romeo-1
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It didn't start out as a real good day. The spot I was planning to hunt was more than an hour from my house and about half way there I realized that I forgot my shovel and digger at home. I had to make a pit stop and spend $20 that I really did not want to. After buying a new shovel I continued on and arrived. This spot I had hunted a few weeks ago but found nothing but a couple crusty large cents. The property owner told me that it had been hunted before so I did not hold out much hope but it is right on the water and it is blasting hot here today. Not to mention this is near the spot where a friend had dug a British marked cannonball.
I had hunted for a couple hours and really had nothing to show except a couple musketballs. I decided to hit a part of the field where I had not hunted as it was very difficult to swing due to the low cut off vegatation. I told myself that I was going to dig one more target and then go home. About five minutes later I dug the end of a pewter spoon or firk which was hallmarked...thinking this was as good as it was going to get I started making my way back to the car. About 50 yards from the car I get another signal. I dig with the shovel and open the plug. I use my Sunray probe to find the target...it is really close and I just missed it with the shovel. I didn't have a digger so I was using my fingers...risking glass injury all day and I clear a little away from the target...that's when I see silver! It was the right size for a silver quarter so I move a little more earth away and that's when I see the pillars! REALE!!! I grab my camera and snap a pic of the reale in the hole! Can you see it in the first pic?
This is the second reale that I have dug...the first being the 8 reale from last year. Earlier this week I was telling a couple digging friends that I would like to dig a smaller reale so that I can have a bezel made for a pendant...I think that is what I will do with this one.
It is a 1784 1 reale. I'm not sure of the mint yet...don't have my loupe...I'll check it later! Thanks for looking.
I had hunted for a couple hours and really had nothing to show except a couple musketballs. I decided to hit a part of the field where I had not hunted as it was very difficult to swing due to the low cut off vegatation. I told myself that I was going to dig one more target and then go home. About five minutes later I dug the end of a pewter spoon or firk which was hallmarked...thinking this was as good as it was going to get I started making my way back to the car. About 50 yards from the car I get another signal. I dig with the shovel and open the plug. I use my Sunray probe to find the target...it is really close and I just missed it with the shovel. I didn't have a digger so I was using my fingers...risking glass injury all day and I clear a little away from the target...that's when I see silver! It was the right size for a silver quarter so I move a little more earth away and that's when I see the pillars! REALE!!! I grab my camera and snap a pic of the reale in the hole! Can you see it in the first pic?
This is the second reale that I have dug...the first being the 8 reale from last year. Earlier this week I was telling a couple digging friends that I would like to dig a smaller reale so that I can have a bezel made for a pendant...I think that is what I will do with this one.
It is a 1784 1 reale. I'm not sure of the mint yet...don't have my loupe...I'll check it later! Thanks for looking.
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