Vacation yields SPANISH SILVER!!!!!!

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Went on vacation to North Carolina To visit the in-laws. I was at the beach and digging up modern stuff when I ran into this Older gentleman named Herb. We talked for a while and it seemed as if he took a liking to me because he asked me if I wanted to join him at his secret spot. I said sure, he looked as if he really needed some company, off we went.
We drove for about a half an hour when we finally stopped off this dirt road which seemed to be in the middle of nowhere.
He told me it was about a quarter mile walk into the woods. At this point I wondered if he was going to murder me and eat my liver :wink:

When we got there I thought to myself "this old man is crazy." There was nothing around but trees but I started swinging.
Half an hour later, not getting one hit I get a quarter signal and it was deep. Nine inches later The shimmer of silver was looking at me. At first I thought cool a silver quarter but after inspection I realized that it was not a quarter, it was not even from the United States . It turns out to be an 1818 2 reale!!! My heart was jumping out of my chest. At that point a let out a loud "wooohooo" Herb came over to see what I had found. I showed him the coin and he said "nice job kid"and reached into his pocket and pulled out 3 more spanish silver all 2 reales. I couldn't believe my eyes. That is when he said he has pulled out about 60-65 spanish silver reales at this spot. And only one other person knows about this spot other than me and you. We parted ways after a few more hours of hunting.
That was the only significant thing I found on vacation other than a cool story and a good friend. We exchanged phone numbers and will be keeping in touch.


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homer007 said:
MAN YOU BETTER BE CAREFULL THESE DAYS/ LOTS OF CRAZY :tard:
I thought that but I also thought "I can take him" lol ;D
 

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Rob,
I'm in NC too, and you guys forgot to pick me up. ;D :tongue3:
That is a fantastic find making the vacation well worth it. Great job and it's a beauty too. :icon_king:
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Great story! I think there is a good plot for a movie in there somewhere too!

Congrats!
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i have to say all the fellow mdrs i have met while swinging have all been nice. but i do have a concealed weapons permit and i do carry
 

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Its very nice, & I know very little about them, but wasn't this minted in Mexico? Anyone?
 

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What a hobby. We are willing to risk life & limb for a hot spot. Great story, and what a great crazy old man.
This is the best hobby in the world. Congrats on that sweeet ole coin. Life is great!
 

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ok ---2 reales ---1818 -- lima , peru----- lima , peru mint mark of ME with J P* assayer's mark is right on.---- I forgot that they changed the lima .peru mint mark in 1772 from "LM" to "ME" --

the assayers names were Juan Martinez de Roxas / and / Pablo Cano Melgarejo
 

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Heart is still pounding just looking at this thing.
Thanks for the mintage info I am learning alot about this coin.

Is there a grading system for these things? If so I am curious.
 

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hi sir,

very good spanish silver reale coin. i love finding them. my goal is to find over 200 spanish silver coins in my career. go get more now. :thumbsup:

henry
 

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I agree with mac 100% on that .--might very well be a cache or robbery story behind them--- compare yours with the the old timers coins -- to see if they all have common mint marks and dates -----if there is a a mixture of dates and mint marks--it could be a bunch of "local" money from a local robbery or cache --- however if the dates and mint marks are all alike it might have been a inbound "shipment" of "foreign" money lost or stolen.

now knowing what bit of history occurred there abouts in the 1818 time frame could be very useful -- internationally speaking ---the spanish were losing control of their dying overseas empire at the time -- by 1818 the spanish had long been driven out of north carolina but their money was still in common use.

I would look in on what was occuring locally in the area during say the 1818 to say 1825 era *
 

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wow just went to nc obx on vacation didnt find nothing though. the beaches were sanded in tried finding some wooded areas but any good looking ones were posted. still i love the banks and could handle living ther for sure. awesome story and nice find. willy.
 

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