cache of 8 reales!

[RelicMedic]

Hey guys! Knocked the top right off my.wish list with this one. Previously I couldn't find an 1800's silver if my life depended on it, but man, did that change! So pumped lol. 1807 Spanish 8 Reale!!

[davehky]

awesome find congrats

[The Rebel]

Sweet!

[Detect History]

That is BANNER!!!!

[fallenCrow27]

Ummm, NICE!

fallenCrow27

[Metal Magnet]

dang, just look at that condition - what's the story on it? oh, and congratulations!

[RelicMedic]

I was out for a hunt in my go-to field where I have pulled some 1700's coppers. All the land along this road was once a meadow with a few loyalist home sites on it. I was going over a spot that I didn't do very thoroughly yet. Got a 12:46 "kerthunk" on the etrac. Number was consistent and so was the thunk. It was down about 7" and almost completely on edge. It pinpointed way off because of that, and unfortunately I hit it with my shovel! Grrrrrrr. Damage doesn't look that bad tho. I don't really care about value (thank God)...it's more about the display and story. Thanks guys!

[g-olden years]

Congrats on your whopping big 8 reale!

After you catch your breath and stop wandering around the house holding it up to your eyes, please tell us what kind of terrain it was in, how deep and what else you dug in that area. As soon as I saw your reale, I had a visual image of one way to display it: buy or make a miniature wheelbarrow or mining cart, put that honker reale in it upended, with maybe a tiny shovel or pick in cart and a tiny donkey pulling it along! Could put a few small hunks of raw silver next to it too. (I didn't just fall off the donkey cart, just recalling silver & gold mining memorabilia I saw on a trip to Guanajuato, Mexico a few years ago, a center of gold & silver extraction during early days of old Spain domination of that area. Have fun! Andi

[g-olden years]

oops, see you just now did post details of finding it - thanks! Andi

[RelicMedic]

G-olden years: that would be pretty awesome lol. Thanks for the idea!

[Threshold]

A truly amazing find, congrats!

[coinman123]

I voted banner! If I found that I would probably faint on the spot, or probably run into a tree on the way to the car.

[romeo-1]

That's is sweet! Welcome to the Big 8 Club!

[cjon455]

Congrats on the silver! Bucket list item for sure!!!

Wtg!

[RelicMedic]

Thanks guys!!