Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1782 1 Reales
Went this afternoon to my favorite abandoned cart path. Found this coin down about 2".
I'm also finding old and crusty white round lead balls. I'm on to an old Spanish Mexican encampment I hope. Is this coin rare? It's my best find to date! I'm hooked for sure for another season.
Re: Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1789 1 Reales
Awesome find. Rare....yes, relatively speaking. What I learned after finding a 1/2 reale this year is that spanish silver was very common and in fact more common than any other type of currency (at the time). Yours is in great shape. Congratulations on an excellent find.
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Great link. I had no idea thats what colonial people carried.
Originally Posted by Mirage
Awesome find. Rare....yes, relatively speaking. What I learned after finding a 1/2 reale this year is that spanish silver was very common and in fact more common than any other type of currency (at the time). Yours is in great shape. Congratulations on an excellent find.
Re: Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1782 1 Reales
Very nice find, and one you'll see here frequently. They were used heavily, and legally, until the 1850's (or so I've read). The United States govt. didn't mint until the 1790's, so we used an assortment of Colonial and foreign coins in trade. Yours is in way better shape than mine!
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Re: Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1782 1 Reales
GREAT COLONIAL SILVER PAL. I HAVE A 1 REALE AND A 1/2 REALE. YOURS IS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN BOTH OF MINE.............WHAT A FEELING, HUH..........PACO
Re: Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1782 1 Reales
Sweet find. Good work.
Yes, our current coinage system is pattern off of the reale.
The saying two bits, 25 cent, four bits, 50 cents, six bits, 75 cents, a dollar= 8 bits. 8 reale cut up.
I believe it was until the mid-1800's that they were still in wide use.
Good luck on that spot.
Ken
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Re: Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1782 1 Reales
Congrats on your first Reale! It's always a great thrill to find one! WTG! As several T-Neters have pointed out, Reales were legal currency until Congress outlawed all foreign currency as legal tender in 1857.
Re: Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1782 1 Reales
Originally Posted by TreasureTales
That's a beautiful coin! Congratulations on digging that baby up. And I'd like to see the "crusty round white lead balls." They could very well be old muzzle loading ammo. Please post a photo of those when/if you can. Thanks, and again...NICE FIND!!!
I'm finding many balls like this one. Some are mangled but many are intact like this one.
The dime is for scale.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Re: Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1782 1 Reales
OH YEAH ~ that's a sweet find! WOOHOO!!! Congrat's!
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Re: Old cart path gives up the Mexican Silver Carolus III 1782 1 Reales
Way to go on your banner reale!!!!
Congrats on a fantastic old silver find.
-MM-
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
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Originally Posted by radarwill
and that is why coppas are found in abundance!
miles to find the Colonial "stuff"! 
and 
to those long-forgotten, coppa-dropping settlers!
