Wow!! I Finally Dig a Silver Coin From the 1700s!!

Cool Hand Fluke

Cool Hand Fluke

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Wow!! I Finally Dig a Silver Coin From the 1700's!!

After all these years of metal detecting I finally dug a silver coin from the 1700's! It's a 1748 Spanish Real! I stared hunting this morning at 9am and didn't find the Real until 5:30 pm! It would be my only silver coin for the day, but I'll take it. This is my first Spanish Real! The Real was only about 3 inches deep in another one of our common gopher infested areas. There was quite a lot of gopher activity around the coin, they may have brought it up. Also dug 1 wheatie and a strange looking medallion.
So I'm stoked about the Real!!
 

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treblehunter

treblehunter

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Very cool!
Great finds! Congrats!
 

cjon455

cjon455

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Awesome reale!!, congrats Making it to the 1700s, doesn't get much better than that!!!
 

Chuxter

Chuxter

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Nicefinds, and AWESOME PICTURES. I really enjoyed how you displayed everything!
 

pong12211

pong12211

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Great finds thanks for sharing and congrats on the success.
 

Metal Illness

Metal Illness

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It's a great feeling, I know. Dug my one and only on Nov 16 2014 a 1778 1/2 Real. Never dreamed I'd join the 1700s club, welcome my friend! Happy for you and a BIG CONGRATS!!!
 

Fletch88

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Awesome finds Fluke!
 

Professor of Engineering

Professor of Engineering

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Congratulations on the finds!
 

sandchip

sandchip

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What a great find! Proud for you, man.
 

Ahab8

Ahab8

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Super fun digging Spanish silver! Great job on finding your first. I hope you find more but you will never forget this one. A great first for you
 

pepperj

pepperj

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Nice going on breaking into the 1700's with the silver.
 

Bill D. (VA)

Bill D. (VA)

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Wayda finally get on the board. Aren't those coins fairly rare in your area?
 

thrillathahunt

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I would say that was a very special occasion! I notice that you have been digging a year longer than me and I have never dug a 1700's coin. Good job!
 

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