Its a coin at least so gotta be happy!!

[BVI Hunter]

Quick hour hunt in them thar hills today......

A nail, a copper square(?) and a tiny coin - perhaps a pistereen??



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[Erving]

If it's silver, it might be a half real.

 

[VERDE]

Hey BVI!! Neat Coin and CONGRATS!! Appears to be quite old!! Can you read a date on it?? Anyway, as always GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

 

[BVI Hunter]

Hey BVI!! Neat Coin and CONGRATS!! Appears to be quite old!! Can you read a date on it?? Anyway, as always GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

Will try to clean a little - I'm just clad it wasn't in another F****** clump!!!

 

[vpnavy]

Anything you pull out of the ground is a good find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[BVI Hunter]

Too bad a condition for a date, but someone may recognize this word:

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[Evolution]

Looks like a Carolus IIII half real (that would put it in the early 1800 range) but unless its incredibly corroded it doesn't look silver... Was this a water find?

 

[BVI Hunter]

Looks like a Carolus IIII half real (that would put it in the early 1800 range) but unless its incredibly corroded it doesn't look silver... Was this a water find?

No, on land, about 8 inch down.

would the weight be any help?

 

[Ninjafossils]

Since it's condition in all due respect is...terrible, maybe a bath in hot peroxide will reveal a little more detail.

 

[Evolution]

No, on land, about 8 inch down.

would the weight be any help?

interesting.... I'm not familiar with what the weight of the coin should be so that wouldn't help me... but it very well may help someone else positively ID it.

 

[BVI Hunter]

Since it's condition in all due respect is...terrible, maybe a bath in hot peroxide will reveal a little more detail.

My wife just came into the bathroom and said "what the F*** are you doing with my electric toothbrush........"

 

[Greylock]

Nice. Can't wait to see the outcome.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Since I think I can see the pillars on the reverse its a milled bust 1/2 reale. These were minted beginning in 1772 and into the early 1800s. That's a strange discoloration for a silver coin, but guess anything's possible in a salt water environment. I'd recommend light electrolysis which should clean it up nicely (assuming its silver and not a fake). Nice find!

 

[screwynewy]

Congrats on the half reale. Definitely silver but the sand and salt environment does a number on old silver. I'd try a good lemon juice soak. If that doesn't work then a short eletrolysis treatment will make the crud fall right off.

 

[BVI Hunter]

Since I think I can see the pillars on the reverse its a milled bust 1/2 reale. These were minted beginning in 1772 and into the early 1800s. That's a strange discoloration for a silver coin, but guess anything's possible in a salt water environment. I'd recommend light electrolysis which should clean it up nicely (assuming its silver and not a fake). Nice find!

Thanks for the info

will soak it over night, see what come up?

(wife still sulking)

 

[screwynewy]

Since I think I can see the pillars on the reverse its a milled bust 1/2 reale. These were minted beginning in 1772 and into the early 1800s. That's a strange discoloration for a silver coin, but guess anything's possible in a salt water environment. I'd recommend light electrolysis which should clean it up nicely (assuming its silver and not a fake). Nice find!

Bill you beat me to it by a couple of keystrokes

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Bill you beat me to it by a couple of keystrokes

Sorry man. I can't begin to tell you how many times that's happened to me.

 

[treblehunter]

Nice find, zap that bad boy Vern! lol Don't mind me, I have been zapping (electrolysis) stuff all day!

 

[Limitool]

Good fine buddy.... hope it cleans up good. Can't wait to see if you can find a date later.

 

[CASPER-2]