Cut Pistareen, buttons and a silver monogrammed cuff-link

treblehunter

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My first ever Pistareen, she is beat up but I like it. Carolina Tom came up and we hooked up after the monsoon went through. Scrappy, Bartec, Tom and I will be hunting together tomorrow, so hopefully we will have some great finds. I know we are going to have a lot of laughs.

I found a few other things, but I came home and have been working on the new house, I've got things that are out in my pouch.

Enjoy the pix
HH & GL
Brad

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Beat up but still beautiful !
 

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Quite nice. At least the monsoon is over. Kinda surprised you got out today.
 

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I still think you should have taken my suggestion and just launched your boat bruddah. See you tomorrow. I’m driving as I think Bart needs his beauty sleep. He is the best looking Basstards amongst us....

Great cut silver BTW. I’m still looking for my first pistareen AND cut Spanish.
 

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Awesome hunt today buddy, thanks for taking me along for the show. You got two killer pieces of silver. That monogrammed cuff link is a great find. That belonged to some fancy schmancy dude a couple of hundred years ago.

I think that your coin is a 2R Ferdinand 7th.

I’ll see you in the morning.
 

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Day one and you've got a couple of sweet keepers already. Congrats!
 

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Congratualtions on the nice old copper find! You had a great day! :occasion14:
 

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Nice finds. Dont believe I have ever seen a pistareen from the 1800s posted before. I doubt many of those were in circulation or if they were even legal tender for that matter being debased silver and all
 

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Freakiing awesome Brad!! Good start to hopefully a few days of awesome hunting for you guys!!
 

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Beat up but still beautiful !
Thank you

Quite nice. At least the monsoon is over. Kinda surprised you got out today.
It's been a whirlwind, I worked straight 15 hours Sat, did about 12 Sun. I managed to get enough done to free me up to hunt. You can join us, I forgot to PM you, you got lost in the whirlwind. Sorry, come join us tomorrow or Wed?

I still think you should have taken my suggestion and just launched your boat bruddah. See you tomorrow. I’m driving as I think Bart needs his beauty sleep. He is the best looking Basstards amongst us....

Great cut silver BTW. I’m still looking for my first pistareen AND cut Spanish.
You and I are the best looking Brothers of *******s of Bramble, lol
Thanks brother, that was a sweet find/finds

Awesome hunt today buddy, thanks for taking me along for the show. You got two killer pieces of silver. That monogrammed cuff link is a great find. That belonged to some fancy schmancy dude a couple of hundred years ago.

I think that your coin is a 2R Ferdinand 7th.

I’ll see you in the morning.
You had fun watching me lick those two silvers, see ya in the am, brother. I still say you didn't do so bad.

Day one and you've got a couple of sweet keepers already. Congrats!
I hope I can keep up, my body hurts from all the house moving. Thank you buddy.

Congratualtions on the nice old copper find! You had a great day! :occasion14:
I guess you think that old silver is copper, better look again Doc. Thanks either way.

Nice finds. Dont believe I have ever seen a pistareen from the 1800s posted before. I doubt many of those were in circulation or if they were even legal tender for that matter being debased silver and all
I need to read up on them, I know nothing about them except they sound sweet and they are Spanish silver

Congrats on the cut spanish!
Thank you sir
 

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Freakiing awesome Brad!! Good start to hopefully a few days of awesome hunting for you guys!!

Thanks Ken, In the field right across the street where you found that silver hat thingy
 

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Such cool old stuff!!

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny
 

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Great find Bud! Wear Tom out before you send him south.
 

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That Pistareen has had some life! Beat up but still a beauty, nice hunt with friends. Good luck out there today
 

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Not a pistereen!

Hard to tell from pics but I think your right as I can see a pillar on the reverese. A Pistareen would only have a shield. It does appear to be a colonial 2 reales though. Same size as a pistareen just minted in new world instead of Spain.
 

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Looks and sounds like you enjoy every minute of this hobby treblehunter. You got some cool keepers there.
 

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