Spanish 2 reale?

[Fishtanks]

I went out to many sites today. One was an old settlement in a small town in Wi. I got a 38-42 on the VDI on myMinelab X-terra 705. It came up like a dime/ quarter.This piece is the size of a quarter. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks Fishtanks
The date says 1732
weight on it is 6 grams

Well I did a little research and it looks to be a spanish 2 reale

[goldcoastwayne]

Amazing similarities (if not identical) to this one currently on ebay:

You be the judge. I no longer render opinions of authenticity, unless it is requested by the poster..."those are the rules" and I abide by them...no exceptions. The ideal weight of a 2 reale is 6.867 gr.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D2

goldcoastwayne

[Fishtanks]

I had a feeling it was too good to be true. Thankyou for your post. It is still better than finding clad.

I'd like to know what mine is made of! How do you figure out if it is silver or not

[goldcoastwayne]

Sorry about that...but you are right....it certainly beats the heck out of searching for clad. It took me almost a full year of beach hunting on weekends at 1715 fleet sites to find my first cob.

The seller on ebay makes the following claim: "Material: LEAD FREE PEWTER"
The first indication that the base metal isn't silver is the weight.
Start on step three with nitric acid for further testing of your coin (there are inexpensive testing kits sold):

http://www.ehow.com/how_4472113_chec...henticity.html

goldcoastwayne

[geordiefred]

Hi Mate "
The quick way to test for real old silver is to spit on your forefinger & thumb and then rub the coin, afterwards smell your coin if it smells something like rotten eggs it genuine silver.
I have attached pictures of a 1721 2 Reales of Spain from the Madrid mint, found by myself in a pasture here in England a couple of months ago. hope this helps.
cheers
Fred

[Bigcypresshunter]

Hi Mate "
The quick way to test for real old silver is to spit on your forefinger & thumb and then rub the coin, afterwards smell your coin if it smells something like rotten eggs it genuine silver.
I have attached pictures of a 1721 2 Reales of Spain from the Madrid mint, found by myself in a pasture here in England a couple of months ago. hope this helps.
cheers
Fred

Thats a Pistareen. Much better quality than the silver cobs minted in the colonies.

[geordiefred]

Hi"
Yes your correct mate the coin is a pistareen but its the only Reale I have, the point I was trying to make is that by rubbing spit on the coin & then checking for the rotten egg smell is a way to check for true old silver. The coin fishtank found looks genuine to me & shows sign of some real age, while the ebay item looks too shiny & new a definite fake.
Good luck and good hunting
Fred

[divewrecks]

I can see using that authentication method at one of the big coin shows. Security would probably be showing you the way out....

Good catch Wayne, you're hired. You sure know how to pee on someone's cornflakes....

Stan

[goldcoastwayne]

I can see using that authentication method at one of the big coin shows. Security would probably be showing you the way out....

Good catch Wayne, you're hired. You sure know how to pee on someone's cornflakes....

Stan

Who knows....should I audition for a part on "Pawn Stars"? LOL

Wayne

[divewrecks]

Who knows....should I audition for a part on "Pawn Stars"? LOL
Wayne

Good idea. You can be Chumley's side kick....

Stan

[Bigcypresshunter]

Hi"
Yes your correct mate the coin is a pistareen but its the only Reale I have, the point I was trying to make is that by rubbing spit on the coin & then checking for the rotten egg smell is a way to check for true old silver. Good luck and good hunting
Fred

Its a beautiful coin. They were never intended for use in the colonies but members sometimes find them here in Virgina and the Carolinas.

[Iron Patch]

Hi Mate "
The quick way to test for real old silver is to spit on your forefinger & thumb and then rub the coin, afterwards smell your coin if it smells something like rotten eggs it genuine silver.
I have attached pictures of a 1721 2 Reales of Spain from the Madrid mint, found by myself in a pasture here in England a couple of months ago. hope this helps.
cheers
Fred

Why not have someone else look at it if you can't tell? If your sense of smell is better than being to identify a silver coin by looking at it, I don't even know what to say. Ever think of changing your user name to Coin Hound?

[Ammo Dog]

[Iron Patch]

Do you sniff your bullets?

[geordiefred]

not unless I want to know if there made of old silver

[goldcoastwayne]

not unless I want to know if there made of old silver

You can always tell the bullet was silver if you see a dead werewolf nearby
Chumley gave me the following reference for you...start with step 1:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2068128_kill-werewolf.html

goldcoastwayne

[geordiefred]

good one werewolfs must not like having their temperature taken then

[DirtMan1]

Cool