Another old find in Colonial field a Reale not sure of date 1737?

[Deepdiger60]

I went back today for another hunt in the old Colonial field 90 minutes i hit pay dirt !! the tall grass really takes its toll on me as you will see in pics i got a low tone signal a +47 it said 8 inches deep but it sounded very clear so i dug it and dug and dug finally i almost gave up after 15 minutes i look in the hole and there is a edge of coin in the dirt my pin pointer didnt find it ? hhmm anyway i took a few pics of the dig I think its a Spanish Reale date ? 1737 i need advise how to clean this baby ? i do not want to ruin it all i did so far is water ! it was found very near the 1600,s buckle i dug yesterday . Dd60

 

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[umrgolf]

Lol, DD60 i dont recall you saying that you were offended by anyone helping you id the coin. I can see why you would think its a reale though since we see so many copper counterfeits posted.

 

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[dwayne sueno]

looks like it's time to get serious with a weedeater at that site.

 

[Deepdiger60]

Lol, DD60 i dont recall you saying that you were offended by anyone helping you id the coin. I can see why you would think its a reale though since we see so many copper counterfeits posted.

No i was not offended by anyone i ask for help and you guys all chipped in anything really old iam still learning Oh! by the way i went back for another hour and found another one twice the size of the first one ill post it later after i get off work and again iam not sure what it is ? i see date on it 17?? so far , plus a nice flat button Good hunting Dd60

 

[Deepdiger60]

Looks like a King George II farthing.. Nice find, not sure about the date but it's the younger head so I'd say that's pretty close

Absolutely!

I still dont know a date is it around 1716 kind of looks like 17-7 ? and is a hot HP bath advisable you got to remember i aint no expert on these old finds Thanks for any help
Dd60

1730s is the time frame. George I was 1717-1724, then George II started a short time later.

I suspect that one won't get much better with cleaning. It's very pitted. It might even look worse when you're done. Let it air dry after the HP, will keep some of the color which might help a little.

Thanks IP iam trying to put a date on that field looks like so far late 1600,s to mid 1700,s Dd60

Look for the pockets of iron. You find those and there could be some great old finds mixed in!

You hit on the nose i now have a pile of iron and i found a second coin twice the size of the first not sure what it is looks like that King again and date 17?? ill post later after work plus a nice flat button, this huge field is a 5 minute walk from house Dd60

 

[september]

Nice find!

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like a King George II farthing.. Nice find, not sure about the date but it's the younger head so I'd say that's pretty close

Absolutely!

I still dont know a date is it around 1716 kind of looks like 17-7 ? and is a hot HP bath advisable you got to remember i aint no expert on these old finds Thanks for any help
Dd60

1730s is the time frame. George I was 1717-1724, then George II started a short time later.

I suspect that one won't get much better with cleaning. It's very pitted. It might even look worse when you're done. Let it air dry after the HP, will keep some of the color which might help a little.

Thanks IP iam trying to put a date on that field looks like so far late 1600,s to mid 1700,s Dd60

Look for the pockets of iron. You find those and there could be some great old finds mixed in!

You hit on the nose i now have a pile of iron and i found a second coin twice the size of the first not sure what it is looks like that King again and date 17?? ill post later after work plus a nice flat button, this huge field is a 5 minute walk from house Dd60

I used to have some quality early sites even closer! It's great isn't it.

 

[buddyb]

Congratulations on finding anything in those weeds.
You are a better man than I, Gunga Din.

 

[Deepdiger60]

Looks like a King George II farthing.. Nice find, not sure about the date but it's the younger head so I'd say that's pretty close

Absolutely!

I still dont know a date is it around 1716 kind of looks like 17-7 ? and is a hot HP bath advisable you got to remember i aint no expert on these old finds Thanks for any help
Dd60

1730s is the time frame. George I was 1717-1724, then George II started a short time later.

I suspect that one won't get much better with cleaning. It's very pitted. It might even look worse when you're done. Let it air dry after the HP, will keep some of the color which might help a little.

Thanks IP iam trying to put a date on that field looks like so far late 1600,s to mid 1700,s Dd60

Look for the pockets of iron. You find those and there could be some great old finds mixed in!

You hit on the nose i now have a pile of iron and i found a second coin twice the size of the first not sure what it is looks like that King again and date 17?? ill post later after work plus a nice flat button, this huge field is a 5 minute walk from house Dd60

I used to have some quality early sites even closer! It's great isn't it.

Sure it beats driving miles when you can just walk down the block