The Rebel
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- Sep 20, 2011
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Got up early this am and had my boots on the ground by 5:30am. Was back at my virgin site, sure was foggy, misty & humid. This time I came prepared with Coleman bug spray (40% DEET). That kept the bugs at bay.
Got more buttons & relics, then got a nice hit about 5" down, rang up as a 66.
Was figuring a headstamp or some lead. As I pulled it out of the hole I thought it was just some melted lead UNTIL I wiped it and saw the cross!
I'm in utter shock. Never in a million years would I have expected to dig one of these..... The rest of a hunt was a blur and I tried to stay focused but it was useless. I kept looking at this and wondering how it got here, when was it dropped & by who.
Any help on iding this is GREATLY appreciated. I'm thinking it's a 1691 1/2 reale but not sure.
I'll post more cleaned up pic's later.
Got more buttons & relics, then got a nice hit about 5" down, rang up as a 66.
Was figuring a headstamp or some lead. As I pulled it out of the hole I thought it was just some melted lead UNTIL I wiped it and saw the cross!
I'm in utter shock. Never in a million years would I have expected to dig one of these..... The rest of a hunt was a blur and I tried to stay focused but it was useless. I kept looking at this and wondering how it got here, when was it dropped & by who.
Any help on iding this is GREATLY appreciated. I'm thinking it's a 1691 1/2 reale but not sure.
I'll post more cleaned up pic's later.
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