One of my best colonial hunts ever including a cob spill!

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Got back to where I found my 2 reales cob about three weeks ago. Wasnt finding much in that immediate area other than the early lead/pewter button. So I spread out and wasnt finding much but scrap lead/pewter pieces until I got a beautiful signal that turned out to be a nearly perfectly preserved complete circa 1690-1720 lead/pewter buckle:headbang: Happy with that, I headed back to the area where the cob came from in preparation to go home. I got a very faint high tone practically right on top of where the previous cob came from. Out popped a thick 4.5 gram cut cob from Mexico. Rescanned the hole and got an even sweeter tone. A 9.5 gram 1656? Potosi 4 Reales cob:headbang: The 4 appears to have been counterstamped too so any info on that appreciated too.
 

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Digger RJ

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Superbly Awesome!!!! Congrats!!!!
 

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Wow! Awesome hunt! Congratulations.
 

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Amazing that buckle looks to be in great shape that cobb is freakin cool I would faint if I ever dug one of those Great job and congrats on a great hunt. Tommy
 

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Your right with the Banner Ill tell ya a big silver to me is a banner find here, a cobb thats just freakin crazy cool
 

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Maybe a Brazil 300 Reis counter stamp Afonso VI or Portugal?

Looks right to me. Cant say Ive ever seen a dug counterstamped cob. You must be the cob whisperer :laughing7:
 

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Congrats captain cobb !! Your getting more cobbs than I find on a treasure galleon spot !! Very nice toasted.
 

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BANNER! That is incredible
 

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Awesome find! Can you post a photo of all three together? The full spill?
 

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Awesome find! Can you post a photo of all three together? The full spill?
Sure. Here’s all my cobs with the three big ones from the spill in the middle
 

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Forgot to mention that the buckle has a makers mark on it. Thought that was pretty cool too
 

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