🥇 BANNER 1732 8 reale pillar dollar from the 1733 fleet !!

[Blak bart]

This piece was stuck to some rusted iron conglomerate but rang in at 31 on the nox. I was blown away when I saw the date of 1732 !! The absolute holy grail of milled 8 reales....the very first ones 1732 !! Very very very hard to come by. I've been trying to find one of these for a long time and searching for them is one of my favorite past times.....if you look at my avatar you'll see a mint condition 1733 pillar dollar....another very rare and desirable year for these coins !! These coins were salvaged from the wrecks of the 1733 plate fleet disaster here in the keys. They were brought ashore to the survivor camps in the spanish salvage effort. This one was in about knee deep water with other olive jar shards rusted iron and even some shipwreck wood !! I'm going slow with 10 foil boiling water and baking soda. Sadly this coin is badly beaten but surprisingly theres enough detail to see the date.....Unbelievable !!
It started about 3 weeks ago with a cobb 8 that I got in a large clump of spikes and other rusted conglomerate the coin was in super rough condition and I had no idea it was in side this clump until I broke it apart a few days later. I had no machine at the time and it was pure luck.....but I swore to go back as soon as I got the Eqx back from warranty !! Man did this spot not disappoint !! Olive jar shards iron conglomerate and even some small ballast stone !!
All the stuff in this pic came from the last few hunts.... the spanish stuff comes from one spot and the rest comes from a beach side wreckers camp from the mid 1800 -1920. I love seeing the sail grommets.....when I find them in large numbers it usually means a survivors camp from some wreck or another !! Check out this killer buckle I found yesterday too....its cloisonne and might have been a double buckle....not sure of age on that but I love it.....any other time that would have been my find of the day !!
Heres some shipwreck wood and a beautiful piece of pottery with a whole island scene on it
I cant believe I got a 1732 pillar dollar.....never thought I'd scratch it off the bucket list !!
Good luck and happy hunting folks !!! WOOOO HOOO !!

http://www.keyshistory.org/IK-1733-wreck.html

 

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[trdking]

WOW buddy, that is a lifetime score right there Banner!

 

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[Doubter in MD]

This is a banner worthy thread if I ever saw one. Thank you for sharing with us BB.

 

[Blak bart]

Congrats Bart!
You have again , earned your luck through research , followed by work...


Banner all the way. Which must pale with being there smelling the scene! Let alone touching it.

Thank you RC....it is exciting stuff...every ships spike feels like a great discovery. Got a new spot to check today and a partner for a change !!

 

[Blak bart]

WOW buddy, that is a lifetime score right there Banner!

Thank you trdking....it is a tough find to follow up with.....gonna have to get some gold to top this one !! Good luck out there my friend !!

 

[Blak bart]

This is a banner worthy thread if I ever saw one. Thank you for sharing with us BB.

Thank you very much doubter in MD....hopfully I'll have something to show tonight. Time to hit the trail !!

 

[Blak bart]

I was fooled yesterday by a piece of lead....sure did look like a cobb for a moment !!

 

[rockyredbaron]

Outstanding

 

[Simon1]

Still no banner Bart
I'll give this a "bump" so more can see it.

 

[Blak bart]

Thank you rockyredbaron...and thank you simon.....I tried to get out there this weekend, and was totally defeated by an overwhelming crush of tourons (moron tourists) !! They were everywhere clogging up every parking lot in the keys. The main road US1 was also a parking lot !! Was supposed to hunt with phippsfolly but he didnt bring a kyak so that was a bust too (couldn't get where we needed to be without it).....so I had plans to try again on sunday but the weather was bad !! One day your finding great treasure and the next you cant even hunt !! So I came home and played with my coin....I think it's as good as its gonna get for now.

 

[ARC]

Bart ... that came out really nice... well done.

 

[Blak bart]

I wish it were better.....HAAA...what am I saying....its a freakin 1732 pillar dollar !!! I cant believe it's in my hand right now !!

 

[pepperj]

Huge congratulations on getting the awesome find up top bart.
It was a roller coaster week for you.
You certainly deserve this find, and hopefully it is just the beginning of a long voyage.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Whoo hoo! Bart! Congratulations on banner!

 

[bill from lachine]

Bart,

Congratulations on the banner buddy it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Well deserved!...

 

[Tnmountains]

Congratulations.

 

[unclemac]

dude...you have scratched the surface...keep your site private and go back after every storm.

 

[Blak bart]

WHOOO HOOOO ! A banner coin !! Thanks everyone...I'm super excited to see it up there where it will get the looks that a historical coin like this should !! Man what a shock to see that 2 on the end of the date...wow !! I cant wait to get out there again and try to find more coins...more treasure !! Gold....how do you top that coin ?? Well....there is a couple things I'd like to find next... a 1733 klippe coin, and of course the big gold bust 1733 8 scudo coin !! So that's good motivation and some lofty goals for me to shoot for. Knock one off the bucket list and add 2 more !! Hell ya !! Happy hunting out there folks !!

 

[Blak bart]

Huge congratulations on getting the awesome find up top bart.
It was a roller coaster week for you.
You certainly deserve this find, and hopefully it is just the beginning of a long voyage.

Whooo hooo....thanks pepper....nice to have you back on t-net buddy !!

 

[Blak bart]

Whoo hoo! Bart! Congratulations on banner!

Thanks WD....your next....your zeroing in at that cellar hole of yours !!

 

[Blak bart]

Bart,

Congratulations on the banner buddy it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Well deserved!...

Thank you bill.....and may lady luck walk with you too kind sir !!