My Best Find of the Year...Big Colonial Silver!!

romeo-1

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Ok, just got back in from the field. I had exactly 90 minutes this afternoon to detect while Little Romeo-1 had his afternoon nap. I couldn't go far so I hit the site right beside my house. I've hunted this site for years and it always seems to produce. This is the site where Iron Horse and I spent a day and where I found the cut Spanish 2 reale. I told my wife that I would be home as soon as I found "old silver" or 4:30...whatever came first. Well, I was home at 4:00! I was roaming around the field with only a French sized musketball and a harness buckle to show for when I decided to crank up the discrimination. I just cranked it as hot as it would go without driving me insane and this was the target I hit.

I hate posting before I know exactly what I've found but it is a 1722 French Sol silver! I'm not sure of the exact denomination but it is much larger than the previous French silvers I've found. I'm sure IronPatch can tell me...bigger than a US quarter.

Without a doubt my find of the year!
 

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Iron Patch said:
yeah that's right, get those last minute replies in...but hunt harder-swinger faster, we gotta get this thing off the banner! :headbang: ;D
Today could be the day! But not for me... ;D
 

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romeo-1 said:
Iron Patch said:
yeah that's right, get those last minute replies in...but hunt harder-swinger faster, we gotta get this thing off the banner! :headbang: ;D
Today could be the day! But not for me... ;D


Can't believe how fast the snow went! Yesterday was still white, and today almost all green, and will be totally clear by the end of the day. So I guess we will get another good shot at it.
 

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Nice coin, silver is nice any day, well down.
 

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