1734 X Reis, Complete Dog Nosed Rat Tail, Shoe Buckle, Thimbles

[Ahab8]

Had a rare morning to hunt. I decided to chase a new dot on one of my early maps. After discovering a couple of early cabin site last year I'm always on the hunt for them. They have no cellar hole and not a sign of a home ever being there. Always virgin and usually quite productive. It took me some time to get on this place but eventually I nabbed the guts of a shoe buckle then a few other decent finds. A beautiful rat tail with a dog nose handle. I also pulled a massive 1734 Portuguese copper. It's a ten reis and is 31 mm. Pretty decent condition as well. Shoe buckle frame, and a few other bits. Then I spent a short time at another cabin site I've hunted before. Pulled a couple of thimbles and a nice early pewter button with a 6 point star inside a 6 point star. Hope to get out again soon. Good luck out there guys. I added a pic of the coin next to a DB for size comparison

 

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[Aureus]

Man! What a hunt! A non British-US 1700's copper is still on my bucket list. And this one is in a great shape! Awesome hunt, congratulations! That site sure looks promising.

 

[joeyfresh]

Of course you found a whole dog nosed spoon!

That Portuguese copper is really cool Abe and one I don't remember ever seeing posted. 31mm is massive.

 

[plymouthian12]

Awesome finds want company sometime haha

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[Gimme a Lobsta' bub!]

I'll hunt with you anytime too AHAB. You're famous around those thar parts up in Maine. I hear people talking about ya in my circles, but nobody knows whatcha look like bub. Kind of like the giant blue Lobsta' everyone says is out there. Some say you hunt with a few guys but nobody knows much bout them either. The best hunters seem to move in the shadows and nobody really knows much about them.

Nice pewter button and spoon bub. That dog-nose is not an easy feat, even in pieces.

-Eat More Lobsta' and Keep locals local!

 

[Carolina Tom]

That coin is a giant green monster! Wow.

Very nice shoe buckles too.

Best of luck to you sir!

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Whoa that is a big old coin and some nice colonial recoveries. Sounds like you have an old map with "dots" that no one else is pursuing. (The best kind of map for sure...) Be safe out there and congrats on your finds!!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Whatever you're using for a site sniffer is still working like a charm buddy. Not the quantity that you'd like to see, but the quality is definitely there as usual. Love that copper, and it's in superb shape. Dan's buddy pulled a similar one out of the water this week, but yours is in far superior condition. I've never been able to put a coil over one of those monsters. And then the obligatory whole spoon .... ho hum . Joking aside, that's another great example to add to your already awesome colonial spoon collection. Cool little star button too. I'd say you have quite a productive day (or morning). Hope you can get back out again soon man.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Of course you found a whole dog nosed spoon!

That Portuguese copper is really cool Abe and one I don't remember ever seeing posted. 31mm is massive.

I just told you yesterday that Dan's buddy dug one of those this week . Get with it man .....

 

[Z.K.]

That coin is pure lunacy...enough copper in that to plumb a bathroom. Outstanding

 

[Gridwalker306]

I was just looking at Portuguese Reis coins the other day while trying to ID the copper that was found by Rustic.

Now you found one, and a really sweet one too! Nice job, that thing is huge and awesome.

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the unusual copper, that must have been worth 125% of a royal KG.

 

[dirtlooter]

wow, that coin should have been a banging signal as big as it is. wonderful finds as usual, finds that would truly make anyone's day(especially mine LOL)

 

[btjbtj]

Awesome finds, Abe! Everything looks good, too, even that large cent still has some detail. Glad you were able to get out for a hunt. -Lisa & John

 

[A2coins]

wow I wish there was that kind of history around here sweet finds dude

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[gwdigger]

Great finds! I like that big Reis especially. Only ever found one but its shot. 1764 I think.

 

[Silvermonkey]

What a great hunt! That copper is massive ( and in pretty great condition too)! You sure do have a way of sniffing out productive colonial sites. Congrats.

 

[OutdoorAdv]

You make digging perfect whole pewter spoons look so easy That's another nice one to add to you collection man. And that copper is awesome... I had a great time deciphering what it was. Looking forward to your next hunt man.

 

[DownNDirty]

Love the pewter spoon and the Portuguese coin is pretty interesting (and in excellent condition). Very nice

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some very nice finds