that trip. Good luck.

Stan

I found this 1785 Spanish coin in a "coastal" NC town yesterday. It was on land, maybe 2 miles inland from shore, on a piece of property on a river bank. This is one of the best condition coins I've seen, and my oldest find to date.
Here's the link:
1785 "REALE" Good Find
 

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