My Best find yet! What I believe to be a Carolus III 1 real..pretty worn though

DigDugNY

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My Best find yet! A worn Carolus III Spanish 1 reale...possibly 1774!

So to tell the story...I decided to go detecting today down at a park that was built in the 70's. There's an area off to the side where a playground was torn down. Well there is an indentation in the same area that looks to be where a foundation once was, but I could never find any information on it or how old it was. I was using my Whites Eagle Spectrum and I got a dime/penny/quarter signal and it was bouncing back and forth and I decided to dig it and found this. Its pretty worn and you probably wont be able to see any of the writing, but when I look at the legible letters, I can see "Caro... and figured it has to be a Carolus III 1 real by the pictures I've seen. I'm soo pumped! but wish it would be in better condition. I can make out a 4 as being the last number of the date and what looks like the top of a 7 next to it, so it may be a 1774!
 

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Evolution

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Congrats on the Spanish silver!!!:hello:
 

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Thanks guys...I think I can make out a 74 where the date would be, so it might be a 1774 if my eyes aren't playing tricks!
 

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Even if it's worn, it's still Spanish silver and you are in a minority of the folks here that have found one. My first 1/2 real was very worn and I just dug another 1/2 real last week that was quite worn (and holed) too. But I think the worn silver is still nice as there's so much character. My 1764 1 real was in better condition than the 1/2s.
 

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I found one of these a couple of days ago, here in Eastern Ky. It was in a rock shelter. Ive noticed that you, I, and someone else on here all found one of these in the same week. They were common currency in the United States from the late 1700s till around the middle of the 1800s. Awsome find; Im sure you were as excited as I was when I found mine. Like yours, my is rough and hard to read, but I managed to get the date off of mine. 1784.
 

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Thanks guys, I just didn't know it would be in this spot....or that the area was so old. I knew there was a foundation, but still. I cant wait to get back out there and see if there is anything else. Its a really trashy area though
 

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Very cool..I found my first on 2 weeks ago..also pretty worn but luckily the year was as clear as a bell...1752.congrats:icon_thumright:
 

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Lol a lot of people seem to be finding them lately
 

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Thanks!
 

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Thats Kewl Bob, ...what side of the creek was the old Playground on ? the Parking side or the Pavilion side ?
 

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Sweet Spanish Silver! You don't see too many of those coming out of parks. Great save!
 

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